Hunter, you can’t really be autistic.
You moved out.
You have a decent job.
You actually got married — and you married up!
People laugh at your jokes. Ok, some of them.
You actually do alright in social situations.
You seem to hold your own in conversations.
There’s those big words you use, but that’s, well, you just like books.
You talk. A lot.
You at least have an idea of empathizing.
You’re, I guess you could say ‘almost’ normal?
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Folks, I’ve had close to 20 years since I found out I was autistic. And I’ve known I was different long before that.
Time. Experience. Practice. Mistakes. Correction.
There are aspects of who I am, who we are, that won’t change.
I’ve not gotten less autistic.
I’ve just had time to work long and hard on adapting, adjusting, keeping up appearances, functioning.
The Life Autistic 