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RoofTopRambler

Hi to eveyone that stops by!

i was diagnosed autistic back in june, and while little bits began to reveal or show themselfs as actual autisim in motion i still feel like i have a tremendous amount to learn.

i have been using ai to pose questions too as a means of infomation gathering.

i was encouraged to be mindful of where the information comes from, and here was a recommended site.

i have been reading up a little on the vulnerabilities of being austitic and while i dont want to say or use my autisim as an excuse

its like ive been at a pretty fair disadvantge due to being autistic and have never known it.

i dont blame my autisim like its the cause, more like i understand why i made such a train wreck of things lol

does this make sense? lol

does anyone get what i mean ? lol

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  • I totally understand where you are coming from, the workplace and society seems to be exploitative to the extent to which it negates autistic people. Really its a parable of the tortoise and the hair, Its amusing watching people take the elevator straight to the top floor. I don't believe neuro diverse people are as self-serving generally and can go out of their way to trust, help, listen or stop for others which can make us a target. Whilst I have always had an inbuilt suspicion of those who befriend. Noone is perfect, typical neurotypes seem to view themselves more so. I don't think its in anyway shameful to ask for extra help if you have a non obvious form of ASD. Your'e right too in that your entire life leading up to your diagnosis can look like a mess with the new understanding, the new understanding can make you see and do things differently which also awakens other more fully to who you really are.

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  • I totally understand where you are coming from, the workplace and society seems to be exploitative to the extent to which it negates autistic people. Really its a parable of the tortoise and the hair, Its amusing watching people take the elevator straight to the top floor. I don't believe neuro diverse people are as self-serving generally and can go out of their way to trust, help, listen or stop for others which can make us a target. Whilst I have always had an inbuilt suspicion of those who befriend. Noone is perfect, typical neurotypes seem to view themselves more so. I don't think its in anyway shameful to ask for extra help if you have a non obvious form of ASD. Your'e right too in that your entire life leading up to your diagnosis can look like a mess with the new understanding, the new understanding can make you see and do things differently which also awakens other more fully to who you really are.

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  • in reply to pietro_21

    It's funny you mention about the nature of workplaces because I have a terrible track record of employment lol terrible lol so I totally relate to you raising that point as I've had some right disasters .

    For a good time, just like dory would sing just keep swimming, I was singing " just keep quiet, just keep quiet " internally lol