warpslide@lemmy.ca to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoI think I'm autisticlemmy.caimagemessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageI think I'm autisticlemmy.cawarpslide@lemmy.ca to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square152fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI can usually tell from the rarely looking at me when they speak, having an unusual depth of knowledge on weird facts, or problems with competitive games. My stepson was ASD. That also helped.
minus-squareElkenders@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoWhat’re the issues with competitive games?
minus-squareBleatingZombie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI can’t speak for them (obviously), but I hate competing because I feel guilty if I win and a failure if I lose
minus-squareaStonedSanta@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoFucking hell. Yes. And if we lose and I know I wasn’t giving it 100% focus I feel even worse.
minus-squareElkenders@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoInteresting. I remember intentionally slowing to come second in a race when I was younger.
I can usually tell from the rarely looking at me when they speak, having an unusual depth of knowledge on weird facts, or problems with competitive games. My stepson was ASD. That also helped.
What’re the issues with competitive games?
I can’t speak for them (obviously), but I hate competing because I feel guilty if I win and a failure if I lose
Fucking hell. Yes. And if we lose and I know I wasn’t giving it 100% focus I feel even worse.
Interesting. I remember intentionally slowing to come second in a race when I was younger.