: This completely vibes with my observation and experience over the course of my life, both as a late-dx autistic human person with (managed-ish, finally) ADHD.
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@thedisasterautist I haven't thought about that aspect. Some people close to me took a long time to understand what my deal is, but I suspect to an outside observer, it can be just as hard getting into the head of someone on the spectrum as it can be for us to understand what's going in normies' heads.
It's a two way street, and I try to be more open about it and make it easier for people to peek inside. It's a work in progress, but so far I had no disasters at least.
@EntropySloth: My life has been full of such disasters, alas.
@thedisasterautist I'm sorry to hear that.
Life is already hard enough as it is without people making it harder on each other unnecessarily.
I had a lot of difficulties when I was ~15-25 years old, but I started to observe and think about social interactions very consciously. I got to a point where I can mostly function among normies, so long as they are relatively civil. Being obnoxiously polite has worked surprisingly well for me, bc I'm practically incapable of confrontational behavior.