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City Vs Country living

Jay

Hi all

I’m not diagnosed and am asking for assessment at the moment having had a few family members suggest it and scoring highly on all the AQs etc. 

My question is whether anyone has a preference for city or countryside. I actually like to visit both the busy city and peaceful countryside although I kind of live in the suburbs. I love to spend a day in the London museums and hiking through a national park. 

I feel like enjoying the hustle and bustle of London doesn’t sound very autistic but I know people vary a lot so I’d be interested to hear anyone’s thoughts. 

In general, I’m moving from ‘I need to get an assessment, this could explain my life’s struggles’ to ‘I’m a complete fraud, what am I even thinking’ at the moment.

Thanks for any comments. 

Jay

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  • Countryside. Definitely. Even just visiting cities for a day has been a fast track to a melt down. People are just generally less polite in a city and if you ask someone for help they look at you as if it's a trick and they expect you to mug them the second they let their guard down. This is why I don't bother watching dystopian future films, you can see it live in the making if you go to London. I've also been mugged there myself (albeit unsuccessfully because PDA and general irritation that was building up to a second meltdown activated with a vengence, grabbed my bag back and fought back literally kicking and screaming and Muggy Muggerson didn't want to deal with any of that and ran away.)

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  • Countryside. Definitely. Even just visiting cities for a day has been a fast track to a melt down. People are just generally less polite in a city and if you ask someone for help they look at you as if it's a trick and they expect you to mug them the second they let their guard down. This is why I don't bother watching dystopian future films, you can see it live in the making if you go to London. I've also been mugged there myself (albeit unsuccessfully because PDA and general irritation that was building up to a second meltdown activated with a vengence, grabbed my bag back and fought back literally kicking and screaming and Muggy Muggerson didn't want to deal with any of that and ran away.)

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