And then he continued: “Imagine that one of the challenges of autistic people is being able to understand the dynamics of a conversation.. I mean, for example, sometimes I don’t understand the pauses, I need a certain amount of time to explain things, or I explain them in a completely different way. And sometimes I interrupt because I can’t finish an idea.”
Furthermore, he said: “Let’s think that I was the only autistic person and there were five other neurotypical people who were at that table. The truth was that it was very difficult for me, because they contradicted me or told me ‘but’, that is, they invalidated me.”.
“It really wasn’t that he was being rude. But it is my super interest to communicate, that is, it means that technically I am going to talk about that topic and I am going to talk a lot” and he remarked: “In addition, autistic people do something called infodumping, which is a show of autistic love, or demonstrating that we like an interest. That means talking a lot about a certain topic to the point where we can often exhaust ourselves.r, but I really needed to talk about it and I wanted to help.”
“If you look closely, I got up three times to cry because I felt that I was wrong, that I was making a mistake, because everyone was invalidating me, and that I was looking bad. And now it’s also happening to me because many people are saying horrible comments to me online. Instagram,” he lamented.
Likewise, he highlighted: “Imagine that the color, the texture, the smell, everything impacts you and that also when you just put the food in your mouth, you like the flavor, but you feel retching all the time. That’s what happens to me. Many times with meals I see the color, the texture, the flavor, which in reality is not the fruit, it is not the vegetable, it is the texture… I really needed my food and it is not that I am a beneficiary, it is not that I have a crown, I am not a bad person or rude. “I have my needs.”
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