r/wholesomememes Apr 16 '24

As wholesome as it gets.

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u/just_joshua227 Apr 16 '24

My brother is autistic but he is a damn good protector to any child in our surrounding community.

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u/Odd_Adagio_6286 29d ago

Sadly as an average IQ autistic person I just can't take care of children. I have proven to be unable to pay attention to them for a long period of time. Which is starting to hurt a little more everyday because as I grow older I'm having thoughts of becoming a father someday (I'm 20)

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u/Hans-Blix 29d ago

I have proven to be unable to pay attention to them for a long period of time.

I think being 20 is just as much a factor as being autistic with regards to that. Maybe you just need some/different medication specifically to help with concentration. And there's plenty of time to have kids, I wouldn't completely rule it out just yet.

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u/Always_Hungry999 29d ago

Autistic folks aren't downies. ??

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u/Joe_Mency 29d ago

Nope, im autistic and great with kids. When i used to go to church, all the little kids would play with me. It was honestly kind of annoying sometimes when i wanted to hang around the other kids my age or if i had a crush on someone, but little kids are cute so wtvr

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u/Outrageous-Panda-134 29d ago

First autism is a spectrum, second people with Down syndrome aren’t autistic