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an NT asking autistics what THEY want from us.....

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...what do YOU want to see neurotypicals do in society to help you adapt better , fit in, feel happy etc ?

what changes do YOU think will help do this?

I think you all deserve the chance to speak about this for yourselves rather than other people doing it, so individually and as a group what are changes you think are needed?

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  • Hope said:

    When people say, 'you must be mild' or 'I never would have guessed you have Aspergers', I feel like saying to them, 'well, what behaviour do you expect to see, and what should someone with Aspergers look like'?.

    if someone could really see the constant anxiety I face every day, the obsessions, uncertainties, organizational problems, difficulty securing employment and making friends, they would hardly call my condition 'mild'.

    my partner has the same comments, all the time, it is a bit irritating to hear but its easily passed over because its lack of understanding of what autism is, and i cant complain as i had that ignorance myself before we learned he has it

    its the government, and autistic authorites, place to educate society about these issues (as well as peoples OWN responsbility to do it themselves)

    yes exactly, i know what my partner goes through, on the outside he 'looks fine' inside, its a different matter , and a lot of autistics dont or cant express how they feel the same way its 'expected' by society so its rarely noticible

    pain is another one, a lot of autistics, and my partner included, have an ability to deal with pain and not say a word about it, you wouldnt know they had any problem, he broke his finger once and didnt know till he visited the doc months later, (this is just one example of many)

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  • Hope said:

    When people say, 'you must be mild' or 'I never would have guessed you have Aspergers', I feel like saying to them, 'well, what behaviour do you expect to see, and what should someone with Aspergers look like'?.

    if someone could really see the constant anxiety I face every day, the obsessions, uncertainties, organizational problems, difficulty securing employment and making friends, they would hardly call my condition 'mild'.

    my partner has the same comments, all the time, it is a bit irritating to hear but its easily passed over because its lack of understanding of what autism is, and i cant complain as i had that ignorance myself before we learned he has it

    its the government, and autistic authorites, place to educate society about these issues (as well as peoples OWN responsbility to do it themselves)

    yes exactly, i know what my partner goes through, on the outside he 'looks fine' inside, its a different matter , and a lot of autistics dont or cant express how they feel the same way its 'expected' by society so its rarely noticible

    pain is another one, a lot of autistics, and my partner included, have an ability to deal with pain and not say a word about it, you wouldnt know they had any problem, he broke his finger once and didnt know till he visited the doc months later, (this is just one example of many)

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