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minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoIt can be both – fear of admitting to yourself that maybe the bullies were right and there is something “wrong” with you, and learning to accept that you are different and this is how / this is what helps.
minus-squareBrowse8474@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoAbsolutely 100%, lt is very difficult to get out of that mindset of it being wrong/bad to be on the spectrum. I’m not totally and doubt I truly will ever be.
It can be both – fear of admitting to yourself that maybe the bullies were right and there is something “wrong” with you, and learning to accept that you are different and this is how / this is what helps.
Absolutely 100%, lt is very difficult to get out of that mindset of it being wrong/bad to be on the spectrum.
I’m not totally and doubt I truly will ever be.