Who can relate?

I am the cat and the pickles, he said without a hint of levity

Edit: however, they appear to be fresh cucumbers

I cannot, since I don't introduce myself as autistic at parties. I can't imagine anyone in real life saying any of these things to me, since by the time we are talking about neurodivergence they have already sufficiently filtered themselves to probably be the sort of person who wouldn't say these things. I don't make it a major part of my life or identity, and don't find it to be an interesting topic of discussion most of the time, except as a joke. My brain is different from other people's brains. That's fine. I have my own challenges and advantages just like everyone else. I work on the challenges I have without feeling the need to label them, and I try to appreciate the advantages when I notice them.

Idk, I'm not too broken up by it.

That's what's up, know thyself.
Most sensible response to any post here or adhd but then where you in this com?
- It just came up in my main feed.

I know this is about stuff but maybe if you wanted me to read the meme you should have used a less adorable cat.

Replace with ADHD, and spot on.

Why not both 🤷
- As far as I – and numerous therapists – can tell, I'm not both. I might have some autistic tendencies (there are comorditites between the two), but nothing in my psychological history establishes it.

"Why do you do x? You cant use autism as an excuse."

Weird how autism can’t be the excuse but apparently “always being rude” is. Maybe because I can constantly apologize for my perceived rudeness but not my autism.
Yes and also, why can't you do x now, you did it/didn't previously.

"You don't act autistic"

Thanks, I'm dedicating so much energy to masking right now that at the end of the day I'll eat some fast food trash and rewatch an anime from the 90s because I won't have the mental energy to cook better food or play any of the hundreds of unfinished games I have.

Need a pickle saying "but you pay taxes"

My brothers wife. Started a conversation with me one day like "you know, my 2yo stepbrother has autism, and you don't act anything like him. I don't think you really have autism." I'm sure our difference in behaviour is because I don't have autism, not the fact that I'm literal decades older than him

I'm one of the lucky people who has basically never had to introduce myself as being autistic, so no. And even then, I went through things like speech therapy growing up, so I can't say I really stand out too much when speaking normally to strangers.