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As an Autistic Person, I Often Need Time Alone…

It doesn’t mean I don’t like you!

Neurodivergent_lou

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Had to share.

truly what is r the main differences like ACTUAL differences not things in common with adhd and autism

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Hand stick and poke done by me on me.... Not bad for my first ever attempt I guess 🤷🏼‍♀️. Still healing.

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Ankle #stickandpoke that I did on myself. I just started doing these and this was the first bigger one I attempted. Still healing.

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OMG this.... It's like I can't turn it off, this act that I play out as soon as there is another person around. I annoy myself as I'm doing it, but how do I stop?

Whenever another person is around it’s like I automatically start pretending. I can’t just be me, I lose the ability to do that. It feels so strange. I don’t mean to be inauthentic, but my mask is so automatic. I try to show off certain parts of my personality instead of letting them appear naturally. I don’t know how to stop it. It’s so deeply engrained into me. It’s a survival mechanism it feels like. Like if I show my true self, I will not be accepted. It’s not true, but I think my inner child was told and shown that a lot growing up. And now I get to heal her. Realizing my autism this late in life is so frustrating, but probably had some advantages and gave me some privilege ND kids with professional diagnosis may not have had. My whole life feels like a giant riddle made up of a bunch of little riddles. I’m a bridge troll.

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Reposting because, well, it's true

THIS IS THE MOST ACCURATE THING I'VE SEEN TODAY