#when I actually started learning about REAL autistic traits I went 'oh I've had those my whole life'

[dragontatoes]

Yes offense I am so disappointed in my family for the fact I had to get my adult self to a therapist’s office to hear from a professional that I was likely autistic. Because today I read a HTTYD comic book, then watched a few episodes of the show with my sister, while telling her about how US documents, like the Gettysburg address, translated into runes are used for filler text (because I learned how to read runes for this express purpose), talked about which voice actors were carried over from the films, and the animation differences between the seasons. All of this AFTER I spent EIGHT FULL HOURS AT MY GROWNUP JOB silent and thinking about Berk, dragons, and their riders. 

But I guess because I’m not a man, a Genius Savant ™ or someone that took special education, I’m not really autistic...