@halfbit_@toyman0806@vee@actuallyautistic
A typical work day begins with lies (“how are you?” “Good”), ends with lies (“hope you have a great weekend!”), and is littered with hundreds of others between.
IME, we ASD folk seem to be the only ones bothered by it.
They pretend to not see it. But that’s them lying to themselves first, the world around them second.
Nearly all autists have a deep — really deep — commitment to honesty, that NTs do not share. They communicate as they do because that's how everyone (except us) does it. They don't recognise their dishonesty, even though their speech and actions are riddled with it.
How some sympathy. It's not their fault. They were born like that. Just be thankful you're #autistic. 😉
My partner just realized. Seems like autistic people are more likely to wear a mask against covid. We figure because we're more willing to be honest about the impact on society (and self).
But also, who needs to look at peoples' faces when having a conversation?
This is not to excuse people who don't wear masks. But maybe realizing this part of where the challenge is coming from can help some non mask wearers overcome it.
(I should clarify. I recognize that there are a small minority who have legitimate reasons e.g., safety, why they can't wear a mask. That's not who I'm talking about.)
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