Am I the only gullible autistic adult?

Hi Firemonkey,

I can definitely agree with the others - I've had so called 'friends' and even my (thankfully now ex) partner take me for a ride that I hadn't realised I was on until it was almost too late.

This has made me more wary of people, apart from people who I definitely can trust and have trusted for many years.

I am happy with who I have as friends now and must admit - I am now not looking for any new ones at present.

Mweekie xx

Definitely not.  

Realising how gullible I've been due to autism - and how I always will be gullible / vulnerable - is one of the reasons why my self-esteem and self-confidence dropped even lower (in the context of my pre-existing depression) during the run up to, and after, my diagnosis.

No you are not the only one, fire monkey. Autistic people usually have trouble understanding the intent of others, so can easily be misled. I don't know why some people like to trick others - it seems like they find it funny or it makes them feel like they have power over others - but if they didn't do it, gullibility would not exist.

Me too A, I've also learnt to be a bit selfish and ask, whats in it for me? Very often the answer is little I want or need.

I was repeatedly taken advantage of by so-called friends in my younger days. This made me into an adult who is very slow to trust others and I frequently second guess my own reactions when I think someone is being nice to me. Basically "Why are they being nice to me? What do they want?"

I think this is very common amongst autistic people.