A question for my autistic friends. Many autistic people struggle with social interactions and forming relationships, which is why they often feel lonely and isolated. I’d be interested to know how you usually go about making new connections, whether they’re friendships or romantic relationships.
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@autismunicorn @autistics For me it’s mostly been people I work with. Though I’m really not that close to anyone.
I’ve only recently discovered I’m AuDHD, but the world let me know, from an early age, that I was not “normal”.
I tend to think I annoy people after a period of time, so I recede from connections after a while. I’m really happiest doing my own thing.
Romantic connection has always been a super weird space for me. I’ve been married forever, but only had one short relationship before dating my wife.
I had lots of friendly women classmates/co-workers when I was younger, but it always felt like expressing interest/dating was for other people – who knew what they were doing.
Arthur 
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