recursive 🏳️‍🌈Dec 20, 2024

Someone in my life was recently talking about masked autism in adults:

The naive clinician or therapist asks, "do you have difficulty with socks?" and the autistic adult says no and concludes they don't have autism

The really knowledgeable one asks, "so tell me about socks," and receives a massive infodump about the very specific choices they made about socks and comfort

Show threadrecursive 🏳️‍🌈Dec 20, 2024
Some day I want radiant floor heat and better insulation, I don't really like wearing socks indoors at all
Show threadIrenes (many)Dec 20, 2024
@recursive oh, yeah, we have good insulation and sufficient heating that we just go sockless lately. it's the time of year when we can wear our pretty striped ones, but even so, that's really only for when we're going somewhere and want to look nice.
Show threadrecursive 🏳️‍🌈Dec 20, 2024
@ireneista for me it's the slipperiness that's unpleasant, and I hadn't found grippy socks that didn't feel weird (sweaty against the grippy stuff, and annoying to then slip shoes over too)
Show threadrecursive 🏳️‍🌈Dec 20, 2024
@ireneista I do use a heated floor mat under my work desk though
Show threadIrenes (many)
@recursive oh yep friction is a big issue for us, and also we have sensitive skin
Dec 20, 2024 at 6:35amWeb
Show threadIrenes (many)Dec 20, 2024
@recursive or like, lack of friction
Show threadSPICY EVIL CAET🍬🍭🎄Dec 20, 2024
@ireneista @recursive the slippery socks!!