Do you think people are less likely to listen to you about things if they know of your diagnosis?
Do you think it makes your opinion less reputable if it comes from an Aspie, do you think others think that?
In my family and even among people I have known I have always felt as though what I had to say was somehow diminished by the fact that it came from me, I chalked it up to any number of things, including but not limited to:
The fact I took so long to say things, I spoke in archaic language that people had trouble following, I was the youngest, it was known I daydreamed a lot, I was so excitable about things I knew, what I said was boring due to excessive detail, they thought they knew better, I didn't explain clearly enough, I carried no authority, everything I wanted to say was about things other people had no interest in.
There was a lot of reasons I made up to explain why I thought my suggestions weren't taken or my advice appreciated, but now I wonder if people can sense there is something different about the way I think and so that makes me uncreditable to them in some way.
Of course I have had a lot of success too with saying things that are valued but that isn't what the thread is about so I needn't mention them here ; ]
Do you think it makes your opinion less reputable if it comes from an Aspie, do you think others think that?
In my family and even among people I have known I have always felt as though what I had to say was somehow diminished by the fact that it came from me, I chalked it up to any number of things, including but not limited to:
The fact I took so long to say things, I spoke in archaic language that people had trouble following, I was the youngest, it was known I daydreamed a lot, I was so excitable about things I knew, what I said was boring due to excessive detail, they thought they knew better, I didn't explain clearly enough, I carried no authority, everything I wanted to say was about things other people had no interest in.
There was a lot of reasons I made up to explain why I thought my suggestions weren't taken or my advice appreciated, but now I wonder if people can sense there is something different about the way I think and so that makes me uncreditable to them in some way.
Of course I have had a lot of success too with saying things that are valued but that isn't what the thread is about so I needn't mention them here ; ]