#and talk to other ppl with tism . building real community is such a struggle and we aren't given clear guidance on social cues | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

lupismaris · 4 months

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One of the most uncomfortable experiences of autistic adulthood in my experience truly has been- either relationships/friendships, and the process of building them, need to be easier to navigate or I need to want them less because this no man's land is a special kind of lonely.

And it's not a vague post or pity post, it's just an observation re community building in a local sense. We're told it's harder when you're older, harder when you're sober, harder when you're xyz. But that doesn't take away the need for community or help with navigating the process of building it.

#its a bad brain day lads for many many reasons but im hoping to getnone or two coherent thoughts out #this is v much not a cry for pity just something im seeing over and over as i settle into my year 30 and my audhd #and talk to other ppl with tism . building real community is such a struggle and we aren't given clear guidance on social cues #which we knew going in from a life time of figuring them all out. but somehow i thought itd be easier by now. and it isn't #im still working on it I'm trying to get better and braver but how much of the work is my responsibility to carry #and how much can i hope someone else will bring tk the table #idk. might delete because ill get sick of looking at it #also might cross post and regret it immediately. we'll see.

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