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Autistic Connection: Creating Neurodiverse Friendships
Rewriting friendship rules: How clear communication and embracing my disability created my most meaningful connections beyond social scripts.

I think the hierarchy of romantic partnerships over platonic friendships is another social convention I’d rather eschew. My friends are my family, and all of my relationships are intrinsically, deeply valuable.
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Liz Johnson
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