LF people with non-stereotypical ASD

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Hey,

first, before someone gets a wrong impression, this is not a troll post. Until I checked out the WoW forums for people with ASD, I wasn’t even aware that autism was used for trolling. Personally I do not mind that people use the word for fun, as a lot of words do not matter to me and I can laugh about many of them (even bad jokes), I don’t take them personally. A partial reason for that is my non-stereotypical autism and of course my personality.

I am looking for open-minded and relaxed people (ideally with non-stereotypical autism) to talk to about meaningful things, and maybe at some point to play the game, on the higher end, together. In case this term (non-stereotypical autism) isn’t known, it is basically about being hyper-empathic and high masking, like I am. People have always been my special interest, which is why I prefer good company over anything. I would be happy to share experiences and thoughts with similar people, because I notice I am rarely able to get a proper conversation going with NTs (talks are often too superficial for me) or with most people with stereotypical autism (I am not able to phrase everything in a way it could be taken literally and people get upset about me, or I want to communicate too much for “their” likings as a lot of people need longer periods alone which I do not at all due to my special interest being people).

In case you are interested, feel free to drop me a message on Discord. Here is my Discord tag:
Misssaaaa

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But are you cute?

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As a parent of a boy with ASD, what is non-stereotypical ASD?

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Hey Blakout,

here is a great overview:

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So basically non-stereotypical autism is a form of high functioning autism? I’m trying to wrap my head around all these terms but in fact I believe no autistic person can be called “stereotypical”.

I’m also a medical professional and did my fair research on autism as I have a personal interest in it.

Again, I mean no offense towards any person with ASD, I love my boy to death, just trying to understand better. I believe it’s a good thing awareness is on the rise and you guys can now form communities and advocate for yourselves.

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Being good looking and not neurotypical can be absolutely brutal in dating.

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You could also try this thread:

Post if you want to make some in-game friends (pt3)

Hope you find some folks

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Yes, it is a form of high functioning autism. And the stereotypical is not related to a persons personality. There is the saying: “If you know one person with autism, you know one person.” and I fully agree to that.

In medicine there are guidelines to diagnose people and people with non-stereotypical autism have more difficulties getting a diagnose due to the “stereotypical” picture there is about autism. Hence the split about stereotypical and non-stereotypical.

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Thank you :slight_smile: