Autistic Hedgehog
RSSAny advice on how to talk to allistic/NT friends who have suddenly decided that they have autism, just because "some of the symptoms fit", but actually have no clue what it's like to live as an autistic person? A few people in my life are really starting to frustrate and offend me, and I am not sure how to explain things to them in a way that they'll understand and respond appropriately to. Maybe some other followers have experience/tips?
Oh boy.
This sounds like the sort of thing that won’t prove easy, especially if they’re not being entirely serious about it. I don’t know, do any of them seem to have real worries about it, or is it all just “Sometimes I act like X, I must totally be autistic, lol”? The former is something that may take some sensitivity to navigate; the latter will pit you up against a bunch of privileged people who don’t get that this is life to you, that you can’t laugh about it and then not have to deal with it later.
This is not one of the particular problems I’ve had with allistic/NT friends, so I’m going to ask my followers here for some help. Please send answers directly to my inbox so I can be absolutely sure to get them.
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pedanticmonster said: It’s more the “Sometimes I act like X, I must totally be autistic, lol”. I think I would be capable of providing a lot of help to someone who was serious about it, but it seems that these folks aren’t given to objective analysis.
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