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eskielover · Jul 13, 2021 at 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

I’ve been called a variety of names throughout my life from weird, to emotionless, and I’ve been called the R word a number of times. I have ASD and it’s tough to hide it because I also think I may have selective mutism since I can’t talk aloud to anyone but a few family members and my therapist. But I can do great communicating online. I can email customer service when I have an issue with an order and I am good with communicating with people on MSF and on FB. But I can’t actually talk on the phone with like insurance companies because of how bad my anxiety gets when I actually have to speak.

So I can’t really hide it but I haven’t had anyone give me any trouble in about 3.5 years. People tend to like having me around or work with me since I don’t talk their ear off but I’m attentive and still a nice person.

Oh my gosh....my EX-H was exactly like that. Way before Aspergers, then ASD was ever known about.... 1970-1980. I always thought it was just that he needed more practice dealing with things on the phone but he would always mess up the call & then I not only had to make the call myself but fix the mess he made. He hates the phone & our daughter (who is grown now) said she hadn't heard from him in over a year.

Thank you for sharing this because it has helped me understand what I was experiencing