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Recognizing the intentions of others (self.autism)
submitted 2 years ago by kuku to c/autism
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I hardly recognize the intentions of other people. I often realize too late when people want to take advantage of me or are not well-disposed towards me.

Because of this, I learned to perceive strangers as a danger which is causing me anxiety and stress. This is especially an issue when strangers are approaching me. For some reason I don’t have much issues to approach others myself.

I’m not sure how much of this is related to my autism. Can someone relate to this? Is there anything I can do about this?

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[–] kerneltux 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I can't read another's intentions to save my life, and (slowly) developed a "fool me once? Bye, Felicia" approach. Thankfully, my friends/family understand why, and I don't question if they're gonna be two-faced.

When meeting strangers, I share my boundaries early on that 1)I can't infer meaning to any degree, so 2)they need to use specific & unambiguous language. At that point, they can't claim ignorance, so I have no reservations about forgetting their existence & moving on with my life if they don't pay attention.