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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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  • Awww pls don't beat yourself up about this. It's hard enough dealing with autism. I'm naturally like this too. Feeling I've gone on and on not knowing when to put the breaks on and then it sinking in afterwards but it's too late. I make myself feel better by telling myself to be more reserved but then just doing the same thing all over again next time. It can't be helped, what can we do? I say listen more and speak less, that's why God's given us two ears and one mouth.

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  • Awww pls don't beat yourself up about this. It's hard enough dealing with autism. I'm naturally like this too. Feeling I've gone on and on not knowing when to put the breaks on and then it sinking in afterwards but it's too late. I make myself feel better by telling myself to be more reserved but then just doing the same thing all over again next time. It can't be helped, what can we do? I say listen more and speak less, that's why God's given us two ears and one mouth.

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