I wish I had seen this 15 or 20 years ago.
This is incredibly useful. I think there’s still a pretty widespread issue of autistic people generally being depicted as how neurotypicals see us rather than how we see ourselves. So you see depictions or descriptions of autistic people all the time, but it never registers that that’s how other people might view you.
For example, see the last bullet point on #7. NTs see autistic people who talk excessively about their interests, so that’s how we get depicted and what’s looked for in assessments. They don’t see those of us who’ve developed anxiety about sharing what we care about with others because of how many bad experiences we’ve had from oversharing early on. That’s an experience of autism that is mostly invisible to NTs. So you see depictions of autistic people oversharing all the time, and it seems like that can’t possibly be you because, if anything, you have the exact opposite problem.
OMG YES!
When I was younger, I loved talking about my interests, but as I got older, I started to realize I was annoying people, so I refrained from talking about my interests. To the point where I now feel somewhat uncomfortable talking to people about my interests because I worry I’m boring or annoying them.
megasumpex was this it?
yes thank you!!!!! this was it
This is the most comprehensive/best wikihow article I’ve ever read even if you aren’t autistic/ aren’t questioning if you have it, please give this a read it’s so good
How to Recognize Autism Symptoms in Yourself (with Pictures)
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