Published on 12, July, 2020
Just a place for anyone to be silly, playful and whimsical.
Pikl said:I'm not allowed to tell them
Why is that?
If it gets out to the parents, because of stigma, they may remove their children, and my boss has a business to run.
That's crazy. What do they think you are, an axe murderer?
She could be onto something there. I think I would be more confident if I could stim.
I can only understand neurotypical people if they are pleasant to me. Otherwise, I'm lost and bewildered.
Pikl said:I think trying to hide that I'm different makes me appear weird in a different way.
Oh yeah. My wife thinks that I would appear less weird if I had the confident not to mask with people.
If someone starts on a topic that interests me, then I will be extremely talkative. To the point where I follow people so I can keep talking. It's embarrassing to realise later that they were likely trying to get away from me.
I tend to prefer my own company. Without the confidence boost of an interesting topic, I feel very awkward. I think trying to hide that I'm different makes me appear weird in a different way.
That would have been me too, although my parents were more encouraging of something like that.
I think I've forgotten more than I ever knew to begin with.
Funny how kids know more than adults.
I remember being quite young, we were visiting family on Boxing Day, there was a quiz on tv, I was laying on the floor with cousins, children didn’t get chairs, I was told to shut up, I was shouting out the quiz answers” be quiet, what can you know?” Only actually all the right answers!