"You don't look autistic," suddenly becomes a lot less funny when the person with ASD can shrug off serious physical harm, Terminator style.

Two friends, no relation to each other, have even asked me, "Jesus Christ! What are you, The Terminator?"

No. Just tough

For context: I've survived two poisonings, two organs going haywire, strangulation and a near-drowning experience.

Some people I know never even realised they had chronic migraines or severe physical handicaps, the latter usually until it was too late to head it off.

This thread is not a point of pride: we need better education on Autism