Jacoby wrote:
Definitely not me, I am a pessimist I guess and I really lack the ability to read other people so I've become less trusting and more guarded as a result. I don't think it's a good or healthy thing, while I might avoid getting taken advantage of or humiliated I also avoid a lot of other potentially good things. It is a constant battle against my natural instincts.
I am a lot like this. As long as I can remember people have been telling me to stop being so negative. I think it is an overcompensation to being too trusting when young and the bullying. I am a lot better since I was diagnosed and used the explanation to figure out I was overcompensating.
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DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity
“My autism is not a superpower. It also isn’t some kind of god-forsaken, endless fountain of suffering inflicted on my family. It’s just part of who I am as a person”. - Sara Luterman