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Neurotypicals, what do autistic people look like to you? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Trying to get an idea of how NTs see us. I know that when I see autistic people, I see someone that's like me. Obviously, that's not how NTs perceive us, so what do we look like to yall??

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Delay in auditory processing. I know it can be really tricky for me. Sometimes the meaning of what somebody says to me arrives seconds after the sound. If I am too eager to get everything correctly, right after they start speaking a voice in my head goes 'Pay attention now so you don't miss what the other person is saying!' (especially when people tell me their name while I try to remember also looking at their face ๐Ÿ˜… ). The more nervous I am the stronger this will become. When somebody gets impatient or angry at me my head will just start to repeat random words and I might need a full day to even become functional again.

It's funny to think that there's a world full of people who don't have that. It explains why most other people just talk in groups (?) and everybody seems to know what to say next without getting confused?

I've been doing freelance work since ever - because I also had no idea that some companies really could accommodate for my communication issues. So there - if you want a competent remote translator feel free to message me (but don't phone me ๐Ÿ˜œ )

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Haha, thank you! I wouldn't say the company as a whole is accommodating - it's more of a cultural bit/something to educate the people you are working with! Because I absolutely have to define the boundaries and teach other departments i work with this as well.