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How do you get along with fellow autistic people? (lemmus.org)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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From what I understand, every autistic individual is unique and different from one another, right?

We probably all have different traits from each other anyway, so it might make sense to learn more about each other in order to get along.

What are your own thoughts about this matter?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm au-dhd, and the person in the middle paragraph sounds like they both have one of my ADHD symptoms and are also a jerk. I try to remember that only my ADHD friends like to play interrupting tag, and while I'm bound to screw up elsewhere, I try to treat it clearly like I'm screwing up because it is an understandable default to let people finish their sentences.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Definitely! I know I screw up sometimes and I apologize because it is my bad for doing that, not their bad for having some trouble with it. We typically give each other grace. I know other interrupters that are not like the person in my previous comment, it wasn't my intention to paint them all like that.

This person treats it like your problem though. I used them as an example because I felt like it highlighted the fact that autistic people (or ADHD, or anyone with a disability really) can still be a jerk or a bad friend, even factoring in a reasonable amount of understanding for things they can't control.