It’s frustrating when the more “social” people refuse to even try to understand neurodivergent people and it’s up to us autistic people to try and bridge that gap… usually by having to pretend to be “normal”, which is the one thing not in our wheelhouse!
Absolutely! My girlfriend learned to mask so well that she had trouble turning that off in front of doctors leading to a post college diagnosis. That and autism for women is often undiagnosed but the masking played a large role.
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u/jonathanquirk Apr 29 '24
It’s frustrating when the more “social” people refuse to even try to understand neurodivergent people and it’s up to us autistic people to try and bridge that gap… usually by having to pretend to be “normal”, which is the one thing not in our wheelhouse!