I think a big part of audio processing issues is the fact we are constantly trying to figure out facial expressions, body language, interpretations, etc at the same time as someone talking, so we actually miss what they are saying

Autistic masking is a full time job

NTs be like

Autistic masking is a full time job and nobody realizes just how much effort we have to put in

NTs should try being in an entirely autistic environment and have to mask as autistic. I bet most wouldn't last a day.

You're not a bad person for missing a social cue

Autism is a spectrum

The autism spectrum is non-linear

There is a connection between the medical model and colonial ideology. The medical model is built on the presumption that the autistic way of doing something is "wrong" and the neurotypical way is "right". If an autistic person is say, using direct communication, the medical

Many Indigenous cultures actually do not view neurodivergence the same way as the Western medical model

No Nonsense Neurodivergent This. This is why I spend most of my free time w/ fellow NDers. -Don't have to mask -Don't have to worry about being misunderstood -Don't have explain myself then explain the explanation -Don't have to figure out the hidden meaning of anything Just delicious direct communication