Sorry if this is dumb (and if I have the incorrect flair, or if this kind of post just isn't allowed), Im just curious how other autistic people generally classify the difference between a special interest and a hyperfixation.
I often just say the word "hyperfixation" when regarding a strong/passio
what are some of your coping mechanisms for getting through everyday life?? what helps quieten your brain?
For a long time, I thought this was just something silly or even a bit embarrassing, but it has reached a point where it's becoming overwhelming.
Recently, my hyperfocus on Sonic came back stronger than ever—more than any other time since my childhood.
I feel a constant need to see his image. He
I’m looking to do a job in website design and I want ask this:
did anyone of y’all did an associate degree website design? What is the job like? Is there any difficult challenges in your way always? Can I just do an associate degree to get a job like that?
Hello.
I am autistic and am normally very, very uncomfortable with emotions especially when I cannot offer solutions.
A friend of mine has just lost her childhood cat and while I really want to help comfort her, I don’t know how or what to say. I feel like my anxiety over it will only make it
This is quite a nuanced, complex topic and I'm realizing how deep it goes.
For context: I've been on a healing journey and path for probably 5 years or more of dedicated healing with healing modalities etc...I was diagnosed with autism 2 years ago. and I've recently struck on a realization that t
Is it just me or do majority of autists have the same interests. Like I noticed that it’s either one or more of these (intereses are not limited to the college below):
Sonic
WWII
Some sort of video game if it’s a minor thing like League of Legends or Valorant
Geometry Dash (another notable video
Assalamu Alaikum,
i am on the very best way to getting a diagnosis. It isnt "legally official" yet, but it is pretty much set in stone, and has been since my conception.
I am 22 now and the topic of ASD has been one of my interest for some years now- mainly because I have this compulsive habit to
Exactly as the title says!
Because I am always socially inept, and slow on the uptake, as well as a poor judge of character, over trusting, can't tell if people are safe I have always felt more vulnerable to bullying. often I don't recognize it until it is deep into running its course socially. Now I am extra sensitive to rej
I'm kind of a weird eater, I both hate eating, and always overeat. It's hard to really explain the logic of it and most people just don't believe me when I try, but I feel like, since I don't like having things in my mouth, I'll just turn into autopilot whenever I'm eating. It might also be some for
If anyone saw a post from me an hour ago, I deleted it since I realized it wasn't productive at all and I realize in hindsight I was ultimately mourning that I didn't get the optimal outcome that I wanted when I was younger. That detail is important and will briefly come up here, but it won't be an
Hello
I’m sure some of you can relate to this , I just want to know if any of you found something that can help with my problem
I hate studying i tried so many studying techniques and it didn’t help me , every time I have to study I feel short of breath and I get really anxious, it so hard for m
Naoto from Persona 4.
Why
Disclaimer - yes, I read the rules, I'm hoping this doesn't go against them
I've never been formally diagnosed, but I have noticed and have been told that I show signs consistent with autism, which is why I'm asking on this subreddit - I'm hoping if the information I need isn't here, I can at least
Me and my friend are both AuDHD but in a very conflicting way. When I start telling them about something, I feel a compulsion to say it in full from beginning to end while including as many relevant details as possible. My friend's similar in the sense that they compulsively spend just as long telli
Serving in the military with an autistic child raises a lot of unique problems, but there are a lot of resources available. Just wanted to spotlight this sometimes overlooked community.
Hi yall! I have a con tomorrow and I wanna cosplay Princess Serenity from sailor moon so I got blue contact lenses but I’ve never worn contacts before…anyone able to explain what they are like? I’m super sensitive
Hey so honestly i’m not sure if i’m autistic or not but i’m suspecting it, I think that this subreddit has the perfect community to ask so i hope that you help me!
I’ve been self-studying social interactions and masking for my whole life, but as a 16yo, i still struggle doing some of the most basic
Suspecting autism, think this is the cause for my problems, but not sure.
Hello everyone. I'm a 17-year-old dude and need some advice on reforming my social anxiety. I did look on the Internet, but most of the advice I found there was regarding having conversations to make friends or to talk to a l
Hi everyone, I hope this post is okay to share here. I’m part of a small university project team working on a project related to visual attention patterns, and we’re looking for volunteers to help us collect anonymized eye-gaze data. What does participation involve? You’ll be shown a short slideshow
One issue that I've noticed is that work courses that require participants to do both a theory part in classes and then an internship or similar job trial, have little to no practicing in classes. It's almost exclusively completely theoretical.
But once you're on the job, the reality is that you
tldr; I can't stand my plans changing last minute, and it makes me really irritable. Do I need to stop thinking about myself?
Hi everyone,
New poster here, I'll try not to make this a huge essay but I'm at the point where I'm hoping I can at least feel like there's some people like me out ther
Hey guys, I’m posting this to see if anyone else relates or struggles with the same thing & has any advice or their own work experiences. So first off, I have ADHD, not sure if autism is there too. I grew up with family/friends where I always felt like the odd one out. I sucked at school, sucked at
im 24f and have suspected i might be on the spectrum for a while. i finally got around to scheduling an assessment after procrastinating for months (more like years tbh).
i actually thought i had gotten an evaluation when i was 4 and they said i didnt have it, but my mom told me a couple years ago
I love it when things are relatable, and I think its an autistic trait as we're often very rigid, its also why I love creating art- to make people feel seen! Most media i enjoy, I like because I find them comforting in their relatability, I seek these out, and they become my favorite, constantly on
i brush my teeth with bubblefruit toothpaste cause my autism doesn't like the sensory feeling of mint sometimes and also cause due to adhd, i will forget to brush my teeth if i dont like my toothpaste
idk what to tag this, but i talked about a sensory issue so close enough lol
Hi everyone! My name is Melissa and I am a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of British Columbia (UBC). I am conducting a survey study as part of my doctoral dissertation to better understand the factors that impact the mental health and masking of autistic youth.
