Part of autistic honesty for me is being unable to accept credit for anything that isn’t exclusively my work. If someone praises me for a group achievement, I must tell them who did what. If someone compliments my appearance, but it’s down to good lighting, I must tell them that.
if i don't know a group of people, it is impossible for me to follow the conversation, decipher the intent of the message (sarcastic? joking?), who's talking, the individual mannerisms of everyone talking, everyone's unique relationship to the topic that informs their views...
@Autistic_Lia it's interesting - when I was a kid, I loved loud noises! But now, I can hear any and everything and loud noises just make everything worse
Ppl who are house/bed bound due to chronic illness/disability aren’t enjoying some luxurious vacay. We miss out on a lot & it’s enough w/o being judged but ppl take it personal/think we’re doing it on purpose for some reason 🤔 Yes, my master plan was to miss out on my own life…
@JoannaNoBanana the stress is immediate and intense. once, the pharmacist gave me a number and told me i had to call in MY OWN prior authorization! absolutely had a meltdown in the car after that
i'm a bit baffled and hurt. on separate occasions with two different autistic people, i had confided a very personal experience. both times, by both people, what i did was completely ignored.
why would this happen?