9 Really Toxic Red Flags I Have Because I’m Autistic

The Autistic Traits That Are Misconceived As Red Flags

Shamiha Said
ArtfullyAutistic
Published in
6 min readApr 5, 2024

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It is a dangerous myth that autistic people are incapable of doing bad things, which stems from infantilisation, and it’s essential to recognise that we are just as flawed as our allistic peers. As an autistic woman, there have been many times when others do not understand why I say…

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Shamiha Said
ArtfullyAutistic

10x Top Writer🏆& Number One Writer for Autism on Medium. Spreading Neurodiversity awareness one article at a time.