Feel alone like don’t fit in

Hi Gary. Thanks for sharing! Yes, I think this is common for most of us. My mom is also autistic, but she is someone quite the opposite of me. She has always been a non-demonstrative type. My friends were always afraid of her growing up. Somehow, I have taken the opposite path. I am overly familiar with others. It is something that even the culturally outgoing Americans cannot accept. So, like you, I feel out of touch and alone. Can you share what your presentation style is? Have you been masking your entire life? I tried masking my ASD with humor growing up and it came off as edgy. That's why I was able to pass. But, as one gets older, this type of humor is seen as mean-spirited. Now, I am shunned by most. I often just stay home, even though I long to socialize with others.

Hi Gary. Thanks for sharing! Yes, I think this is common for most of us. My mom is also autistic, but she is someone quite the opposite of me. She has always been a non-demonstrative type. My friends were always afraid of her growing up. Somehow, I have taken the opposite path. I am overly familiar with others. It is something that even the culturally outgoing Americans cannot accept. So, like you, I feel out of touch and alone. Can you share what your presentation style is? Have you been masking your entire life? I tried masking my ASD with humor growing up and it came off as edgy. That's why I was able to pass. But, as one gets older, this type of humor is seen as mean-spirited. Now, I am shunned by most. I often just stay home, even though I long to socialize with others.