<![CDATA["High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society"]]>"High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1ccd61cc-fd8e-4bb0-a963-b134fd6e2805/high-functioning-is-just-suffering-in-a-way-that-is-convenient-for-neuroytpical-societyRSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 14:27:22 GMTTue, 19 May 2026 23:27:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:58 GMT]]>@Willowbriar ….straight to the burnout with 35

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/Chubbypunk/statuses/116614814653527819https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/Chubbypunk/statuses/116614814653527819Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Thu, 21 May 2026 14:53:10 GMT]]>@Willowbriar High finctioning generally refers to completely or mostly verbal autism without intelectual disability

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116612882360616172/statuses/116613132465082272https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116612882360616172/statuses/116613132465082272Thu, 21 May 2026 14:53:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Thu, 21 May 2026 12:07:46 GMT]]>@Willowbriar Not society, but the authority figures.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/riley/statuses/116612482103054886https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/riley/statuses/116612482103054886Thu, 21 May 2026 12:07:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Thu, 21 May 2026 10:57:58 GMT]]>@Willowbriar

"High functioning" often means devoting huge amounts of energy to masking, unsustainably so, just so as to appear "normal" to the neurotypical world.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Shivviness/statuses/116612207641699054https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Shivviness/statuses/116612207641699054Thu, 21 May 2026 10:57:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Thu, 21 May 2026 06:27:16 GMT]]>@Willowbriar oh god i feel this.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/ap/users/116565844272969849/statuses/116611143236884844https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/ap/users/116565844272969849/statuses/116611143236884844Thu, 21 May 2026 06:27:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Thu, 21 May 2026 01:06:02 GMT]]>@6 @Willowbriar close enough for social media 😉

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/joshsusser/statuses/116609880043030590https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/joshsusser/statuses/116609880043030590Thu, 21 May 2026 01:06:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Thu, 21 May 2026 00:35:45 GMT]]>@joshsusser@autistics.life @Willowbriar@chaosfem.tw as a supercomputer once said, "what a strange game, the only winning move is to not play" i forget exact wording

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://possum.city/notes/amibqa5mrwxq005ehttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://possum.city/notes/amibqa5mrwxq005eThu, 21 May 2026 00:35:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Thu, 21 May 2026 00:05:51 GMT]]>@psistarpsiii and ever-changing

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaosfem.tw/users/Willowbriar/statuses/116609643403909593https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaosfem.tw/users/Willowbriar/statuses/116609643403909593Thu, 21 May 2026 00:05:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Thu, 21 May 2026 00:05:35 GMT]]>@Willowbriar the line between high functioning and barely-functioning is razor thin

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tacobelllabs.net/users/psistarpsiii/statuses/116609642362264354https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tacobelllabs.net/users/psistarpsiii/statuses/116609642362264354Thu, 21 May 2026 00:05:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Wed, 20 May 2026 21:49:57 GMT]]>@Willowbriar convenient for, or exploitable by?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://avatastic.uk/users/avatastic/statuses/116609109024183302https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://avatastic.uk/users/avatastic/statuses/116609109024183302Wed, 20 May 2026 21:49:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Wed, 20 May 2026 17:47:29 GMT]]>@Willowbriar Low functioning means we don't get any agency, but high functioning means we don't get any support. There's no way to win.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/joshsusser/statuses/116608155604989682https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/joshsusser/statuses/116608155604989682Wed, 20 May 2026 17:47:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Wed, 20 May 2026 14:28:29 GMT]]>@dracokitty
Being praised is soooo fucking telling
Ive never gotten praised for having the right kind of headache
Never gotten a pat on the back for having high functioning flu

(Simplified examples i am not actually saying autism is just a "disease" or "illness". But it is how its treated by most)

I swear I have more autistic friends than not lately and I love all of them. It takes learning their way of communicating. But that both people being "high" functioning together. Not just them having to conform to me.

@Willowbriar

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floofy.tech/users/smolbrain/statuses/116607373122085494https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floofy.tech/users/smolbrain/statuses/116607373122085494Wed, 20 May 2026 14:28:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Wed, 20 May 2026 01:54:12 GMT]]>@Willowbriar SO FUCKING TRUE!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116307071344437495/statuses/116604407169195718https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116307071344437495/statuses/116604407169195718Wed, 20 May 2026 01:54:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "High functioning" is just "suffering in a way that is convenient for neuroytpical society" on Tue, 19 May 2026 23:52:26 GMT]]>@Willowbriar@chaosfem.tw this hits home... I used to be praised for being so "high function" and the good type of autistic.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://booping.synth.download/notes/amguqqc097ya01kohttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://booping.synth.download/notes/amguqqc097ya01koTue, 19 May 2026 23:52:26 GMT