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Why does a Chinese search of Autism describe symptoms and traits differently than English searches?

Reddit r/autism·u/LordSigmaBalls·about 1 month ago
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I suspected that I have autism but after doing some researching, I found that I don’t really relate to a lot of the traits. I decided to research in Chinese and instantly, I was able to relate with so many more traits. I was born and raised in the USA. I found that in Chinese, certain word swaps applied to me much more. Like I didn’t relate to having fixed schedules, but in Chinese it was described as fixed routines which I did relate too. The Chinese search describe a lot of other traits that weren’t present in the English search which I related to a lot, like as a child being stubborn, or not wanting to share. I found that the overall description of Autism in Chinese was a lot more negative and described more negative antisocial traits which I related to more and better described the feelings that led me to suspect I have autism.

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