Giving honest answers to questions like "How are you doing?" at the beginnings of conversations.
Or always giving the generic answer even in situations where it's supposedly obvious to neurotypical people that you're supposed to give the honest answer.
personally? bad eye contact. accidentally using innuendos because there's 80 million of them and I forgot to consider one of them when I was speaking. not catching somebody's meaning when they hid it in an innocuous statement. severe irritability in the cold or around loud continuous noise. overstepping a social boundary and abruptly withdrawing half an hour late when it dawns on me what I did. having no boundaries to other people because I'm trying to be personable and blend in when I don't.
all together that sounds pretty obvious but it never happens all at once. if I've gotten enough sleep then I will mask most of it, whether I want to or not
My username
People around you earnestly tell you that you are autistic
Depends, reveal me to allistics or other autistics? 🤭
I have severe IBS -D.
Is it linked ?
At least correlated
So are hypermobility disorders/issues.
Autism
A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance. All neurotypes are welcome.
Community:
Values
- Acceptance
- Openness
- Understanding
- Equality
- Reciprocity
- Mutuality
- Love
Rules
- No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments e.g: racism, sexism, religious hatred, homophobia, gatekeeping, trolling.
- Posts must be related to autism, off-topic discussions happen in the matrix chat.
- Your posts must include a text body. It doesn't have to be long, it just needs to be descriptive.
- Do not request donations.
- Be respectful in discussions.
- Do not post misinformation.
- Mark NSFW content accordingly.
- Do not promote Autism Speaks.
- General Lemmy World rules.
Encouraged
- Open acceptance of all autism levels as a respectable neurotype.
- Funny memes.
- Respectful venting.
- Describe posts of pictures/memes using text in the body for our visually impaired users.
- Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
- Questions regarding autism.
- Questions on confusing situations.
- Seeking and sharing support.
- Engagement in our community's values.
- Expressing a difference of opinion without directly insulting another user.
- Please report questionable posts and let the mods deal with it. Chat Room
- We have a chat room! Want to engage in dialogue? Come join us at the community's Matrix Chat.
.
Helpful Resources
- Are you seeking education, support groups, and more? Take a look at our list of helpful resources.