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Navigating Neurotypical Expectations as an Autistic Person

SunInAugust

501d

Friends: you should be yourself! me: okay! thank you. friends: oh, not like that. don't do [insert autistic trait] it pushes people away. me: its literally a diagnostic criteria friends: are you really justifying your behavior again instead of [adjusting to neurotypical expectation] me -adjusts behavior to be more quiet, calculating, and over explaining to not get rejected.- friend: you know, when you over explain it pushes people away. you need to be yourself. me: okay......wait what am I now?

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Complex post traumatic stress disorder

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    • Jewelicorn

      496d

      Exactly. It's so confusing and mentally and emotionally taxing

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    • Jewelicorn

      496d

      Exactly. It's so confusing and mentally and emotionally taxing

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      • SunInAugust

        496d

        @Jewelicorn the battle of constantly trying to not offend

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    • Sydie_Bear

      497d

      I solved this problem by stopping being friends with allistics or people who have adhd specifically 😭 all of my friends either have adhd autism or both. The exception being only one friend who I have known since second grade and we just have a ton of similar interests and hobbies and personality types

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    • honeylemon

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      Wanna be friends?

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    • honeylemon

      499d

      So sorry you have to go through this. Here for you if you need it

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      • SunInAugust

        499d

        @honeylemon thank you 💕. I know their intentions were for me to feel less social stress. Im trying to learn how to bridge that neurotypical/neurodivergent gap

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    • dandelion_flower

      501d

      I know the struggle. You don't have to adjust yourself to any neurotypical expectation. Just be yourself. Actually be yourself. Autistic traits and all :)

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    • DitsyDiabetic

      501d

      Ahahahaha same. I got 2 real friends the rest do this 👆👆👆

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      • SunInAugust

        501d

        @DitsyDiabetic it do be like that.

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        • DitsyDiabetic

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          @SunInAugust i know it ain’t as good as irl, but if you message me I’ll be your digital friend lol 😇

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