Part of my ongoing series on being diagnosed as an adult…

What previous confusing experiences made sense once you learned you were autistic?

  • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
    18·
    11 months ago

    Extreme internal screaming at the feeling of socks that had the wrong texture. I couldn’t find the words to explain what was so intolerable, so I just seemed like a demon child some mornings before school while my mother forced shoes over my feet to trap them in their torture chambers.

      • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        I’m not a parent so please take this with a grain of salt.

        Talk to your children about feelings. Teach them how to speak when they’re having trouble expressing their emotions. This was not a skill my parents ever nurtured, which would have saved much pain.

    • PastaGorgonzola@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      I was looking through this community because my daughter was recently diagnosed, but this comment hit a nerve.

      I cannot stand socks that feel wrong, and no, I cannot explain what exactly “wrong” means. I don’t own more than 1 identical pair of socks: each pair has a clear left and right sock, so mixing up 2 identical pairs is a nightmare.