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Avoidant personality disorder VS Autism

Autismman

Someone recently posted a link on another discussion regarding avoidant personality disorder and this got me thinking about myself and my own diagnosis of autism. I am on a quest for clarity and information to help benefit my own situation so my question is how many of you diagnosed with autism can also relate to the symptoms of this particular personality disorder? And if not why so? 


Avoidant personality disorder symptoms 

1.  Avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection.

2.  Is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked.

3.  Shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed.

4.  Is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations.

5.  Is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy.

6.  Views self as socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others.

7.  Is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing

Parents

  • To answer your question, I don't think I relate massively to this, but I can definitely see how some confusing crossovers could cause confusion.

    Personally I would avoid "occupational activities" because of the need for small talk and banter (not for the reasons given); I am prepared to get involved with people, it is important to me to be liked, but if I suspected I was going to be disliked I probably wouldn't begin the involvement; Showing restraint... I don't fully understand what is meant by that; I certainly don't like being criticised or rejected, but no less than anyone else

    I suspect, maybe, that the cross over is that they both present as an aversion to social situations, but from my Autistic POV, my aversion is one based on not being able to adequately communicate with groups (especially NT groups); Where as possibly the aversion for someone dealing with APD would be based on not being rejected.

    I have very little understanding of APD so can't speak with any confidence, but what you described made me think that.

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  • To answer your question, I don't think I relate massively to this, but I can definitely see how some confusing crossovers could cause confusion.

    Personally I would avoid "occupational activities" because of the need for small talk and banter (not for the reasons given); I am prepared to get involved with people, it is important to me to be liked, but if I suspected I was going to be disliked I probably wouldn't begin the involvement; Showing restraint... I don't fully understand what is meant by that; I certainly don't like being criticised or rejected, but no less than anyone else

    I suspect, maybe, that the cross over is that they both present as an aversion to social situations, but from my Autistic POV, my aversion is one based on not being able to adequately communicate with groups (especially NT groups); Where as possibly the aversion for someone dealing with APD would be based on not being rejected.

    I have very little understanding of APD so can't speak with any confidence, but what you described made me think that.

Children
  • in reply to IntruderAlarmAbatis
    IntruderAlarmAbatis said:
    based on not being able to adequately communicate with groups (especially NT groups);

    I would agree with this, I don’t know what to say to people most of the time, there’s a lack of reciprocity on my part and It’s like my inner dialogue has been turned down although it’s trying to speak the loudest to me and would rather ignore the person I am having to engage with. I can start thinking about more interesting topics mid discussion and then I’m really lost as what to say. That’s me on a bad day though and not all the time, lacking social energy is recurrent for me though.