fattymeatysardine
Active Member
I am 24 years old. Most of my education is from private schools that are targeted towards disabilities, so I have been around many aspies for a lot of my life. I've noticed a problematic pattern with I and many other young aspies that we're too vulnerable to the manipulative nature of online spaces: We're getting too obsessed. Not the kind of obsession where we study hard or create new things, but the "lazy" obsession where we're just interested in consuming. This problem is prevalent in NTs, but the aspies are simply more vulnerable.
All of the online spaces have become too manipulative. Multiplayer games, chatrooms, video sites, etc. now try to suck us dry and try to keep us from leaving. I see the struggle other young aspies have online and a lot of my old friends from school are having trouble distancing from the digital world and living life. I myself struggled with leaving the digital world and it took years of change and fighting bad habits. I truly sympathize with the aspies struggling.
If any parents see this, please monitor screen time for your child. It's so hard for us to leave digital world once we're invested in it.
All of the online spaces have become too manipulative. Multiplayer games, chatrooms, video sites, etc. now try to suck us dry and try to keep us from leaving. I see the struggle other young aspies have online and a lot of my old friends from school are having trouble distancing from the digital world and living life. I myself struggled with leaving the digital world and it took years of change and fighting bad habits. I truly sympathize with the aspies struggling.
If any parents see this, please monitor screen time for your child. It's so hard for us to leave digital world once we're invested in it.
