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What were some of your autistic traits that were mistaken for something else? (lemmy.ml)
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For example: I was called "the perfectionist" at my kindergarten for having routines and wanting to do things the same.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, probably all of them, but one thing that never sat well with me, is people calling me shy, because I wasn't talkative. Or assuming that I would have stage fright, because I wasn't talkative. Or thinking I was antisocial, because I wasn't talkative.

Like, man, I just don't have anything to say, please stop interpreting that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I hate it when people interpret my behavior.