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Do Those Around You "Get" Your Autism?
Yes 24%  24%  [ 6 ]
No 48%  48%  [ 12 ]
Other 28%  28%  [ 7 ]
Total votes : 25

Rocket123
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29 Apr 2015, 11:20 pm

My wife and kids accept me for who I am (quirks and all). But, do they really “get” it? No. Not really. Heck, I sometimes don’t “get” it either.

By the way, my wife oftentimes tells me to stop stimming. It drives me nuts when she does this. Of course, I just ignore her. LOL.



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29 Apr 2015, 11:30 pm

They understand only parts of it. They do not comprehend how much it makes me who I am. But I still feel lucky they get what do compared with many who only get dismissive reactions.


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