Published on 12, July, 2020
Morning everyone,
I’m going on a long weekend holiday with two of my friends. We’ve been friends for years and although we are quite different, we’ve always got along well. They both know I’m autistic. But we have never spent more than a day together and I’m a bit anxious about the whole weekend and being overwhelmed.
Is it really self centred to just prewarn them that I may just need some time in my own head towards the end of the day and for them not to take it the wrong way? I already know the lack of routine will be a bit of an issue as they are very laid back and don’t make plans
Anyone else been in this situation?
I have friends who know about my autism, I'm sure they would have guessed anyway given were close and spent a lot of time together over the years.
They're totally fine as a result when I sometimes slope off for a while to decompress after we've spent time together on holiday or days out.
If they didn't, then it'd be hard to not spend that time worrying about what they think, so it's definitely better them knowing.