u/BossFightSnacks

I thought I had read somewhere that CnD were getting a new skin in season 8 so I assumed it was the battle pass but after seeing that today, we're not there.

I have enough units built up for a new skin that I've been sitting on for a bit and would happily keep it for a new skin for CnD if I knew one was coming.

Anyone have any confirmation on one?

I'm seeing a lot of posts from people who were diagnosed years ago or as children who are very unhappy with how sensationalized ASD has become and how its all over Reddit/TikTok and everyone thinks they have it etc. and although I agree that is harmful there is also good that comes from it.

I myself am only diagnosed with AuDHD within the last year after struggling with pretty much everything for years. I was always "kind of weird" growing up. Then I masked so hard and became someone I didn't know that it took ending an almost 10 year relationship and finally getting time to just be myself for once that I even noticed a lot of what I struggled with were due to my autism. I was misdiagnosed with other things throughout the years too - depression, BPD (which I thought I had from my teens up to my 30s which was only reaffirmed by some doctors at a mental health hospital after a particularly bad mental health episode in my mid 20s) and I would have continued with these diagnoses despite them never quite feeling "right" unless I stumbled open some reddit posts about people going through the same thing.

I have sensory issues and always have. Certain smells and textures, metals in particular, I cannot handle. I was told I must have burned my hand on an iron as a kid. I am very restrictive with my food and can eat the same thing day in day out without getting sick of it and was told I was just a picky eater. I cannot maintain eye contact with anyone and was told I was just a nervous person. When I realized that I cannot miss people, like if I stopped talking to friends of almost 20 years now I wouldn't miss them and I thought I was a sociopath because of that. Had I not come across posts of people talking about their own journey and experiences I never would have considered ASD as a diagnosis for me. I used to think autism just meant non-verbal autistic people. But I looked into it, I did the online tests, I got my official diagnosis from a doctor and now I am on my journey.

I also think we overlook all the work that charities ans NFP's do to advocate for and destigmatize the way we view autism. They are constantly at the forefront to fight for a better future for our community and it's a bit disrespectful to not at least recognize these efforts.

So although there may be some people incorrecy self diagnosing themselves, there are people who these posts are reaching that need to see it because even doctors are missing seeing some of these traits in us.

Also, I know there is a lot more to my AuDHD than I mentioned above but I can only write a post for so long as I eat my breakfast..