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Do you find it easier to communicate with autistic/neurodivergent people, or neurotypicals? (lemmy.world)
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I primarily ask this, because for a large part of my life, I have found it hard to build meaningful friendships with neurotypicals. I don't know any autistic people in real life, but wonder if it would be easier for me to build friendships with them?

Or maybe this has more to do with general struggles of being autistic, rather than how alike I am to others. However, I always find neurotypicals don't really go deep in conversation, but they enjoy small talk. Yet, I'm the complete opposite.

What has been your experience?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People are people and each one will have some type of unique experience to bring to the table regarding interaction. I have met ND who dislike bugles, I have met NT who enjoy them very much. ND people can have a ton of variance in how they are ND. Some like figuring out social situations and learning to mask, some like to be as much a hermit as possible, some love efficiency or are obsessed with a single topic for years. Yet others just completely miss all social queues and are the most verbally straightforward people.

If you encounter someone with similar interests and/or communication style then they will most likely be more compatible, though chances are that if you are ND it may be easier to find compatibility within the ND community. I myself have a mix of ND and NT friends and the type of friendship I built with them has determined the depth of conversation more or less.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmm... bugles the instrument or the snack? We need to know.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Is the one that some people could fit somewhere on their body even though it's not designed for that. Also when used in combination with the mouth could make noise. Is the one most people know of but isn't seen super often. The one about this big (insert picture for reference). You know, bugles