discernment

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/dɪˈsɜrnmənt/

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I'm Muslim and I have the gift of discernment.
I have complete faith in your discernment and believe you'll make the right choices.

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Unmasking requires we stop relying on neurotypical people’s acceptance in order to guide how we should act—and that means sometimes doing the “right” thing even when we know it will rub others the wrong way. Most masked Autistics need a lot of practice developing a strong sense of discernment, which is essentially using our own beliefs and perceptions to guide our behavior, rather than deferring to everyone else’s fleeting reactions and impressions.
2022, Devon Price, chapter 7, in Michele Eniclerico, editor, Unmasking Autism, New York: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 193

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From Middle French discernement, equivalent to discern + -ment.