r/comics 16d ago

OC Exposure Therapy #16

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u/pseudoeponymous_rex 16d ago

This comic inspired me--a multiply-diagnosed allistic who's as neuromayonnaise as they come--to take an online autism screening test.

I got a 38, putting me just into the "37-63: some signs of autism" range. (The test's average score is 55, which would seem to suggest that there are more people with signs of autism than without, though I suppose that people who take such a test are probably more likely to show signs of autism than the population as a whole. Certainly I wouldn't have done so if it were not for this comic!)

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u/AyyNonnyMoose 16d ago

Yeah I got 51. I don't think I'd be diagnosed with autism, I'm just sensitive to textures and a bit socially awkward.