@unixorn @autism @actuallyautistic @autistics That actually makes perfect sense.
I think we now have stages of discovery.
Stage 1: Awareness
Stage 2: Curiosity
Stage 3: Self-dx
Stage 4: Acceptance
Stage 5: Peer-reviewed
Stage 6: Unofficially diagnosed (those who kept it off-the-record)
Stage 7: Officially diagnosed (on-record)
Stage 8: Proud of it #AutisticActually
8 = ♾️