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funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works to Autism@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

My brother just posted in the family group chat he's been diagnosed with ASD. What's the best, most sensitive, way to reply?

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My brother just posted in the family group chat he's been diagnosed with ASD. What's the best, most sensitive, way to reply?

funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works to Autism@lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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    “So what’s your favorite train then?”

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