It's so weird that I finally got an autism diagnosis. It feels like for so long, I've walked around feeling like a fucking allien. Never really being able to fit in or find my way. And now that I have it it seems so bitter sweet. Like it's really validating that I can say for sure that I have these issues and a reason for why I have experienced all this shit. But at the same time it doesn't really change anything. It seems like everyone does the thing when I talk about it where they're like, "no, you're not, actually autistic, there's nothing wrong with you." And act like there's not excuses for my "behavior". I dont necessarily want people to feel like they have to go out of their way to accommodate me. But at the same time I don't wanna be heavily criticized for stimming or asking for clarity. My family is kind the biggest culprit for this, and it seems like my diagnosis is just taken as a personal attack. My mom keeps saying shit like "i can never do anything right by you can i