• Deestan@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    “I know that social cues are hard for you and you are trying your best and I can’t expect you to get it right on the first try, but I will shame you when you do and react like you didn’t even try or did it on purpose.”

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      8 months ago

      “And I would never bully someone for being autistic”

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      8 months ago

      “or react like you didnt even try”

      tbh, they are often in the same boat with autistic people. normies are allowed to be offended and not be able to make the connection to autism.

      they should practice kindness but so should the rest of us.

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        8 months ago

        Thanks for pointing that out. I wanted to edit in something like that, but it felt like rambling.

        It’s frustrating when people react badly to what they incorrectly percieve as hostility, but it’s not on them to read my mind and know the full context.

        It’s extra frustrating when people know but still get insulted by what they on an intellectual level know isn’t an insult. It’s human nature and it takes practice to manage that.

        All in all, people may even both know and be patient but still find my behavior exhausting. And it’s unfair to expect them to bend around me.

        This is why I’m annoyed when people protest at any mention of “masking” as if it’s evil. It’s not. It’s just basic courtesy to not confuse or upset people. Just be aware of how much you can do it healthily is all.