I recently realized that it’s pretty evident I’m autistic to others after watching a video of me being interviewed. I had a reaction to that which is relevant to this comic. I wondered, “Wait, when people give me praise, is it because they think I have brain problems, so they’re not authentic, rather just encouraging me?” My autism therapist said that it could be both, but probably most of them are authentic because I have some strengths that I don’t realize I have. I guess I do some things naturally that most people would have difficulty with or not even be capable of. So maybe sometimes when people say you’re strong, they really mean it, but for reasons you might not be aware of.
To my knowledge, that is actually a thing.
People with Autism, as well as people with ADHD, tend to be a bit better at some things that people without usually struggle with for one reason or another.
Basically just down to differences of how their brain works with vs without Autism/ADHD. And due to those differences being all you’ve ever known in your experience, it’s hard to know what might make something easier for you, as it just comes naturally, while other things might be completely unnatural to you compared to someone without.
I can’t exactly recall anything specific without doing some searching, but doing so would probably give some answers.
Also, side point but I only thought about it a bit later despite it being your first sentence.
Something also common with Autism is that it’s significantly easier to tell when someone else has it when you do as well, and vice versa, where people without Autism might not ever even tell unless they’re maybe more familiar with it.
I recently realized that it’s pretty evident I’m autistic to others after watching a video of me being interviewed. I had a reaction to that which is relevant to this comic. I wondered, “Wait, when people give me praise, is it because they think I have brain problems, so they’re not authentic, rather just encouraging me?” My autism therapist said that it could be both, but probably most of them are authentic because I have some strengths that I don’t realize I have. I guess I do some things naturally that most people would have difficulty with or not even be capable of. So maybe sometimes when people say you’re strong, they really mean it, but for reasons you might not be aware of.
To my knowledge, that is actually a thing. People with Autism, as well as people with ADHD, tend to be a bit better at some things that people without usually struggle with for one reason or another. Basically just down to differences of how their brain works with vs without Autism/ADHD. And due to those differences being all you’ve ever known in your experience, it’s hard to know what might make something easier for you, as it just comes naturally, while other things might be completely unnatural to you compared to someone without. I can’t exactly recall anything specific without doing some searching, but doing so would probably give some answers.
Also, side point but I only thought about it a bit later despite it being your first sentence. Something also common with Autism is that it’s significantly easier to tell when someone else has it when you do as well, and vice versa, where people without Autism might not ever even tell unless they’re maybe more familiar with it.
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Do you need to talk to someone? I get this and have gone through this.
Evidence?