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Talking about your autism

Wombles

I am recently diagnosed but I have suspected I was autistic for a while.  From the outset, I adopted a policy of being completely open with people about my autism as it felt like the right thing to do, because I thought that if people knew what it was like, it would help them to understand me.

Now, I am starting to wonder if I am oversharing with people.  I have noticed people try to change the subject whenever I start speaking about it and I do wonder if it is starting to annoy people. That then makes me anxious and I spend hours after spending time with colleagues and friends agonising over whether I have made an idiot of myself.  I would be interested to hear people's experiences of what they did post diagnosis and any strategies you have around oversharing stuff.  Thanks.

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  • Hi I think it’s a difficult one and there will be as many different responses as there are people. Sometimes people are uncomfortable or don’t know what to say it might not be that what you’re saying is annoying them. 

    I have now spoken to 4 people outside of my family and all 4 have given different responses but thankfully no one has said anything to upset me.

    Two people reckon they can recognise traits but another, not dismissing it, but didn’t see anything wrong so to speak. Having said this I feel very cautious of who I share with right now especially as I’m not formally diagnosed just assessments which are indicating so. If it’s confirmed I feel I need time to get my head around it and come to terms before I share as I feel vulnerable already and don’t want to risk being hurt. 

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  • Hi I think it’s a difficult one and there will be as many different responses as there are people. Sometimes people are uncomfortable or don’t know what to say it might not be that what you’re saying is annoying them. 

    I have now spoken to 4 people outside of my family and all 4 have given different responses but thankfully no one has said anything to upset me.

    Two people reckon they can recognise traits but another, not dismissing it, but didn’t see anything wrong so to speak. Having said this I feel very cautious of who I share with right now especially as I’m not formally diagnosed just assessments which are indicating so. If it’s confirmed I feel I need time to get my head around it and come to terms before I share as I feel vulnerable already and don’t want to risk being hurt. 

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