What’s the difference between being austistic and just being socially awkward?
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Because being socially awkward is often (but not always) a symptom of autism. Symptoms and function are very different on our world. Your brain functions a certain way and that can effect how to appear (symptom) to the outside world. Tho they are connected, they are not the same thing. Being socially awkward “can” be a symptom of autism but it can also a symptom of many other things (eg. depression, anxiety, PTSD, LD….). You’re comparing apples (root cause) and oranges (symptoms). To expand, if that example doesn’t work, when you have the flu (root cause) you “can” have a cough (symptom). But having a cough doesn’t mean you have the flu, you could also be smoking or have an allergy.
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