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Wow non-autistic people are so weird and awkward... They are uncomfortable to be around... damn normies.
@freemo My wife was recently diagnosed...which I think explains a lot about me, our relationship, and my childhood lmao
@johnabs I cant speak to your wife and in no way claiming her diagnosis isnt real. But I am of the opinion that 99% of high functioning autism doesnt exist. These are just the few mentally healthy people out of the society who dont play into the toxic social bullshit of everyone else.. People considered "autistic" in america would be popular kids in any social circle in europe.
@trinsec @freemo I think there's a bit of nuance here, but from my (rather limited) experience, it seems that Europeans are more direct, explicit, and less "social for the sake of socializing" (with some notational abuse here) than Americans.
Hence, I think people who struggle in highly social, more implicit environments are more likely to be labeled autistic (as their behavior/aversion is easier to identify) than in environments with more explicit rules, restricted social interaction, and clearer communication. This effectively makes Americans more likely to be diagnosed (possibly due to skewed diagnostic criteria) than their European counterparts.
Just my two cents, and I obviously could be wrong 
@johnabs
Thats close to it.
In america people create social drama from thin air. So they always expect you to make a ton of social clues to ensure you convey your intent as a friendly person and even then they will find some reason to imply you meant something different from what you said.
So people who just dont engage with that and dont little social cues everywhere and just expect to be taken at face value for what they say are often seen as autistic.
@trinsec