Even though I’m not good at eye contact or reading facial expressions, it scares the shit out of me if someone’s wearing a full face mask or mascot suit or something where we’re in the same physical space but can’t see their face at all. Over the phone is fine though, so this might just be a weirdly specific phobia.
I don’t know if I’m the best example because I’m kind of an outlier among autistics because I prefer calling over texting for many situations. It’s because 1. I’m almost entirely reliant on tone of voice to read any intent/emotion at all, and 2. sometimes it’s the fastest way to get something over with and not have to stress out over it anymore. Although, I strongly prefer it to be pre scheduled and not a surprise.
Even though I’m not good at eye contact or reading facial expressions, it scares the shit out of me if someone’s wearing a full face mask or mascot suit or something where we’re in the same physical space but can’t see their face at all. Over the phone is fine though, so this might just be a weirdly specific phobia.
I don’t know if I’m the best example because I’m kind of an outlier among autistics because I prefer calling over texting for many situations. It’s because 1. I’m almost entirely reliant on tone of voice to read any intent/emotion at all, and 2. sometimes it’s the fastest way to get something over with and not have to stress out over it anymore. Although, I strongly prefer it to be pre scheduled and not a surprise.