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Not Antisocial, Just Autistic 🧠💬
Here’s something I wish I had known before my Autism diagnosis: I’m not antisocial — I’m neurodivergent, and I simply need space to recharge. In high school and college, I constantly questioned why I couldn’t keep up with the social energy of my peers. Now I know the truth: I thrive in connection, just not constantly or on demand.
As a neurodivergent person, I’ve learned that honoring my need for rest, hydration, and downtime isn’t avoiding life — it’s preparing for it. Socializing in spurts, with intentional energy management, is part of how many of us in the Autism community stay aligned and authentic.
Can you relate to needing recovery time around social events? Let’s talk about it in the comments.
#adhd #autisticadults #autism #autismacceptance #neurodivergent #anxietyawareness
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I'm definitely an autistic introvert because I saw those things in college, and I did not want to go. I spent all of my free time at home. I got enough socializing while eating meals in the cafeterias, and that was mostly just being near people and watching them.
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Very uncomfortable engaging at social events, but I enjoy watching from a corner.
31 | 3
I am always extremely uncomfortable at social events.
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There is a lot of talk in the Autistic community about masking. I personally do not mask much, but at social events I tend to hide in plain sight.
At, say, a social dinner, I generally do not speak unless spoken to. Occasionally something comes up that I can chime in on, and even more rarely someone will ask me about a subject I have expertise in, but often I end up just sitting there eating dinner while watching the conversations flow around me.
The fact that I generally find myself sitting in between two completely separate conversations hardly helps; I generally can follow neither.
Rather than trying to "mask" by coming up with ways to artificially inject myself into conversations, I look for ways to specifically lead conversations, or outright presentations. For example, at church, I have usually been a Sunday School teacher. Elsewhere I make it a point to volunteer to give presentations. At work years ago I managed to get appointed as a "Training Supervisor." In all of these capacities there are social rules I actually understand, and as a presenter I do not have to figure out when I can shoehorn into a conversation.
My advice is, focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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I use “asocial”. I’m not “antisocial” as I have no ability to charm (or plan to hurt others), but I avoid all interactions with humans.
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I wish I had known this as a kid as well. I hated being called antisocial but didn’t have the words to explain what was really going on.
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Not to mention that social event planners don't typically consider what makes social engagement meaningful and instead treat it like a discount table for everyone to idly pick over. What's the point of showing up (or sticking around) if the organizers (and, often, even the participants) can't be bothered to make the experience genuinely fulfilling rather than merely transactional?
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Same here. I have to keep my own self full before pouring into others… I like being social but with limits.
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I waited more than two years for an appointment for an evaluation (ASD) & the neurologist told me I wasn't autistic, although all tests his colleague did beforehand pointed to that, and that it's more likely that I have social anxiety. He was a sexist but social anxiety is a huge stigma in the autistic community.
I just don't like being around people too much– doesn't mean I have social anxiety. I can't stand crowds because they are loud and smelly 🙈.
He did diagnose me with alexythimia though 😁😮
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They can't seem to understand that I need months to recharge. Otherwise I seem more 'off' to them- bc I don't feel well. Yet somehow everything they feel is a big deal.
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As a kid in the 70s I learned the word "antisocial" as it was applied to me and my unacceptable behavior. I didn't learn the word "autism"and how exactly it explained me so well until 2 years ago.
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I wish I had known that at least before I started studying.
I met so many new people then, but I again couldn't keep up with their social life after a couple of weeks.
It would have helped me so much to understand and be able to pace myself better to keep a few selected friendships instead of trying to be in the whole group and failing.
One of my new goals now, setting up a social routine that I can keep up with.
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Normies don't get this. They get upset or take personal. When we don't go out every night to do the same stuff.
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Yeah, I sometimes used to think something was wrong with me that I wanted to spend a lot of time alone.
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🎯
Also, do you find yourself needing more water than people around you drink, to feel hydrated
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I love people, I like doing things for people, and I think that makes masking and fatigue much worse
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Asocial and antisocial are not the same thing. Antisocial is a psychopathic trait.
7 | 1
The video just paused at "recharge" and showed a buffering symbol😅
6 | 0
Exactly the way I feel too. ❤🎉
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@tammybrown4410
2 months ago
I can relate.😊
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