this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2024
24 points (90.0% liked)
Autism
6844 readers
4 users here now
A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance. All neurotypes are welcome.
We have created our own instance! Visit Autism Place the following community for more info.
Community:
Values
- Acceptance
- Openness
- Understanding
- Equality
- Reciprocity
- Mutuality
- Love
Rules
- No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments e.g: racism, sexism, religious hatred, homophobia, gatekeeping, trolling.
- Posts must be related to autism, off-topic discussions happen in the matrix chat.
- Your posts must include a text body. It doesn't have to be long, it just needs to be descriptive.
- Do not request donations.
- Be respectful in discussions.
- Do not post misinformation.
- Mark NSFW content accordingly.
- Do not promote Autism Speaks.
- General Lemmy World rules.
Encouraged
- Open acceptance of all autism levels as a respectable neurotype.
- Funny memes.
- Respectful venting.
- Describe posts of pictures/memes using text in the body for our visually impaired users.
- Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
- Questions regarding autism.
- Questions on confusing situations.
- Seeking and sharing support.
- Engagement in our community's values.
- Expressing a difference of opinion without directly insulting another user.
- Please report questionable posts and let the mods deal with it. Chat Room
- We have a chat room! Want to engage in dialogue? Come join us at the community's Matrix Chat.
.
Helpful Resources
- Are you seeking education, support groups, and more? Take a look at our list of helpful resources.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
In the diagnostic criteria for ASD in the DSM 5, eating the same foods every day is specifically listed as a symptom and matches up with what you’re describing. Not every autistic person has the same sensitivities, and some people on the spectrum are even sensory seeking and may enjoy things that would drive another person on the spectrum up the wall.
Keep in mind as well a lot of the descriptions of autistic behavior are focused on children, who are less able to mask than adults. So think about how you would have reacted to being presented with new foods at like 5-8 years old, not necessarily now.
And informally I would say that overthinking the hell out of the diagnostic criteria should itself count as a symptom, haha.
I don’t necessarily eat the same foods every day. Usually it’s just whatever my mom makes for dinner, and whatever I can get at work.
I do however know what I like, and if I’m at a grocery store picking out what I want to eat, I’ll typically just get the stuff I like.
In a restaurant I will always get the same thing. Pad thai at my local asian restaurant, Bacon cheeseburger (all the way) at five guys, etc.