The literacy crisis isnโt that people canโt read the words. Itโs that they canโt understand the context, infer meaning, recognise nuance, identify contradictions, or draw logical conclusions from what theyโve read.
Imagine this. You're running on a sprained ankle, but despite this, you keep going in order to keep up with your peers.
It still hurts... but you don't say anything, so everyone assumes you're fine. You can't keep running forever. Eventually, you will have to rest and recover.
No one talks about the autistic regression that hits you like a goddamn bullet train as soon as you hit 30.
Like what do u mean I wasnโt actually โhigh-functioningโ for my entire life and that I burnt myself out to the point that opening an email elicits a crisis response? ๐คจ
a lot of women do this actually and thats partially why statistics say like 80% of women with autism arenโt diagnosed until adulthood
likeโฆits not โmore prevalent in boysโ, the girls are just masking it wayyy better lol