Who can participate? We are l
I’ve been talking to this guy for about 3 months we met online and have been talking daily since day one We haven't met in person yet. He was very clear from the start that he views online relationships as "doomed to fail" and believes marriage is the only real commitment. He explicitly said he does
Title says all. I don't wanna be here anymore.
“It’s just a joke” I KNOW! I genuinely know, when it’s with people I know, when they joke. But that doesn’t mean I like it. Specifically rude jokes. I don’t have to like it!
However, aside from rude jokes, I was told that i take things too seriously. Like it could be a regular ass conversation and
Hello fellow humans,
As the title reads, I am a male human in my late 30s and have recently been diagnosed with what i am told is level 1 ASD, I was also told there were just a couple of exceptions that kept it from being level 2. I as well have ADHD and substance abuse disorder (in remission).
I
So I’m in high school and if you know how high schools are you know that you might be targeted/bullied if you wear ear defenders. Since I have high functioning autism most people don’t realize it so they would make fun of me so getting to the point how might you conceal ear defenders. Btw my school
I know some people don’t like this show for various reasons but I enjoy it. On the other hand it’s makes me upset often. It seems a lot of the people on the show who have autism come from loving supportive families who adore their kids. I’m level 2 and I had to find out I was autistic myself. This s
my parents are both extremely absent. i dont find it a problem, but because of how away they are at work, they both have an idealized version of me in their heads. i speak to my parents maybe ~15 minutes combined per week, and thats not an exaggeration. for example, my mom told the psychiatrist tha
Hellooo
I feel like college is finally going the way I want it to, I have started befriending more people and I plan on going to MomoCon with one of my college friends and I’m so excited about that. As an autistic person making friends can feel really difficult but I feel like I’m finally finding m
So, my best friend is autistic, and she seems to struggle a lot with regulating her emotions. At home, she has a canvas that she basically just destroys, and I guess that works for her, but at school and otherwise in public she can't exactly do that. She ends up breaking pencils or paint brushes, or
Can y'all share what healthy safe foods u have?
Cus I'm kinda worried about eating nothing but pasta everyday
I don't necessarily recall a lot of times I've been babied before, but i have seen other autistic people be babied (particularly males). I personally think you should never baby autistic people regardless of their level of support, I think you should **treat them like humans but still try to accommo
Please help! I STILL don’t believe my ASD diagnosis from Prosper Health is valid and I’m over 1 month in. I’ve researched unmasking galore and I simply don’t know what I am masking in the first place. What can I do to accept it’s accurate as I wait for a second opinion? It’s driving me crazy. I went
part of my autism is it takes me a bit longer to understand what im supposed to do i keep thinking will I get in trouble for this I have made a couple of mistakes before on billing I’m getting better but still
Hi everyone, I’m 14 and uhhhhh so I think I’m autistic, obviously from the title. I’ve done deep dives, research, all the online tests (the verified ones), even been told by my autistic friends I may be on the spectrum, however I’ve never been diagnosed, an I ask my mom and she’s all like “well they
I 15m have a close friend who is saying stuff that's starting to get on my nerves, but i dont know if im like rightfully annoyed or just being dramatic. Some examples of conversations we've had
me: I got an 95% on my test!
friend: i never get anything under a 99%
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All I need is a swing and it’s a perfect sensory room.
one of my autism's comorbities is that I have delayed pain and fatigue reception. when exercising
if someone punches me I'll feel it right away, but when I'm exercising, I'll not feel a thing, until it's too late.
I'm a military firefighter in Brazil.
I need to do exercises regularly to be able
I stopped by a post office to drop off a package. The guy scans and says.
"Oh theres an extra fee now over the hollidays."
I'm confused but ask.
"Oh how much." And he just starts laughing.
"Omg you belived me?!! Haha you're so cute and gullible. You can't just trust strangers!"
God I hate jok
Hi everyone,
My oldests best friend is autistic. My kid knows and they have had chats together about her friends autism. But recently they have hit a few bumps on the road, nothing major, they are both just figuring out how to exist in the world.
I've tried to explain to my kid how being friends
Greetings, fellow autistics of reddit.
I'm 17 and I live in the UK. I'm in y12 and I'm autistic & ADHD.
A few years ago, I started a Neurodiversity club with my friends and the SENco of my school (who is my actual queen), basically just as a place for the younger students to come in and talk about
So I(?15)'ve been diagnosed a month ago with autism type 1 (so that would be high functioning) and it explained a lot of things. The point is, that I feel like I've got no actual hyperfixation and never felt hyperfocused. I mean, I do have things I think about it do everyday but I don't know anythin
Hey everyone,
Just started a new job this week after 8 months of sick leave. Left my previous employer after a really rough time – discrimination, being pushed out despite solid performance, and having my basic rights ignored. Finally got out, landed a step-up role in leadership.
Objectively the n
