Online culture has turned neurodivergence into a personality accessory. People casually claim 'a touch of the tism' on dating profiles or to explain quirks, while actual neurodivergent people struggle daily. The tell: when being slightly awkward becomes a meme identity rather than a real lived challenge, you're not claiming a condition — you're borrowing one to stand out. The same impulse used to produce kids faking color blindness to be 'different.'
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