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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 think people are so caught up in their own stuff they don't care. Similar to when someone shows you their holiday pictures, you weren't physically there so capacity to care is just a bit too much effort for some. I hate the word 'trendy' but that's almost what it is, no matter what age you are. I haven't told many people outside the immediate family, someone who I thought was a mate just said 'congratulations' with a 'lol'. I confirmed that wasn't a joke. I've since reassessed telling people and who my actual real mates are, if they ever were?. I saw this recently, 'I am autistic' opposed to 'I have autism'. I wasn't born with a cold, I have a cold - simplistic but when people don't care you need to catch their attention and move on. 

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  • I think people are so caught up in their own stuff they don't care. Similar to when someone shows you their holiday pictures, you weren't physically there so capacity to care is just a bit too much effort for some. I hate the word 'trendy' but that's almost what it is, no matter what age you are. I haven't told many people outside the immediate family, someone who I thought was a mate just said 'congratulations' with a 'lol'. I confirmed that wasn't a joke. I've since reassessed telling people and who my actual real mates are, if they ever were?. I saw this recently, 'I am autistic' opposed to 'I have autism'. I wasn't born with a cold, I have a cold - simplistic but when people don't care you need to catch their attention and move on. 

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