i cant wrap my head around it

  • SavvyWolf@pawb.social
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    8 days ago

    Probably more quiet. Autism is (as I see it and in my own experience) about overstimulation. Not being autistic would probably feel like things weren’t as “loud” or attention grabby.

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      7 days ago

      Less perpetual anxiety and I imagine a slower racing brain. Sometimes I feel like I’m playing life on an emulator with fast forward constantly on. Also existing outside your brain without this layer of abstraction. I feel so aware of constituent parts of reality and seeing things as a whole.

      Less deeply effected by injustice or a lack of logic. Fewer instances of upsetting people by naturally adhering to more socially accepted ways of presenting thoughts and communicating.

      Easier, less exhausting. Though I know neurotypicals have their own struggles.

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      6 days ago

      I’ve noticed that most people don’t hear the things I do

      I’ll make a comment about something I hear in the background and they will get confused. Did they not overhear that conversation or noise?

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        6 days ago

        I think non-autistic people can just… Not listen to things. Like there’s a noise and they’re like “nah, I’m good” and filter it out.