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To what extent do you feel people care when you tell them you have ASD?

pietro_21

What I mean is that I have had quite mixed responses. In different contexts. I am not sure to the general public pupoluation whether it means much the same, or as it did to me before I knew I was autistic. By 'care' I mean when people genuinely seem to want to understand how that is, feels, or try to empathise with you.

I'm not sure what kind of resonse I am looking for when I tell people. Or if I should expect anything at all.It seems like public understanding is a massive issue, or the ways autism is understood varies greatly from person to person. 

Sorry if this is triggering to anyone. I am interested to know this not so much of your experience of telling close family members, more outer circles and aquaintances.

I may rephrase this question. But keep a record of the original in the description.

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  • I generally don’t tell people, it’s nobody’s business. I might bring it up if I need to, but generally it’s not very often. To have Autism or ADHD has unfortunately become a sort of trend on social media, and I don’t want people to think I’m jumping on that trend, even though I’m officially diagnosed. For that reason I just don’t really say anything.
    Those that I have told, I didn’t make a big deal out of it, if the conversation steered towards mental health etc, then it’s kinda like “yeah I got diagnosed with autism a few years back” and leave it at that. Most people honestly don’t care, because it’s not about them. Plus, every other person seems to be neurodivergent now, or knows somebody who is so it’s kinda normal ironically. 

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  • I generally don’t tell people, it’s nobody’s business. I might bring it up if I need to, but generally it’s not very often. To have Autism or ADHD has unfortunately become a sort of trend on social media, and I don’t want people to think I’m jumping on that trend, even though I’m officially diagnosed. For that reason I just don’t really say anything.
    Those that I have told, I didn’t make a big deal out of it, if the conversation steered towards mental health etc, then it’s kinda like “yeah I got diagnosed with autism a few years back” and leave it at that. Most people honestly don’t care, because it’s not about them. Plus, every other person seems to be neurodivergent now, or knows somebody who is so it’s kinda normal ironically. 

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