Disposable people...

Let's be honest NT's are odd. They talk endlessly about themselves, what they've got, how much they earn, their positions at work, cars, houses, kids achievements..... and we'll we don't. So if you're not part of the conversation and can't be challenged and competed with, then they don't know where you fit into the group so will drop you like a bad penny.

You either put your best mask on, and join in the conversation. (Exhausting) Or don't and accept you're not going to have many "friends"

At a stage in life, where I’ve run out of masks lol. 
Now, I believe more in preserving energy for tasks that leave me fulfilled and proud, not as you say, exhausted, and more misunderstood by others.

NTs are definitely odd-

..maybe the announcements of cars, houses,  partners, kids, work are the ways that NTs assure themselves-

But these worlds seem to show that there is a familiar series of events for NTs

- maybe the autistic world  is better- where there is no prescription of partner-family-house-car-work-

At a stage in life, where I’ve run out of masks lol. 
Now, I believe more in preserving energy for tasks that leave me fulfilled and proud, not as you say, exhausted, and more misunderstood by others.

NTs are definitely odd-

..maybe the announcements of cars, houses,  partners, kids, work are the ways that NTs assure themselves-

But these worlds seem to show that there is a familiar series of events for NTs

- maybe the autistic world  is better- where there is no prescription of partner-family-house-car-work-

Hello

I too live in a council flat, unable to work and don’t drive -

yeah, it feels so awkward :/ I went to dentist once, and my dad waited in the waiting room- the dentist started with:

’so, off to work today and that, yeah?’ in a rushed, automatic way.

I found myself going ‘yeah…’ because I often get by, by replying in ways that aren’t a true reflection of what I’d like to say - 

I came out of there, replaying what she said, and felt inadequate, less value.

I think that those who work in sectors that interact with people, whether it’s retail, health, etc - they must realise that communities are made up of different abilities, conditions, difficulties- yet that dentist had this stereotypical approach, without even considering I may be unable to work, for whatever reason. If you’re going to work with people and serve people, then at least keep an open mind. It’s the small comments like that dentist’s that can have the greatest impact..

The greratest journey ever, into unknown territories

One thing I have found about NT's is that they seem to define their own and each other's worth by their job and possessions. Whenever you meet someone the first thing they ask you is what job you do and they seem to define your value as a human being by the answer. If, like I have often had to, you say you are unemployed, they seem to think there is something wrong with you. 

People put such value on possessions as well, what car you drive and what sort of house you have. I can't drive and I live in a council flat and I honestly don;t get why these things are important. Clothes is another one, why does it matter what label is on your clothes? Having Nike written on it doesnt make you a better person.

I think this is why East German communist society has always faciniated me, the idea of a whole country where none of these things matter and everyone has the same car and house and no one cares what clothes you wear. It makes a lot of sense to me