I feel you, told some people from work, who I thought were friends that I met someone for the first time.
But when I opened up about simple future goals needing to be shared which is important to me and the fact that I’d never met this person before and we just talked was so weird to them that they laughed at me and called me 12.
This is a place I thought I could be myself at after going through 4 previous jobs in the last 2 years due to them not understanding autism and how I think about things, I feel disappointed that i felt comfortable enough to let my mask slip and be me only to be laughed at..slightly different as not in work setting but with people I work with and management no less.
I feel you, told some people from work, who I thought were friends that I met someone for the first time.
But when I opened up about simple future goals needing to be shared which is important to me and the fact that I’d never met this person before and we just talked was so weird to them that they laughed at me and called me 12.
This is a place I thought I could be myself at after going through 4 previous jobs in the last 2 years due to them not understanding autism and how I think about things, I feel disappointed that i felt comfortable enough to let my mask slip and be me only to be laughed at..slightly different as not in work setting but with people I work with and management no less.
I can appreciate that is a very unpleasant experience Tigertiim .
Social development for autistic people takes place at a very different pace. If the people you talk of had expressed how pleased they were for you and maybe even encouraged you, shared their recollections of their meeting someone for the first time that would it seems to me to be more understanding and empathetic.
It seems to me that the way towards growth is from letting one's mask go however when one does so one is vulnerable to insult of the type explained. This makes it very hard and painful.
Please be assured that some people do understand and don't let it stop you exploring finding someone who you do feel comfortable bearing and sharing your soul with.
