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Autistic culture.

Autistic culture exists. It does not have a national flag or an anthem, though it has a symbol. It has an aesthetic. It has humour. It has shared references, shared rituals, shared hospitality rules.

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Two people seen from behind, heads together, in front of an Autistic Pride Day sign.

Autistic culture exists. It does not have a national flag or an anthem, though it has a symbol. It has an aesthetic. It has humour. It has shared references, shared rituals, shared hospitality rules. It is real and it is specific.

The humour is often dry, often absurdist, often recursive. The willingness to follow a logical premise to the funny conclusion without breaking the frame. The in joke that runs for years because none of us has closed the loop. The particular satisfaction of a well constructed pun. The meme that does not land for anyone outside the group chat but destroys the group chat.

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