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Sorry to say but there are people who absolutely are identifying as autistic falsely either for fun, to feel different but mainly for attention. I know two of them. One of them told people she had cancer for 2 years because she was worried she had it but never went to see a doctor. I know both of these people for 20 years very well and they fall in and out of trends easily. During COVID, austistic content on social media spiked and it did become trendy.

I am not saying it is a lot of people but it is very much a thing and is with any type of neurodivergence, disease, or other health issue that is at the front of people's minds. It is probably the same tendenancy that leads people to believe in conspiracy theories that helps them feel superior to others or get attention.

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