Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello fellow autistic people.
I just wanted to see what other people’s experiences of disclosing were like. I have recently started telling people I am autistic and I don’t really know how to explain it because I either assume other people know what being autistic means (they don’t) or I think about explaining in too much depth for a particular situation. How do you explain your autistic needs and experience?
Thanks in advance.
Allistic working with you should be fine if you just tell them ''I'm autistic'', but if you try to explain it all right away they might not get it and ask you ''why are you telling me that?''
Thanks for the reply.
Mariusz said:Allistic working with you should be fine if you just tell them ''I'm autistic'', but if you try to explain it all right away they might not get it and ask you ''why are you telling me that?''
I understand that allistic people will be fine with me just stating I am autistic but I don’t think many of them actually have a basic understanding of what that means (including that personal experience is very different to a general description).
I suppose if people don’t understand why you are explaining being autistic right away, maybe it is better to just explain your needs in a specific situation.