I can't decide if people in society simply feel that "uncanny valley effect" and subconsciously dislike us, and that's why we face so much untoward subtle discrimination.

Or is it because we are easy targets for bad actors, and we get a disproportionately high number of exploitative, genuinely evil people in our lives?

My life has been so crazy chaotic and unnecessarily stressful that I'm in total burnout now. When I look back, I can see that I have not been treated fairly. And even people without neurodiversity aren't treated this poorly. I'm a genuine target for others. Whether it's them taking out their frustrations on me, or treating me poorly due to their own insecurities, or them enjoying a power dynamic, there's always some BS.

And sure, it's a lot of factors. My upbringing especially taught me not to have boundaries or defend myself, and I've worked on that very much. But the thing is, it's too little too late.…