Being autistic means you get taught that lying is bad and you should be kind, and you internalize that, and then for the rest of your life everyone thinks youre a stupid idiot because you dont lie at the right times

Hot take: Neurodivergent people can understand social cues just fine. What throws us off is often the INAUTHENTICITY behind them. So much of society revolves around fake smiles, meaningless small talk, and pretending everything is fine when it clearly isn’t. Like, babe, I can see that you’re hurting. How am I supposed to comfortably sit here and discuss the weather when your entire soul looks exhausted?

So here’s a question for MEN only: If you woke up in the morning and all the other men were gone, only you and women were left. What’s the first thing that you would do?

Carl Jung (founder of analytical psychology) on Catholics and therapy: In 40 years of practice, he treated only about 5–6 practicing Catholics. He said the Church’s confession and sacraments already did the psychological work. When Catholics came to him, he often sent them back to their confessor: “Confess it before God—you’re better off in the Church than in analysis.” One case even earned him a private papal blessing for teaching Catholics how to confess properly.

Yes of course its discriminatory if track 2 exists for people with medical illnesses. I do think there is much to be done to make track 2 better - including the need for a specialist in the condition to review the case, but it is clear that as it currently is its discriminatory.