maybe I can explain it a bit... there are many mental and physical health problems that share the same symptoms...dissociation is one of those symptoms we call ...shared...because its part of every mental and physical health problem and even part of medication reactions and even part of normal human reactions..

with .....some....not all....autistic people they can have dissociative issues like being or appearing to isolate their self, use their imagination to create internal worlds instead of interacting with people places and things outside their self.....some...not all autistic people also have the dissociative symptom of being so dissociative/shutting out what they perceive to be uncomfortable which leads to them mis interpreting the situation....

my wife is what we call here in NY ....a high functioning Aspergers....Aspergers is a type of autism. with in my wife that means she has no problem with language skills but her autism causes her to be more internal rather than external type person. Her interests are more limited to her being a loner not the center of attention/go getter type person. Sometimes she prefers to sit off to the side of things and in her imagination things are not always the way they really are...sometimes she perceives normal tones of voice and normal discussions about problems as screaming/fighting. when my wife and I have a problem we want to work out we actually set up what we call a family meeting....a time and place where we can sit down and talk about things rather than discussing things during a heated moment other wise because of her asperger's she would end going with what her mind was telling her /creating instead of the reality of the situation.

since you have an autism disorder this problem you are perceiving as a possible dissociative issue from reading about dissociative issues here and possibly other ways, may in fact turn out to be part of your autism disorder.

if it is your autism disorder your treatment providers can help you understand whats going on and why and how to fix it based on what your autism treatment plan is. with some people the fix is as simple as a change or addition of medication.

my suggestion...talk with your treatment providers if this continues to be a problem for you.