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Re:‘George Eliot’ joins 24 female authors making debuts unde... by chownie on Friday August 14, 2020 @07:34AM (#24156563)
> "you have to act like autistic person with no knowledge of society you operate in".

Don't disagree with anything you've written, but could you not do this?

Autistic people have trouble with theory of mind (attributing thoughts and desires to others) we don't lack the capability to learn social norms. They're just not automatic to us.

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Re:‘George Eliot’ joins 24 female authors making debuts unde... by watwut on Friday August 14, 2020 @07:47AM (#24156650)
I will leave it there, but point taken. You are right, I implied something untrue there.
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Re:‘George Eliot’ joins 24 female authors making debuts unde... by chownie on Friday August 14, 2020 @09:11AM (#24157427)
That's fair! I just feel the need to correct the record when I see claims like that.
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