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Do higher functioning people want to deny lower functioning exist?

Roswell

I think perhaps they do. I would say I'm more on the lower-functioning end of the spectrum. Despite being intelligent enough I can barely make eye contact with people and have no friends where I live, and have never had a proper romantic relationship.

I went to an Autistic social group and definitely felt excluded for having more support needs than the others. I often feel left out on Twitter too. I have 34 followers there, mostly Autistic people, but very rarely do any of them reply to anything I put on. Most of them are more successful than me, have more friends, more of a life, etc. 

It often feels I'm pissing in the wind, getting nowhere. 

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  • I feel lonely tonight. I had a meal with my mother and father and sister. As usual, my father treated me like I'm a little idiot. He's a miserable stiff fellow. He's self-important and disapproves of anything fun unless it's part of his sanctioned area of familiarity. Whenever I say something clever or interesting, it's as if he's jealous I've come up with something he couldn't have.

    And nobody will help me find anywhere else to live. So they just want me to rot in isolation, obscurity. Fine. 

  • in reply to Roswell

    Hi Roswell, I’m a little taken aback with your post. I’ve always found you to be very articulate and insightful. You kindly engaged in my post recently and I found what you had to say really helpful and considered. I get what your saying about “friends”. I personally find the whole experience tedious and over rated. Lockdown has shown me that none of the individuals my wife says are friends, are anything of the sort. I didn’t get a word from any of them. I noticed recently that when there is WhatsApp chat, everyone makes remarks and gets some come back, I say something and NOTHING!! But I’m not that bothered.

    There are also plenty of NT’s who class themselves as High Functioning or highly intelligent, but most of them have no common sense, no appreciation for anyone but themselves and can only really talk about the endless amount of stuff they have and how much they earn, and then claim to be environmentally aware. It’s a joke.

    I think you’re doing ok dude, don’t be so hard on yourself.

    (not sure why the font has gone so tiny)

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  • in reply to Roswell

    Hi Roswell, I’m a little taken aback with your post. I’ve always found you to be very articulate and insightful. You kindly engaged in my post recently and I found what you had to say really helpful and considered. I get what your saying about “friends”. I personally find the whole experience tedious and over rated. Lockdown has shown me that none of the individuals my wife says are friends, are anything of the sort. I didn’t get a word from any of them. I noticed recently that when there is WhatsApp chat, everyone makes remarks and gets some come back, I say something and NOTHING!! But I’m not that bothered.

    There are also plenty of NT’s who class themselves as High Functioning or highly intelligent, but most of them have no common sense, no appreciation for anyone but themselves and can only really talk about the endless amount of stuff they have and how much they earn, and then claim to be environmentally aware. It’s a joke.

    I think you’re doing ok dude, don’t be so hard on yourself.

    (not sure why the font has gone so tiny)

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