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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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  • Hi mags, I can relate to what you are saying. I love watching people and eves dropping conversations. I think we do it to try and understand people more.

    I do not likeit when people come too close. I was talking with someone recently, in town, and found myself gradually edging into the road, being persued by the lady I was talking too. It is not just people on the spectrum who get this wrong. I find nt people come into my personal space.

    Re the capital letters, I do not readit as shouting, but it is harder to read. I'm not sure why, unless it is just an unfamiliar form of writing.

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  • Hi mags, I can relate to what you are saying. I love watching people and eves dropping conversations. I think we do it to try and understand people more.

    I do not likeit when people come too close. I was talking with someone recently, in town, and found myself gradually edging into the road, being persued by the lady I was talking too. It is not just people on the spectrum who get this wrong. I find nt people come into my personal space.

    Re the capital letters, I do not readit as shouting, but it is harder to read. I'm not sure why, unless it is just an unfamiliar form of writing.

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