r/thanksimcured • u/Tired_2295 • 1d ago
Other Thanks, I'm cured of my autism (found on r/autismmemes)
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u/Admirable-Penalty228 1d ago
I don’t get it. How does this say it’s curing autism?
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u/ForgottenTM 1d ago
People of the autism variety usually focus in and get addicted to and genuinely LOVE niche concepst, be it art, technology, etc. to the point of obsession. (A stereotypical example would be trains).
The post is saying that they aren’t obsessed but instead just dedicated, but any autistic person with a special interest genuinely knows and understands that their obsession is not normal and usually not healthy, but they still dedicate themselves to it and love it even if they know it is detrimental to their life.
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u/Admirable-Penalty228 1d ago
Don’t see how this is a cure
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u/ForgottenTM 1d ago
It isn’t, this is a sarcastic subreddit meant to make fun of people who give the most vanilla boomer answers to chronic issues that can’t be fixed.
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u/Admirable-Penalty228 1d ago
I’m adhd but not diagnosed autistic although I feel that some of the symptoms are close
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u/ForgottenTM 1d ago
It isn’t uncommon for adhd and autism to go hand in hand. You could get diagnosed but unlike adhd there is no medication to midigate it. So a diagnosis would realistically only point you in a direction to information that could potentially help you understand it better. But it’s a spectrum all the way from nonverbal to basically fully functional and never getting diagnosed.
In other words getting diagnosed with autism is not so much a science as it is an observation by a hopefully competent psychologist. That at best can point you to resources that can make you more aware of your condition and disproportional problems that you are likely to experience, if you have it.
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u/JeffroCakes 1d ago
Same. I’m lost. To me it reads as a dig at people who call people who are dedicated to something “obsessed”
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u/junonomenon 1d ago
yeah the format is a little cheesy, reminds me of something from 2014 pinterest, but its not trying to cure someone or even bad advice necessarily.
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u/Far-Tap6478 1d ago
I don’t think it’s advice at all, it’s just offering reassurance for people in very specific circumstances
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u/Caesar_Passing 1d ago
Lazy is the word people who can't be bothered to learn new things or practice empathy, use for those who don't seem usable in a strictly industrial sense.
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u/linuxgeekmama 1d ago
Yes! Neurotypicals are just too lazy to obsess over special interests, learn everything they can about them, and infodump about them in every social situation, the way we do.
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u/tarapotamus 1d ago
That doesn't even make sense. Did a stalker write this? I feel like a stalker wrote this.
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u/PizzaTime666 1d ago
Im not obsessed with heroine, im just dedicated to it. I dont use it, just like to be around it. Study it. Appreciate it. Use it sometimes.
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u/dinosanddais1 1d ago
Yes, I am dedicated to the idea that my house is going to burn down if I don't make sure that my fridge is working at least a hundred times.
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u/Shoggnozzle 1d ago
IDK, I don't hate this one. Neurotypicals are a little more likely to casually dabble in more while several types of divergent brain havers have one or two things they're locked on to and boast a comprehensive knowledge over.
That knowledge is as useful as your ability to communicate and implement it, So if you rolled the lore to a video game or something, congrats, You're that guy people say not to get you started on the topic, But there's a fine chance that every artist your average person can name had something going on up there. I've been trying to shift mine to art for something a little easier to economically exploit than Elder Scrolls lore, But it super doesn't work that way, So it's not going easy. But it's kind of going.
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u/Itchy-Potential1968 Edit this! 1d ago
dedicated to the idea that i'm inherently morally reprehensible in a way that i can never atone for ✌️😔
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u/Ticci_Crisper 21h ago
As an autistic person myself, obsession can be unhealthy somewhat often, especially when taken to extremes.
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u/Think_Bat_820 19h ago
Yeah, I'm just dedicated to my ex-wife.
That's why I keep leaving threatening voicemails and show up to her work drunk and high and sabotage her car whenever she gets more than 75 meters away from it.
If that's not dedication, I don't know what is.
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u/crusher23b 6h ago
This is exactly what an obsessive person would say to justify their unhealthy behavior.
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u/GoldenTheKitsune 21h ago
Obsessed is unhealthy. Dedicated is healthy. Don't see how anyone would think they're the same.
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u/Wild_Commission_7273 21h ago
This is stupid . Like yeah those stalkers are not obsessed with those idols , but they are dedicated to the idols .
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u/taintmaster900 1d ago
I don't get it. You don't like being described as dedicated?
Do you just sit around and wait for anything remotely postable to this sub
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u/SpiritedAd4339 1d ago
The fact you took this as a personal attack makes me think your lazy as shit no offense
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u/Itchy-Potential1968 Edit this! 1d ago
it was posted to an autism community. a community of people who are known to become obsessed with certain things and derive happiness from activities and conversation related to said things. they may unintentionally neglect more important things because of it. this does not make them lazy. it makes them disabled.
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u/Tired_2295 1d ago
personal attack
your lazy as shit no offense
1) *you're
2) how do these two things connect?
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u/darkwater427 1d ago
What? It's the other way around.
NTs call us autists "obsessed" so by this token they're lazy and we're just dedicated.