“No one wants to hear about your special interest—” I do. Tell me all about how the Appalachians are older than Saturn’s Rings or how the invention of the compass led to the atomic bomb. Life is so brief and the world is so big and we have to learn from each other.
someone: oh my gosh, you’re writing a book?! what’s it about?
me: okay, so it’s about this woman who… um, you know the feeling when… okay, let me put it this way: someone dies and then… no, i gotta back up, it all starts…
someone: *eyes glossed over* wow, sounds great…
@SyntaxTheRich@ProfessorCrush@autismsupsoc I think this whole exchange has been a bit of a eureka moment for me. I'm going to sit with what you folks have discussed for a bit. Thank you!
Truth bomb; Loneliness is one of the hardest to deal with being Autistic IMO.
One way Id like people to chat to the other way I want to chill on my own for long periods.
Both don't go well side by side.
#ActuallyAutistic
@JJpixies Yes! There are times when I get lonely and need someone to cuddle with, talk to etc., but there are also times when I need to be left alone, to be able to disappear into w/e rabbit hole has my attention at that moment w/o distraction, or to simply chill on my own and decompress.