Which from the outside you may not even be aware of genuinely needing. It might be hidden from yourself unintentionally. You didn't know you were making this.
@alixwzl.bsky.socialIf you are adult diagnosed - whether with autism or ADHD or something else - you probably have one hell of a system of support mechanisms that you've developed over a lifetime. Which from the outside might look like not 'genuinely' needing support - but is a very poor assessment metric.