As a high functioning autistic adult, I have spent over 40 years saying the most weird things that have totally destroyed my reputation and kept me awake at night to the point that my body jolts in trauma and on many occasions I'm surprised people have not attacked me. I guess because I have had 3 brain surgeries and the scars are all over my skull is the only reason I haven't been attacked. I don't leave my room much anymore.
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Well, it's a bit of a double-edged sword being a marginalized autistic individual. Sometimes it is nice to just not interact with people. Sometimes, it is isolating and lonely. Being a so-called neurodivergent person and having "out-of-the-box" thinking does result in some strange looks and perhaps some talking behind your back. On the other hand, I do think we can take ourselves a bit too seriously, as most people simply don't pay as much attention to us as we think they do. If you are autistic and a "people pleaser", you are going to set yourself up for a lot of disappointment in life, so best to simply do your best and not worry about what others are thinking. I said this on another thread, but if most people's brains are running on Microsoft software, we are running on Mac OS. Sometimes our operating systems are not compatible. Even if you "out yourself" with a sense of humor and proclaim your autism, most people will simply give you a blank stare because they really don't know what that means. Just adapt and overcome the best you can. No sense in beating yourself up over it.
At any rate, best to get out there in the world and get out of your self-imposed prison that is your room. Listen, I get it. The vast majority of people in my environment are simply "things" I try to avoid. They are in my way. I do my best to navigate around them. On the other hand, the world and your life experience is not about people. Don't allow people to ruin it for you.
I have my special interests, indoor and outdoor gardening, traveling around, hiking, looking for waterfalls, photography, looking at wildlife, and rockhounding, etc. It gets me out of the house, and I love going to destinations where there aren't any people. No service on the cell phone...perfect. No such thing as "bad weather", only poor choices in clothing.
Well, it's a bit of a double-edged sword being a marginalized autistic individual. Sometimes it is nice to just not interact with people. Sometimes, it is isolating and lonely. Being a so-called neurodivergent person and having "out-of-the-box" thinking does result in some strange looks and perhaps some talking behind your back. On the other hand, I do think we can take ourselves a bit too seriously, as most people simply don't pay as much attention to us as we think they do. If you are autistic and a "people pleaser", you are going to set yourself up for a lot of disappointment in life, so best to simply do your best and not worry about what others are thinking. I said this on another thread, but if most people's brains are running on Microsoft software, we are running on Mac OS. Sometimes our operating systems are not compatible. Even if you "out yourself" with a sense of humor and proclaim your autism, most people will simply give you a blank stare because they really don't know what that means. Just adapt and overcome the best you can. No sense in beating yourself up over it.
At any rate, best to get out there in the world and get out of your self-imposed prison that is your room. Listen, I get it. The vast majority of people in my environment are simply "things" I try to avoid. They are in my way. I do my best to navigate around them. On the other hand, the world and your life experience is not about people. Don't allow people to ruin it for you.
I have my special interests, indoor and outdoor gardening, traveling around, hiking, looking for waterfalls, photography, looking at wildlife, and rockhounding, etc. It gets me out of the house, and I love going to destinations where there aren't any people. No service on the cell phone...perfect. No such thing as "bad weather", only poor choices in clothing.
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