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[Lo-Co]

 

[Yehuda]

That username to post correlation.

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Hang with your local juggalos

 

[Lo-Co]

That username to post correlation.

I'm confused

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

I'm a 20 year old autistic guy in college. I feel like being social is confusing most of the time, mainly expressing myself to other people. Telling people I'm autistic is something that I've never wanted to really tell people initially because I feel like the level of seriousness drops the moment the A word is uttered. I become a helpless child in their eyes. When I'm an adult who just wants to understand other adults and be taken just as serious as the next man. I've had times where I've hid the fact that I was autistic, but I felt I wasn't being real with myself. But all of this disappears when I do radio or record my voice. Whenever I get to talk, or just rant about something I feel right at home. When I'm outside the small talk stencil, I can become interesting. I just don't know how to cultivate this feeling outside the radio booth. I can make a speech in front of hundreds, yet one on one conversations are just awkward.
What advice would you offer?

What you need is Islaam. No one feels right until they practice Islaam. I grew up my whole life not feeling right until I started practicing Islaam. The reason Almighty God created Mankind was so that they worship Him alone without any partners or any intermediaries.

 

[Killer Instinct]

What you need is Islaam. No one feels right until they practice Islaam. I grew up my whole life not feeling right until I started practicing Islaam. The reason Almighty God created Mankind was so that they worship Him alone without any partners or any intermediaries.

 

[Ashley Banks]

Then don't tell ppl until you consider them friends.

 

[Milomann]

What you need is Islaam. No one feels right until they practice Islaam. I grew up my whole life not feeling right until I started practicing Islaam. The reason Almighty God created Mankind was so that they worship Him alone without any partners or any intermediaries.

Religion is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

 

[Lo-Co]

Then don't tell ppl until you consider them friends.

Good point. I feel like I'm too open of a book with those I don't know

 

[dennis roadman]

I'm a 20 year old autistic guy in college. I feel like being social is confusing most of the time, mainly expressing myself to other people. Telling people I'm autistic is something that I've never wanted to really tell people initially because I feel like the level of seriousness drops the moment the A word is uttered. I become a helpless child in their eyes. When I'm an adult who just wants to understand other adults and be taken just as serious as the next man. I've had times where I've hid the fact that I was autistic, but I felt I wasn't being real with myself. But all of this disappears when I do radio or record my voice. Whenever I get to talk, or just rant about something I feel right at home. When I'm outside the small talk stencil, I can become interesting. I just don't know how to cultivate this feeling outside the radio booth. I can make a speech in front of hundreds, yet one on one conversations are just awkward.
What advice would you offer?

a lotta people dont like small talk and many appreciate someone who doesn't like it either

you're 20 creh, autism or not, you got a lotta shyt to figure out in this world. be patient and be skrong

 

[wickedsm]

I think just venting like you did in this post is good and helpful.
I agree with @Juicy don't tell people till you consider them friends
No this is not you "not being real with yourself" just the opposite.
Your blood type is just as much "the real you" as autism is and none of us
Need that to converse with you.

Have patience with yourself. At 20 and up you realize it's a million X better to have a few outstanding people in your life than 10 or hundreds of marginal folks.

Good luck breh.

 

[Ashley Banks]

Good point. I feel like I'm too open of a book with those I don't know

I understand. My little brother has autism.

 

[Lo-Co]

I understand. My little brother has autism.

Its like I'm capable of relationships and all. I just feel like some sort of alien at times, and my social skills increase and decrease. The thing is I was never formally diagnosed with actual autism until I turned 16. Which explained things. The thing is I'm a deep thinker so I'm silent a lot. And it somewhat reflects on here.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Stone cold steve autism.

 

[Lo-Co]

I think just venting like you did in this post is good and helpful.
I agree with @Juicy don't tell people till you consider them friends
No this is not you "not being real with yourself" just the opposite.
Your blood type is just as much "the real you" as autism is and none of us
Need that to converse with you.

Have patience with yourself. At 20 and up you realize it's a million X better to have a few outstanding people in your life than 10 or hundreds of marginal folks.

Good luck breh.

never thought of it like that. I always naively felt, that if i don't tell people the whole story I felt like I was fake. But I don't know. I feel like besides my social skills, I was always a good friend to people. I don't really judge peoples secrets and dark moments. I had about 30 friends when I went to the ward at one point. When I came back, I had 1 friend. And that was all I needed. I'm like Arnold from hey Arnold, I try to see the good in everyone, and go out my way to help everyone. Even when it makes no sense whatsoever to do so. I was always the stable center to people. Which is backbreaking