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Socialising with other autistic adults

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11 months ago

My therapist asked me whether I know any other autistic people today and I realised that I don't. Admittedly I've been somewhat isolated due to my mental health, but, I'm working on that and I'm working on getting back out there. 

My fear is that I'm too autistic for neurotypical people yet too normal for autistic people due to my high masking skills. 

Are there any pros to trying to socialise and get to know more autistic people? Any cons? 

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  • 11 months ago

    For a while my circle was all neurodivergent folk (mainly autistic). It was a lot easier than people I knew in the past, although a lot of the stress that came with it was self inflicted. 

    I guess the cons are the chances of a clash. You might both be autistic but you'll have different needs and communication styles. The clash has often been more rough than with a neurotypical person.

    I'm the same as you, very much limited in terms of talking to people on a friendly level for 6 months (literally only spoken to a few people a few times. I'm trying to sort myself out before I try it again.

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  • 11 months ago

    For a while my circle was all neurodivergent folk (mainly autistic). It was a lot easier than people I knew in the past, although a lot of the stress that came with it was self inflicted. 

    I guess the cons are the chances of a clash. You might both be autistic but you'll have different needs and communication styles. The clash has often been more rough than with a neurotypical person.

    I'm the same as you, very much limited in terms of talking to people on a friendly level for 6 months (literally only spoken to a few people a few times. I'm trying to sort myself out before I try it again.

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