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Originally Posted by ElsaMars
We could adopt a philosophy where we don't talk to autistic or delusional people or we can learn proper communication techniques and allow them to express themselves and still offer our insight. It's acceptable to say "we've gone round and round and I see no point". I see your point 
But the OP may still have more to say and people may still feel the need to respond back. When nobody sees the point anymore the thread will drop. |
I understand what you're saying. I dont mean that we ignore people. But if someone wants advice or comes here for advice, then shouldnt they be willing to hear that advice and not shoot everything down? I think my point was more in frustration that every comment, it seems, has been shot down, in a thread of 160 plus replies.
I don't understand what it is exactly that the OP wants to hear from us? Yes, your brother is better than you so enjoy your misery? That's what it seems to be to me, because he won't accept any other reality...or the idea that his thought process could be changed through therapy.
He also said he does not have a diagnosis of autism. He said he believes he has some traits but his therapist would not diagnose him as such because she would treat it the same way as someone with social awkwardness. I don't know if he has autism or not, but there seems to be a trend, I have noticed, that people think if they have poor social skills then that means they have some form of autism. That's kind of offensive to me. It's like people who experience some form of stress likening it to PTSD or GAD. If he thinks he has autism, then let's talk about that and how to overcome it in social settings, but so far the problem is everyone else and how everyone else should change.