| ▲ | spectralfriend 2 hours ago | |
As a diagnosed autistic, I think I would ask -- does ticking these boxes make you feel like, "oh shit, this could explain some difficulties..." or just go, "huh, interesting?" I tend to invite people to think about how their lives have been impacted. For example, I experience anxiety at late invites to events I'd enjoy. I panic and decline them because I'm experiencing a highly irrational anger fear response to changing schedules. This causes me to miss events I would otherwise enjoy, and then I feel guilty. Having to process all those feelings takes a lot of energy, and it's really draining. That has significant impact on my life. Compare to a friend of mine who just prefers quiet evenings. She declines things all the time but never gives it a second thought. Disability vs preference. It's ok if it's either! Neither of us are wrong, we just experience different impacts in our lives. | ||
| ▲ | d-lisp an hour ago | parent [-] | |
Well, I exiled myself to the countryside because I want to be able to choose how much exposure to society I want. I guess I gamed the problems you are talking about, but as a side effect I am sometimes probably weirder than before (which is a non problem when you live where I live). I would probably live a sad and boring life if I were to live in any small/medium/big city. | ||