“My Autism Keeps Upsetting People” - Vittorio Angelone - #1119

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Autism or Sociopathy: Where's the Line?

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The conversation turns philosophical: is there a meaningful line between autism and sociopathy? Vittorio notes there's essentially one diagnostic criterion that separates them, and many undiagnosed autistic people have worried they might be the latter. Chris connects this to the idea that if you're worried you're a psychopath, you're probably not — the self-monitoring itself is evidence against it. Vittorio then addresses the limits of 'authenticity' as a guiding principle: his anxiety is so high that trusting his gut is impossible. He is terrified of leaving the house most days. The gut cannot be trusted when it's chronically stressy — you just have to move anyway.