Apies percieved as deceitful (more to the point this time)

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I'm wondering if the owner was covering for someone or perhaps covering up a mistake he had made.

I get weird looks from people in stores sometimes but I always figured it was because of my wheelchair, either they're not sure if I need help or they're looking to see if I knock something over.

The interesting thing for me is that I know I have eye contact problems but it's one of those things that most people don't notice or make a big deal about, but when I've had someone point that out as proof of lying, I honestly feel like they've watched too many police shows rather than basing their feeling on reality. Usually it's me glancing away from them but looking at them most of the time, and that minor glancing away gets pointed out as their proof.

I can relate to having people either trust me completely without question or decide from the start I can't be trusted. Never made sense to me.

I've had credibility problems surrounding my medical problems because some health care people simply refuse to accept that someone might be knowledgeable about their own condition. And being too well adjusted sometimes is a problem for some people- I get the impression that some people see someone in a wheelchair and expect their story to fit the "stock story" or stereotypical narrative, and not accepting that person's actual story, if that makes sense.

I too wonder if I project weirdness. Most of the time, I'm out and about and everything goes well, but from time to time, I get either weird looks from some people, or I'm chatting with someone and notice they're acting strange, as if the small talk is making them uncomfortable. I have to think though, how much of that is an aspie problem vs. some people trying too hard to find bad behavior, and seeing things that aren't there.

What gets me is when someone knows you to be honest, but chooses to accept the body language and eye contact not being "correct" as proof you're lying.

I hate to admit it, but I can relate to at least some of this. Talking too much or too little, eye contact being off sometimes, talking too fast, and gestures sometimes not matching what's being said. Never accused of hiding things via loose clothing, but I do wear sunglasses a bit more than most people and always have my headset on unless I'm actually with people I'm talking to vs. just wheeling around someplace or on the bus. I've never gotten into trouble for "faking" normal, but sometimes it's picked up on that I'm ill at ease in a situation despite initial appearance of being calm, when actually it's because I am overloaded but I'm trying to process and remain calm.

I do suspect that some NTs take advantage and know how aspies might react to certain situations in order to push a false accusation, such as repeating accusatory questions after getting an answer or adding exaggerated or made up "charges" to the original accusation. Accused gets frustrated and overloaded by the questions because they don't understand why the accuser is after them in the first place, which gets interpreted as proof of guilt. Sometimes one's odd but harmless past behavior is used to illustrate supposed guilt.