





The Fakeclaimer and his Moving Goalposts
Image Description: A crudely drawn stick figure comic. There is an orange character and a blue character. This is their dialogue:
Orange: So I had self-diagnosed autism and-
Blue: Well, self-diagnosis isn't valid. Only a professional can tell.
Orange: -and my doctor has confirmed it for me, so I actually do have a professional diagnosis now.
Blue: Doctors are diagnosing too many people with autism these days!
Orange: Listen, just because *you* don't see me struggling doesn't mean I didn't deserve to know that I am a level one-
Blue: Level one isn't even real autism. Only people with *profound* autism should get diagnosed!
Orange: I don't know what you want from me, man.
Blue: I want you to just *be normal!*
Orange: Ha! You sound just like my mom and every teacher I've ever had.
Blue: Whatever. It doesn't matter what you do, I still think you're faking.
Orange: Well that's just it isn't it.