masukomi, 8 months ago

@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic

I heard a good thought related to the latter one. Autistics share the things we're excited about / currently focused on, and then expect others to share the same for them. Even if we don't care about their thing, their passion / excitement / whatever is enjoyable to experience / participate in.

There's no "let me pretend to care about stuff that's boring as eff to me." Allistic communication is literally the opposite.

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masukomi, 8 months ago

@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic
Allistics are literally hoping you'll read their minds and ask about the thing they want to talk about / are focused on, but providing no hints as to what that is.

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AutisticAdam, 8 months ago

@masukomi @actuallyautistic

That's the thing though masukomi.. my crystal ball never functions.

masukomi, 8 months ago

@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic yeah, we've all got broken crystal balls, but some of us have good enough memories they can combine with scripts to fake it. ;)

i have 💩 memory so... 🤷‍♀️

AutisticAdam, 8 months ago

@masukomi @actuallyautistic

You have made a fascinating point by the way.

Mine ain't great when it comes to alot of things.

brainpilgrim, 8 months ago

@masukomi @AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic YES THIS DEAR GAWD

I got good at it and it nearly killed me.🏆

#ActuallyAutistic