sort of off topic, but does anyone else have the experience of consistently having bad interactions in real life any time autism is discussed? like the reasons are so varied but it's so consistently not great. i feel like it's rooted in a "i know autism better than you and i feel threatened anytime something is expressed that differs from my own opinion/experience with it". and sometimes people are offended with any opinion or anecdote or experience expressed on it at all in a "don't mansplain autism to me" sort of way (i'm not a man, just to be clear, and obv mansplaining isnt unique to men).
not saying this to be unkind or mean to anyone. it just feels like such a super touchy topic. i started completely not engaging in conversation around it at all and pretending like i don't know anything about it.
not saying this to be unkind or mean to anyone. it just feels like such a super touchy topic. i started completely not engaging in conversation around it at all and pretending like i don't know anything about it.