Communicate more effectively with the autistic people in your life
If the autistic person in your life tends to explain themselves at length, especially during arguments or tense conversations, it may look like they are trying to dodge responsibility. It’s not.
As autistic people, we may not see gift-giving as transactional. However, many neurotypical people can feel overwhelmed, uncomfortable, and maybe even scared by this.
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If you’re a conventionally-attractive autistic person, you may have noticed that neurotypical people treat you more harshly than other autistic people who are not considered conventionally attractive.
Why is that?
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Your autistic loved one is not trying to be rude during the holidays; rather, they’re operating according to their unique brain wiring. Please be understanding, forgiving, and patient. Their actions don’t come from a place of malice.
Many autistic people on the job find their natural pattern recognition abilities go to work immediately while they are doing their job. This means we often spot anything that’s backing up workflow. We can easily see where the company is losing time or money and come up with creative solutions immediately.
For most neurotypical people, asking someone for help directly is as uncomfortable to them as overhead lights and sudden, loud noises are to us. It’s painful.
It’s ingrained into the very fiber of their being that to be direct is to be rude and unempathetic, so they make these statements hoping the hidden request will be fulfilled.
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Autistic people are literal and straightforward in their approach to language and communication. They say what they mean, and they mean what they say, so autistic people often don’t realize others don’t communicate like this.
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We also offer insightful tips to teach you how to talk to your autistic loved one in a way they understand, which helps ease frustration on both sides.
Neurotypical people are far less concerned with the accuracy of a story than they are relaying their feelings and experiencing connection with others. Their goal is acknowledgement and camaraderie, not perfection.
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