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Default Jul 13, 2021 at 11:17 AM
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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

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Default Jul 29, 2021 at 06:14 AM
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Throughout my life I’ve always been called weird or unusual. (Whether it be in school or just in general) I’ve recently found out I could possibly be on the autism spectrum which makes a lot of sense due to the number of signs throughout my life (light sensitivity as a child, sensitive to loud noises (I don’t like loud noises even today but when I was younger it was distressing) certain things bothered me like tags on shirts or water in my face (still does) I walked on my heels for a good few years of my childhood, stimming, avoiding eye contact, bad at social interaction, etc.) anyway with that being said, I’ve learned to sort of blend in with society. I find myself restraining myself from being weird, there will
Be slip ups but I feel like I’m acting, when I act normal in front of people, but it feels fake. I don’t know if anyone knows what I’m getting at, but I was just wondering if anyone did (whether you are autistic or not)
My daughter likely has alexithymia as well as asd. She doesn't know how she feels or does but doesn't know how to express those thoughts She stims like crazy only at home, it makes her feel good and even. She hates small talk and literally would live her life with no social interactions at all. But there are times you have to talk to get a need met. In public, she acts like or seems to be uppity or snobby. She is not she is socially anxious. In my opinion only there are loud and confident asd folk and then there are the opposite, the opposite is my daughter.
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