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* Allistic brains are hyper social, innately absorbing -- like a sponge -- social cues and norms;<br/> Autistic brains are rather learning all about the things that bring them joy. | * Allistic brains are hyper social, innately absorbing -- like a sponge -- social cues and norms;<br/> Autistic brains are rather learning all about the things that bring them joy. | ||
* Allistics care a lot about what's "right and wrong", "normal and weird," and will use social situations (and shame) to express concerns and try to change their peer's behaviours. The idea of normalcy will often (but not always) override factual correctness and their internal morality. <br/> Autistics, on the other hand, care more about what's "correct and incorrect", "good and bad." | * Allistics care a lot about what's "right and wrong", "normal and weird," and will use social situations (and shame) to express concerns and try to change their peer's behaviours. The idea of normalcy will often (but not always) override factual correctness and their internal morality. <br/> Autistics, on the other hand, care more about what's "correct and incorrect", "good and bad." Not to say that autistic people are all morally good, but they are unlikely to subconsciously act differently. | ||
* Allistics innately gravitate towards behaving in socially accepted ways,<br/>while autistics often are forced to do so, or do it consciously. | * Allistics innately gravitate towards behaving in socially accepted ways,<br/>while autistics often are forced to do so, or do it consciously. | ||
* Autistic individuals are more likely to come out as [[wikipedia:LGBT|LGBTQ+]] or be seen as the odd one out, generally. | * Autistic individuals are more likely to come out as [[wikipedia:LGBT|LGBTQ+]] or be seen as the odd one out, generally. |