Part of my ongoing series on being diagnosed as an adult…
What previous confusing experiences made sense once you learned you were autistic?
Part of my ongoing series on being diagnosed as an adult…
What previous confusing experiences made sense once you learned you were autistic?
The biggest one for me was difficulty getting jobs. I’ve lost count how many times my parents had to deal with me venting frustrations at falling short in the interview phase.
I can’t “read between the lines.” Like at all. If it’s not spelled-out to me in nearly granular detail, it gets lost in translation. This has definitely contributed to my romantic difficulties.
The only other thing that comes to mind is random social interactions that just turned really awkward because I don’t really have that much of a “socially appropriate” compass. lol That happened more often when I was younger.
Ugh! The worst for me is when I have imitated someone else I thought was funny in a separate circle, then later found out that that guy would not have fit in with the circle I did my imitation in. I come off looking way out of touch, or my favorite word to hear as measured by frequency, “inappropriate.”