Has anyone ignored or missed YOUR hints??

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I know this is a rather unusual topic from the "Aspie perspective", as we typically find ourselves on the [non-] receiving end of missed hints from NTs but have you ever had a situation where YOU gave some hint, in NT fashion, and found it was either missed or ignored (or maybe couldn't tell which??)

Some people have said that neurodivergent people still retain some sporadic NT-like behaviours, i.e. they're not "fully autistic", so I'm thinking that any hinted / implied communication we use may be part of that manifesting.

While I can't recall offhand any concrete instances of my using hints that were missed, I can recall more than one time where some of us had agreed to head out somewhere, and I'd used hints like "Oh! It looks like it's 2:45 already!" or "Oh! Time sure is moving on, look at the clock!" but then the people receiving the hint didn't seem to realize what I was getting at; to them, it was like a neutral comment. I've also used hints about certain housework around my two daughters, and it seemed to go over their heads - but my wife who's NT picked up on it, and told them directly to help (they're all neurotypical).

I actually got in the habit of proactively and consciously communicating in hints more, as part of a blending in or "masking" strategy...but must admit, it was uncanny about how often such hints were missed, and it made me wonder how "socially handicapped" we really are. However, I can recall at least one incident with a former toxic housemate where he wouldn't seem to acknowledge it and I suspect it was deliberate (passive-aggressive), as a form of "payback" for me rubbing him the wrong way. But most of the time, I think it's an innocent oversight. If anything, it proves that we could all benefit from communicating more directly - but I get the impetus for indirect communication, it's done out of a sense of PRIDE, and not wishing to be seen as "begging" for something, putting one's self-respect foremost.

yeah
i get steamrolled repeatedly.
especially recently by people with adhd.

What hints?

I already told them I have issues with how overwhelmingly discomfortable I'm in this body, like how I'm too prone to infections and sneezing and breathing issues.
And they told me I have issues with attitude.

I asked them for solutions and help me.
And they told me to change my views over it.

I accidentally got something that manages that.
Then they have a gall to start helping me now???



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I only drop hints in emergencies. It's fine if they miss it.

Sometimes my husband answers a rhetorical question, which is really annoying, being so I'm not known to lack the "correct" tone of voice when I'm speaking.

I do drop hints but they get missed a lot so I don't know if I'm dropping them hard enough or relying too much on mind reading. I'm too shy and conflict averse at times and that leads to dropping hard to pick-up hints. On the other hand, sometimes people read hints that I didn't actually drop!