A Bit Of Fun

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.

That would have been me too, although my parents were more encouraging of something like that.