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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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  • "You pile of pillocks" Joy

    On a slightly (only slightly) serious note, I bumped into a man back in the summer, who I had been at school with. He had enquired how I had been keeping since the last time we had bumped into each other, and I told him about my autism. His response, which I couldn't argue with, was that a good percentage of the people that had been in our year group were most likely autistic too. I laughed because I felt he was probably right. 

    I was impressed because my acquaintance seemed fairly knowledgeable about autism, and did not treat me any differently as a result of what I had told him. Relaxed

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  • "You pile of pillocks" Joy

    On a slightly (only slightly) serious note, I bumped into a man back in the summer, who I had been at school with. He had enquired how I had been keeping since the last time we had bumped into each other, and I told him about my autism. His response, which I couldn't argue with, was that a good percentage of the people that had been in our year group were most likely autistic too. I laughed because I felt he was probably right. 

    I was impressed because my acquaintance seemed fairly knowledgeable about autism, and did not treat me any differently as a result of what I had told him. Relaxed

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