Sean C.@autistics #ActuallyAutistic not sure who needs to hear this, but likely preaching to this choir…
Analog AI@filmfreak75 @autistics ... also, when I repeat what you said, I'm not making fun. I'm just wired that way.
Energetic Nova@Retreival9096 @filmfreak75 @autistics
When I repeat using different words, usually I am trying to clarify meaning…. And it can come off hostile.
@Energetic_Nova @filmfreak75 @autistics
i have been fortunate that my partner understands active listening -- the only issue for them is my parroting, which seems automatic to me. (I suspect it's a coping mechanism I learned, so in theory I could learn something else ... but I don't have the energy for that right now).
I'm extremely introverted, and am retired (or otherwise unemployed) for about 2 years; so I don't do a lot of social interacting -- so "Happy Birthday" is one of the major social mistakes I make these days (that I'm aware of).