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01:50 Autistic people can't have friends?
05:52 Are you a robot?
08:19 This is not fun.
10:57 If people said this to you, you might be autistic
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Sources :

Autism & Genetics: https://www.autism.org.uk/adviceand....

Neurotypical Peers are Less Willing to Interact with Those with Autism based on Thin Slice Judgments: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Uncanny valley: https://www.simplypsychology.org/unca...

Robots clip:    • Uncanny Valley Robots Talking  

Britons show huge lack of knowledge on Autism: https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/artic...

Dr Hannah Belcher Blog: https://hannahbelcher.com/blog/

Dr Hannah Belcher Autistic People & Masking: https://www.autism.org.uk/adviceand...

DSM5: https://www.tricarewest.com/content/...

It feels like holding back: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Potato: https://www.amazon.co.uk/UntoldHisto...

Inside our autistic minds: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=h...

Shy, withdrawn, or autistic BMJ: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1995127/

*Books I'd Recommend about Autism :

Aspergirls by Rudy Simone:
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Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry):
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Unmasking Autism by Devon Price:
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DISCLAIMER: I am a secondyear psychology student and a latediagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional.