or how the likelihood that you’re autistic but not traumatized is exceedingly rare. just on SA statistics alone, more than 3/4 of autistic adults report experiencing SA. some data showing 9 in 10 for autistic women. that’s only one area of trauma where we’re more vulnerable.
I am sick of the misdiagnosis of traumatized autistic people and the watering down of symptoms people experience / their lived experiences and the constant argument of “you can only have trauma OR autism” when the convo should be how you can have BOTH