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wish online communities discussing autism in women weren't like, doing their best to contribute to the false perception there's a distinct Autism For Boys and Autism For Girls, when the whole time it's just social enforcement of gender roles influencing behavior

Ok people looks like I have to say this again: Game of Thrones is NOT REALITY Star Wars is NOT REALITY GHOSTBUSTERS IS reality Walking Dead (Seasons 1-3): REALITY Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, James Bond, Frankenstein: NOT SURE

My woke take, as someone who has worked in both a public library and a school library, is that we desperately need both more books that are at a higher reading level but a less mature subject matter, and more books that are at a lower reading level but a more mature subject matter, because 8 year olds who are advanced readers are still 8 year olds and don't want to read about graphic violence and torture, and teens and adults who have learning difficulties or who are just later readers for whatever reason are still teens and adults and don't want to read about Billy the Bunny going to school or whatever the hell.

My favourite part of The Obsession is when you start saying things that sound either completely incoherent or really generic with the tone and energy that it's a world-shattering event that haunts your every waking moment 'cause I can only imagine that it's really funny to an outside observer