Comments on: What? I’m Different?! https://monkeywrenchyourlife.com/2023/07/08/what-im-different/ Come along for the ride as I live my life and try to figure out what it all means to me Sun, 16 Jul 2023 02:20:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Allen https://monkeywrenchyourlife.com/2023/07/08/what-im-different/#comment-1204 Sun, 16 Jul 2023 02:20:55 +0000 http://monkeywrenchyourlife.com/?p=403#comment-1204 In reply to Patrick Alexander.

It’s really hard to mask less when it’s such a default state that I’m often not even aware I’m doing it. I’m starting to be aware of that transition moment when I animate my face in order to interact with people. But I don’t see how it’s possible to stop doing that, because if I just have my blank face on it’s going to make allistic people very uncomfortable and stifle any conversation.

]]> By: Patrick Alexander https://monkeywrenchyourlife.com/2023/07/08/what-im-different/#comment-1203 Sun, 16 Jul 2023 01:51:37 +0000 http://monkeywrenchyourlife.com/?p=403#comment-1203 And some of us will be glad to see another person normalizing being openly autistic as an adult, because it makes it a little less awkward for the rest of us. I went through a similar process, but still feel weird about telling people I’m autistic. I’d also like to figure out how to mask less, but feel weirder about that—it’s hard to unlearn that being yourself is only publicly acceptable in small, carefully controlled doses.

]]> By: Dana Freeman https://monkeywrenchyourlife.com/2023/07/08/what-im-different/#comment-1199 Sat, 08 Jul 2023 14:16:19 +0000 http://monkeywrenchyourlife.com/?p=403#comment-1199 I believe you did a good thing posting this. The people who will read this blog already have an interest in you as a person. I think they will be glad (like I am) to have a deeper understanding of who you are and another big piece of the puzzle has been revealed. Congrats to you for having the wisdom to put it out there.

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