Let’s see:
- Wants to be a paleontologist REALLY HARD.
- Hates very loud noises (eg ambulance sirens) to the point that they can make them go in standby.
- Goes to a party, it’s so exhausting that they are falling asleep in the bar for being completely drained of energy.
- No friends because everyone thought they were a weirdo
- Picky eater, some food textures felt like a personal attack
- Of course, NO TOUCHING!
- Music? Sure, 3 songs on loop for hours.
- “What do you mean I should have more hobbies outside dinosaurs?”
- “I don’t understand what you are trying to say”
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Thinks they’re an introvert due to always masking and thus having low energy after socialising because they had to pretend to be someone they’re not.
Tries to go to parties, and regrets it every time.
Being an outsider. Having a low self-esteem because the world and my own expectations don’t suit me.
Oh and:
- Escapism. Finding a better world in books, tv series, games.
- a persistent special interest which is meaningful to me
Being depressed a lot of times without understanding why.
Sudden crying, hatred of certain clothing textures, good test grades but horrible homework because I simply never did it, wanting to eat the same thing a lot, absolute fury at injustices.
Who actually does the HW?
Trains
That’s it, I think trains are pretty cool and awesome
Not understanding until years later that the “friends” laughing with you were actually bullies laughing at you
Just because my obsessions were socially acceptable, doesn’t make them any less autistic fixation. Looking at you reading and music.
Unintentionally offending people
Overreaction to people attempting to interact with you in a way outside your comfort zone situations.
Unexpected loud noises absolutely fucking decimating your entire day.
And the constant low noise carpet of the neighbors rumbling and rattling all day.
Gets transition lenses because the sun makes their brain hurt.
Having days in which a certain sense like smell or sound or tactile sensation is unbearable and constantly drawing your attention to the point you feel like you’re about to break down in public because you can’t ignore it to focus on anything else no matter how hard you try
