I wish more non-autistic people knew and believed that autistic people who can seemingly do a lot of things. We may truly need to rest after doing them, may not be able to do them in quick succession, and may sometimes not be able to do them at all.
The lack of awareness and belief in this may stem from misbeliefs that: we find all of these things easy, and our executive function and energy levels are static. 1/2
Many of us find everyday life takes an inordinate amount of effort, due to all the additional processing our brains do, and our energy levels and executive function can be affected by many things: our stress levels, how overwhelmed we are, our mental and physical health and more. 2/2
@AutisticAdam@actuallyautistic No kidding, It's so sad to see a lot of non autistic people underestimate those on the spectrum, try to alienate them and treat them like garbage
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