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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's actually insane how many teachers and other education professionals waved me off with 'you're smart enough, just try harder' while I was obviously suicidally depressed and extremely dysfunctional. Having undiagnosed autism because I was a teenage girl in the '00s was fun.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Girls, undiagnosed autism, and suicidal tendencies? Name me a more iconic trio!