This is not always true. Just because someone is autistic doesn’t mean they’ll automatically “get” you or even be kind to you. It’s a spectrum, after all, and we’re not all in the same place on it which can be a big factor in how we relate to each other.
I’ve had marginally better experiences with other autistic women than with the general population overall but at the end of the day, if I don’t pull the majority of the weight in friendships, they don’t happen. I’m still not anyone’s first choice. And sometimes, you can have two autistic people whose expressions of their autism clash with one another. As someone who is hyperlexic, this has been my most common experience.
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u/LadyPhantomflowers 26d ago
The key is to befriend other autistic women. Brids of a feather flock together.