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A Day on Planet Earth

Steven

"You pile of pillocks..."

A thread documenting your contact with the neurotypical world

*2 minutes into a pleasant conversation in my local store*

ME: "I'm autistic."

The shopkeeper literally takes a step back, as if Autism is contagious.

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SALESMAN: "Good morning! I'm from Encyclopedia Britannica."

ME: "Is that the one with the spaceship?"

SALESMAN: "No, that's Battlestar Galactica. Goodbye."

Okay, that last one didn't happen. Yet. Keep us updated with your daily adventures on the strange Planet of the Neuroconfusings.

(Thread title courtesy of Mariusz. Thank you.)

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  • I had a Zoom call with a LOT of family for my Dad's seventieth birthday. Technically there were a lot of neurodivergent people on the call (autism, ADHD, AuDHD, dyslexia - diagnosed or suspected). So maybe there were only a couple of genuine neurotypicals on the call. Even so, I found it really draining and after a while both I and my wife tuned out a bit. Most of the non-autistic people on the call like to talk a lot. It was a good call, although I would have preferred it fifteen minutes shorter. I'm very drained now, especially as I had a busy day in general.

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  • I had a Zoom call with a LOT of family for my Dad's seventieth birthday. Technically there were a lot of neurodivergent people on the call (autism, ADHD, AuDHD, dyslexia - diagnosed or suspected). So maybe there were only a couple of genuine neurotypicals on the call. Even so, I found it really draining and after a while both I and my wife tuned out a bit. Most of the non-autistic people on the call like to talk a lot. It was a good call, although I would have preferred it fifteen minutes shorter. I'm very drained now, especially as I had a busy day in general.

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