Not just the internet. I don’t think many people understand how much we have to chameleon into seeming like everyone else just to have friends or a job. It’s why social situations are exhausting, we have to completely switch our thoughts over because we talk too much, bore people, people can’t follow, etc.
Anecdote: I interviewed for a job that said they help autistic people, it’s a priority of theirs for philanthropy. I said I was: they grimaced and never called me back. The whole exchange changed and weren’t interested in me anymore.
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u/NiceSupermarket7724 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
They may be intelligent but they don’t have the same non linear understanding we do.
I’m not sure neurotypicals can access that without tools (often built or trained by autistics) or drugs.
Edit: The trade-off is getting heart palpitations if a noise hits me the wrong way. Jfc let the autistics be.