That is a heavy point! I agree with this statement. Misunderstandings really can be a major source of trauma in autism and neurotypical but it is likely amplified for ND. So much of our wellbeing depends on communication - it’s basically the foundation of getting our needs recognised and met from a young age. When your communication is misunderstood, dismissed, or judged, those needs go unmet. And when that happens over and over again, especially from childhood, it can easily build into experiences that feel traumatic. It’s not the autism that’s traumatic — it’s the constant misinterpretation.
I agree Loz, although I'm not sure miscommunication is a cause as much as just not being listened too, obviously we need to be able to communicate our needs or have someone do it for us, if we're very young or lacking in confidence or are non verbal, but listening a two way process, one needs to speak and the other needs to listen properly.
Reading people's experiences on here I think, the services we need or want just aren't there, probably because ND people aren't the ones makng the desicions about what services ND people need.
Although in everyday life I think poor comunication is responsible for a lot of trauma's and many "micro" trauma's that add into into a big problem
I agree Loz, although I'm not sure miscommunication is a cause as much as just not being listened too, obviously we need to be able to communicate our needs or have someone do it for us, if we're very young or lacking in confidence or are non verbal, but listening a two way process, one needs to speak and the other needs to listen properly.
Reading people's experiences on here I think, the services we need or want just aren't there, probably because ND people aren't the ones makng the desicions about what services ND people need.
Although in everyday life I think poor comunication is responsible for a lot of trauma's and many "micro" trauma's that add into into a big problem
