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[-] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 78 points 2 months ago

I know I'm dealing with autistic folks when social interaction makes me feel neurotypical

[-] trungulox@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

Seeing posts in my feed from this sub always has me feeling like: oh. Oh shit. No but. Oooooooohhhhhhhhh

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago

This feeling is what put me on the path to discovering that I'm not just ADHD but AuADHD. It's nice to have a better understanding of why I act certain ways and being able to understand where I might get into bother with unhealthy coping strategies but, saying that it would have been nice to have the information before my 30s is a collosal understatement.

[-] randamumaki 66 points 2 months ago

Social rules are made up by neurotypicals. I never signed a contract to be governed by them.

[-] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 13 points 2 months ago

Ha! Good point

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I may be neuro typical, who knows, and certainly introverted. There are so many annoying social rules, it's tiring. Also each social group has variations on it.

[-] bisby@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I never signed a contract to be born, or to die of old age. We don't always get to approve of the circumstances of life.

[-] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 2 months ago

If I get along with someone for more than 30 minutes there's gotta be something wrong somewhere.

[-] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago

I have a coworker who always chooses me if she needs help or has to work with someone. I asked her why, hoping it wasn't a romantic reason. She said because I don't do a lot of small talk, I listen to her info dumps without cutting her off, unless it's questions to clarify, and I don't talk just to fill the silence. Basically she's comfortable being herself around me.

Me with ADD:

[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 33 points 2 months ago

Thats exactly how it is for me. I see people stimming, getting stuck on topics or going down a rabbithole and thinj: that person sounds cool. :)

But yeah if I approach them and its easy, they're definitely npt NT.

[-] sploosh@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Neurotypicals know you're autistic too, they just don't point it out because of social rules.

[-] Lexam@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yes they do.

[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I am not always great at reading people, so I can almost guarantee I'd fail to detect another fellow autistic person.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 2 months ago

i've never been able to pick up mannerisms from anyone.

[-] noctivius@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago

i dont go to socialize so no

[-] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

It's how I've met most of my friends xD

[-] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 8 points 2 months ago

The autistic radar.

[-] voracitude@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes, I've noticed that if I wonder whether someone is ND then they usually are. I wonder when I see a behaviour that looks... familiar. Even if it's just a picture, sometimes I can tell by the way they're posed or their expression. I asked my friend about her little cousin from a family photo once and she seemed shocked, because the family had been wondering the same thing!

[-] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

Yes, but it doesn’t always occur to me why I find that particular person curious/interesting.

[-] Plesiohedron@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 months ago

When I was little I liked the still ones. I could get along with them.

this post was submitted on 31 May 2025
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