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Are people with ASDs more tollerant of other autisic people than NTs are?

Marjorie195

I do sometimes wonder if our personal experience of being misunderstood and misinterpreted, makes us more likely to give someone the benefit of the doubt when we are on the receiving end of communications which appear less than tactful.

Are we any good at spotting others on the spectrum?

For a while, I have been encountering a guy who to me appears unfriendly and prickly. These are critisisms which are sometimes levelled at people with asd. It has occured to me, that he may be on the spectrum, but I do not know if I am wasting my time being polite to someone who does not want to be friendly, or just has difficulty with it.

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    Some of my worst confrontations happened before I was diagnosed with other people who I would now recognise as being on the spectrum. One of the worst situations is when two undiagnosed aspies have to deal with each other. Lack of comprehension and give and take on both sides of the encounter can make a sparky interaction. I'm much more tolerant now, although I still make mistakes (as you have seen).

    Now that I have been diagnosed and read a lot of stuff about it I am spotting other people who are on the spectrum. This is a common thing for me as I work in IT!

    There are lots of reasons for people being prickly and I think it is good to learn how to ignore it or at least not let it get to you. This is my next little project for myself.

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    Some of my worst confrontations happened before I was diagnosed with other people who I would now recognise as being on the spectrum. One of the worst situations is when two undiagnosed aspies have to deal with each other. Lack of comprehension and give and take on both sides of the encounter can make a sparky interaction. I'm much more tolerant now, although I still make mistakes (as you have seen).

    Now that I have been diagnosed and read a lot of stuff about it I am spotting other people who are on the spectrum. This is a common thing for me as I work in IT!

    There are lots of reasons for people being prickly and I think it is good to learn how to ignore it or at least not let it get to you. This is my next little project for myself.

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