Discovered my boyfriend (who I've learned doesn't "know what Autism is" somehow??? Probably because it's not one of his special interests) DOES THE EXACT SAME THING.
Today's revelation: I wear my sneakers a full size and a half "too big"because that's what's comfortable. My parents were like "Wait you didn't know that? You used to have tantrums every time we bought shoes because you'd swear they were too tight even though you had room."
You know what we need?
A name for the specific form of complex trauma you develop if you grow up unaware that you’re #actuallyAutistic.
Every person I talk to has the same basic pattern to overcome. It looks like this:
It's been a trip dating someone in my age group (we're 1.5yrs apart, he's younger) for pretty much the first time ever. I've discovered a lot of things about myself in a way that's hard to articulate...
But I'll try anyway: