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Told I'm gullible, infantilised and gaslit.

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I have been told I'm gullible for giving homeless people money, but tbh I have a 9k motorcycle so I'm pretty sure I won't miss my spare change which is usually under £10 anyway. I feel gaslit tbh, I'm pretty sure I'm not gullible just that the NT who said this is scary level apathetic to the plight of other people.
But I am frequently made to feel this way as an autist, by being subject to language intended to make me feel like I'm some helpless child who can't speak up for myself or walk away from a bad situation, but tbh I have walked away from a narcissistic abuser, and I'm not afraid to, abrupt or politely as necessary, tell people to p*ss off.

Also I was homeless myself albeit very briefly, and tbh I consider it more an empathy thing, because once upon a time that very easily could have been me on the street.

Does anyone else experience this kind of infantilisation in adulthood just because we have autism?

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  •  I give what I can to when I can, my bother tells me I’m gullible for doing so, sadly he is the kind of person that reads the Sun!
    Most people have a mortgage or rent to keep up with, many of them won’t have savings, I certainly don’t. 
    these circumstances pretty much mean that many people are one month away from homelessness. 
    If I don’t get paid this month I can’t pay for next month. 
    Giving to homeless must be encouraged, if you can’t afford cash, then take them hot food or offer them dry clothes.
    you should all remember that next month the person sitting in the  rain could be you. 

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  •  I give what I can to when I can, my bother tells me I’m gullible for doing so, sadly he is the kind of person that reads the Sun!
    Most people have a mortgage or rent to keep up with, many of them won’t have savings, I certainly don’t. 
    these circumstances pretty much mean that many people are one month away from homelessness. 
    If I don’t get paid this month I can’t pay for next month. 
    Giving to homeless must be encouraged, if you can’t afford cash, then take them hot food or offer them dry clothes.
    you should all remember that next month the person sitting in the  rain could be you. 

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