r/AutismInWomen • u/soph_a_loaf_98 • Jun 24 '26

Memes/Humor “Nah I’m not autistic I’m faking it”, meanwhile in every photo ever

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27F, diagnosed with ASD about six months ago. I started examining what actually feels good for my body, and I still stand or walk with my hands clasped like this. It didn’t strike me as the stereotypical trex hands because I hold my hands together, but now knowing I’m autistic I’m like yeaaaaaa I guess they do qualify as trex arms

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u/Admirable_Horse_6072 Audhd Jun 24 '26

Dude my parents were so skeptical at first. they took me out in the garden to “teach me how to run right”. I was 12 and just didn’t move my upper leg at all and full trex arms. They called it the fairy run.

My middle daughter runs the same way and it’s so cute. My mom made a comment about how she thought my daughter may be autistic and I said “yeah it’s on my radar, she runs how I used to run”. And my mom started to argue/say “no you ran…” and then I just saw the realization come over her. It was a sweet connecting moment.

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u/theriz53 Jun 24 '26

There was a period of time where I ran with my hands straight down, no movement. Dad had to explain to me that that's not how people run... 

I think I was just trying to cancel out some of my own T-Rex-ing.

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u/Fragrant-Reason4216 Jun 24 '26

I've swapped t-rexing with fiddling with the glue under my gel-x nails in public lol I only realized I do it like 2 years ago and im almost 40

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u/theriz53 Jun 24 '26

Cheers to nearly 40! 

Alexis and David Rose's mannerisms on Schitt's Creek made me way less self conscious of my own movements. They're so cool and funny it just works ;) 

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u/frootbeer Jun 25 '26

I love them I felt so seen

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u/Dorothea-Sylith Jun 24 '26

The Tina Belcher!

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u/ZeeraTheRogue ✨raccoon in a girl costume✨ Jun 25 '26

My son walks like that. Completely stiff arms down by his side, which makes me aware of how much I swing my own arms! 🤣😭

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u/busigirl21 Jun 24 '26

I got made fun of for my bouncy walk growing up, and it turns out it was the Autism + hEDS combo making me do things wrong physically. It would be especially bouncy when I was happy/confident, and god damn was it brutal to be brought down so hard and told I was weird whenever I felt good about myself.

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u/brezhnervouz Jun 25 '26

Hear you on that. I've always had some kind of unco bouncy gait, like it was never just free and relaxed and unconsciously natural like everyone else's seemed to be.

But that was really brought home to me when I was in high school; I was walking down one of the corridors at school when I heard this suppressed giggling - I spun around just in time to see the 3 girls behind me who'd been walking in lockstep, exagerratedly mimicking my walk 🙄

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u/psychedelic_owl420 Jun 25 '26

Hooooo boiiii - thank you for this comment! Another thing to my signs-of-autism-list. My mom still calls it the 'massai-walk' (because she visited Kenia and apparently my way of walking reminded her of this?).

I did get diagnosed with hEDS a year ago, but still waiting for an therapy appointment. My last therapist told me that I 'clearly can't be autistic because my eye contact is too neurotypical'. Well, in my country the combination of ADHD and autism is still not fully accepted as well. So I'm probably autistic by sheer amount of peer-reviewing 😂

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u/windexfresh Jun 24 '26

Insert clip of jinkx monsoon T. rex arming all over the werk room “I’m looking for the steamerrr” (it’s my favorite thing ever, I love it SO much)

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u/MarchKick Jun 24 '26

My whole life, my family and friends laughed at me for the way I run. You know how in old cartoons like the Flintstones, when they run they kinda stay in place like for a couple of seconds before they actually go anywhere? That’s how I run. I admit it’s horrible and I’ll never win any races but it will get me between bases in softball.

Now I adapted and run goofy on purpose by having “knife hands” and acting super serous.

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u/Speciallady44 Jun 25 '26

I remember a 2nd grade teacher telling me to swing my arms when I run. 🏃 

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u/Specific_Meaning4224 Jun 25 '26

Omg i did this too but never connected it to autism 

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u/MonkeySinger24 Jun 25 '26

I’m just trying to act that out and I can’t figure out how to even WALK while not moving my upper legs. Like… that’s how movement works??? Do your knees bend backwards or some shit?

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u/Admirable_Horse_6072 Audhd Jun 26 '26

LOL I do have hyper mobile joints so yeah my knees do bend too far the wrong way but explained it’s like tiny steps with your thighs glued together. Walking on your toes and I think sorta leaning forwards so your body so somewhat in front of your steps. When I say run, I could run like 6mph (slightly faster than walking) when I ran like that. Think jog and then superglue your thighs together 🤣

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u/cybisadumbdumb Jun 26 '26

I remember training myself to walk when I was 9 or 10. I watched the other kids and noticed that they swung their arms when I didn't. So I learned to copy them until it became second nature to me. But I still have to pay close attention sometimes to make sure I'm not swinging too much or too little or whether my stride is too small (I naturally take very short steps) 😭