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Hi, my first post and a wee question.

Kevmck

Hi,

This is my first post and I thought that I would introduce myself. 

I'm late diagnosed autistic in my early 50's. It was only a few months ago. It looks like a fairly common thing these days. Judging by a lot of the comments I have seen since joining the group a few days ago. 

I'm wondering if people find that it's easier to connect with other neurodiverse people rather than neurotypical people? 

The advice I have received is that it should be easier to connect with people who are like me...

I'm not sure whether that logic works particularly well for people who struggle with connecting with other people. 

What are people's thoughts/experiences? 

I think that it would be good if there's a group of people out there that I can connect with, as my previous experience is that I struggle to connect with people and I find it even more difficult to build relationships despite a lifetime of trying. 

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Thanks for the heads up on my font and your response to my question. 

    I posted from my phone and it looks ok on my phone. I might need to post from my laptop in future as I can't see any obvious way to adjust my font size in the web browser. 

  • Everyone is different and has their own interests. 2 autistic people have autism and their experiences to discuss, so have a common topic, even if the issues are not the same (it's a big bucket that catches a lot). The other topics are more variable, although there are some trends.

    There are of course communication differences still, and we see that on here a bit. Mostly it comes down misunderstanding a point, misunderstanding an answer, ambiguous wording or arguing about something rather than letting it go. All things that can happen when talking to anyone.

    But in general I think it does feel easier.

    Part of that I think is that quite few posts are longer than is typical for a forum, allowing you to see the point a bit more easily.

  • Sorry mate but could you enlarge your font size, I'm having to really squint to read your post.

    Welcome to the site, I think it works because we can dip in and out and only engage with the bits that interest us