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DevilKisses
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06 Apr 2014, 9:04 pm

I often notice that people that I meet randomly understand me better than people at school who have been through my files.


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06 Apr 2014, 10:29 pm

What do you mean when you say people who have been through your files? Do you mean like doctors and people like that? If that is what you mean I might have an insight for you. It's just a thought but maybe it's a reason. I think that when you meet people randomly they make an initial connection with you. It might be a small connection but it is one none the less. They see you as just another person and the connection is very organic. When you are dealing with people who have gone through your files, they are seeing you in a clinical way and that makes the difference. What you are feeling is the human to human connection with the random people you meet. What you feel with the doctors is that you are more of a project or a clinical subject and that connection is very different. That's just my guess but maybe that could be it.


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06 Apr 2014, 10:34 pm

skibum wrote:
What do you mean when you say people who have been through your files? Do you mean like doctors and people like that? If that is what you mean I might have an insight for you. It's just a thought but maybe it's a reason. I think that when you meet people randomly they make an initial connection with you. It might be a small connection but it is one none the less. They see you as just another person and the connection is very organic. When you are dealing with people who have gone through your files, they are seeing you in a clinical way and that makes the difference. What you are feeling is the human to human connection with the random people you meet. What you feel with the doctors is that you are more of a project or a clinical subject and that connection is very different. That's just my guess but maybe that could be it.

I'm talking mostly about people who know about my autism diagnosis or see me on my bad days. People at school know about my autism diagnosis. They also see me on my bad days because I don't like school. I tend to act lazy, immature, disabled and rude on my bad days. I try not to, but it's hard.


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06 Apr 2014, 10:52 pm

DevilKisses wrote:
I often notice that people that I meet randomly understand me better than people at school who have been through my files.



I have seen you around on this forum and you sure have a sense of humour. That should count for something.