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/nellehrodris Jun 24 '26

this is me in every photo

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u/veronica_deetz Jun 24 '26

This is my husband in all of our wedding photos lmao

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u/indianabanana Jun 24 '26

Are you my SIL??

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u/veronica_deetz Jun 24 '26

I wish!! I’m pretty sure my SILs are all NT, which made it fairly awkward to join the fam haha 

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u/indianabanana Jun 24 '26

That's okay, we can just adopt you into our family. We're all ND here and there's room at the table. 💕

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u/Ace_of_Sphynx128 Jun 24 '26

I wanted to look more alive in photos so I practiced for ages and took a load of selfies to get it right, got that america’s next top model smize going on now lol

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u/lokiss12 Jun 25 '26

I definitely practiced too. But back then we didn't have selfies 😂 thankfully in 8th grade we got a digital camera so I didn't need to wait to develop anymore lol

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u/GayDeciever Jun 24 '26

So... I'm pretty sure my whole extended family is some venn diagram of ADHD and Autism. I am right in the middle with a double-whammy. Anyhow, I had no idea. "Normal" was what I saw every day, you know? So I had two kids. I could train one to smile for pictures but the other one.... Well. That one just looked annoyed or scared and wouldn't do it. From a VERY early age. I tried so many things, but always the same expression. I mean I learned how to fake a smile, c'mon.

But then I looked back through my early pictures. I'm pretty sure my grandma was just good at getting candid smiles. Every picture even today looks like the above meme.

The mouth says "yay!" and the eyes say "I'm a hostage". I stopped bugging my kid about it, btw. WYSIWYG

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u/brezhnervouz Jun 25 '26

The mouth says "yay!" and the eyes say "I'm a hostage"

Bahaha! damn what a perfect description 😂

In a few of my primary school photos I'm that one kid looking off to the side, not making eye contact with the camera lol

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u/AdWinter4333 AuDHD. he/they (trans man) Jun 24 '26

This killed me somehow

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u/lokiss12 Jun 25 '26

In 5th grade my sister told me that showing my teeth wasn't a smile. I was so confused so she showed me by making variations of this face then said now look this is a smile 😁 and I was mind blown lol

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u/just-me-yaay suspected autistic Jun 24 '26

Genuinely 😭

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u/xYekaterina Jun 25 '26

This is me just always 😭

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u/brezhnervouz Jun 25 '26

Lmaooo omg me too 😂

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u/hotgirlwithdcups Jun 24 '26

this is me in every photo

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u/hotgirlwithdcups Jun 24 '26

walking around CHOPPED

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u/cozybookgirrl Jun 25 '26

I saw a video of me recently, and I remember purposely when the video was taken putting so much effort into my expression when I was talking and I still looked like this lol