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      310 months ago

      I know and I wasn’t specifically addressing that picture but also multiple comments stating that someone might abuse self diagnosis, which to me is just gatekeeping.

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        -210 months ago

        That’s not gatekeeping

        This is gatekeeping:

        We „the autistic community“ have decided that self diagnosis is valid and that is a fact. So lets just not discuss

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          310 months ago

          Gatekeeping is specifically excluding people for arbitrary stated reasons. You’re keeping the gate closed when you gatekeep

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          010 months ago

          No, it is not.

          From oxford languages:

          the activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something. “Wal-Mart’s cultural gatekeeping has served to narrow the mainstream for entertainment offerings”