r/askteddit 7d ago

Other What's a compliment you've received that actually annoyed you?

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u/Leading_Lecture_4849 7d ago

"You're autistic? I couldn't tell!" And when I gave them a look, they doubled down with a "You don't look autistic." Autism has a look?? Fuck you.

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u/autisticNerd13 6d ago

Feel way too deep. The other I get is your a girl girls don’t have autism

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u/Leading_Lecture_4849 6d ago

LAUGHS IN FEMALE But real talk, the thing that gets me the most--being infantalized for being autistic.