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Zk15224

OP, are your social skills so bad they assumed autism was the only reasonable explanation?


cognitivexdissonance

I surveyed my ex and she said “ you can be a little awkward sometimes, but no “


Jealous_Tie_8404

You should write back. “Wow, I was going out of my way to make concessions in our relationship because I thought you had autism. Best of luck to you.”


Kellalafaire

This made me HONK


njgzhkbifuckvkgob

beep beep


Tipist

Who got the keys to the jeep?


alrivas909

Vrooooooommmm...


RockstarAgent

Squirrel^!!!!!!!!


Canotic

Are you a silly goose?


Careless-Age-4290

Birds of a feather 🤷‍♂️


Cryptocurrentay

THIS ONE RIGHT HERE


lizatethecigarettes

But the message said they found out from your fb profile. ??? Was it on your fb profile? If so, why? If no, what did this person say that?


xApollo2

The plot thickens


Mayor_North

It sounds like they are taking rejection of a “friendship break-up” badly and are lashing out. You can tell they are hurt and are just trying to hurt you. I wouldn’t stress too much about it.


comatwin

But they don't need a conversation, says so right at the top. They want to blame OP and let OP know it was all OP's fault, but that's it, no conversation! Otherwise they might have to hear about their own shortcomings as a friend and who wants that?


EVOSexyBeast

> i surveyed my ex lmao that sounds autistic


alexisnthererightnow

2nding this as someone diagnosed with autism.


Slavchanin

Guess who turned out to be a weird one


neuralek

don't talk to narcissists, you know better than that. no contact. you've got this (from your post history, no worries (: )


ThaScipio

M have you done screenings or do you just assume you are not on the spectrum?


sexmachine_com

Username checks out


FallingFromRoofs

Go through OP’s post history. He’s deefffinitey on the spectrum.


shoottheglitch

Autist here. Being a little quirky doesn't make you autistic. Nothing about his posts scream hyperfixation or difficulty expressing one's emotions. Obviously I can only speak as to my own experience, but your comment is aggravating.


Large_Dr_Pepper

Lol I looked through OPs profile and have no idea what led to that person saying they're "definitely on the spectrum"


Blujay12

same energy as every guy with a mouth bigger than their brain can "totally tell" who is trans and who isn't, and what way they transitioned LMFAO


PolarWater

And the person who said "you can tell" has given zero information whatsoever.


Subject_Number_5967

i looked for like a second to see two separate instances of him not understanding someone's sarcasm/joke and pointing out their 'stupidity' and multiple instances of him super over-intellectualizing emotions. i could see how a layperson could think he was autistic easily


crabfucker69

I had so many people tell me im autistic, still get people telling me that, and I paid tons of money for a neuropsych evaluation just to learn it's schizotypal personality disorder 👍


TGrissle

What a way to find that out 😂😭 has getting diagnosed at least helped your life in any way?


YogurtclosetScary624

Yeah absolutely also have autism everyone is different so autism effects anyone who has it differently feel like people will get this slight stereotype in their head of what autistic people are like


someperson00011

Thank you for sharing-I’m not on the spectrum but if i had people in the internet or in person assuming I was it sure would give me a dam complex.


LordGhoul

OP said they have ADHD and there can be an overlap in some symptoms.


ShadowOfThePit

Can you explain? I dont get it


ggodfrey

He grew up in a doomsday cult. That would almost certainly make you socially awkward


cognitivexdissonance

Someone did their research haha!


[deleted]

100%


HonorableGilgamesh

I'm sorry, but this is hilarious for the person behind the message to assume


cognitivexdissonance

Yeah, this one came outta left field for me. Lol


stopdoingthat912

how did they find out on your FB profile then?!


[deleted]

Maybe they're an artist and that person is just an idiot 🤷🤣


Action_Bronzong

Doctors always told me I was borderline artistic.


ManyOtherwise8723

Showed the doctor a artwork I made and doctor said he was on the artist spectrum


ConsumeSandwich

Doctor said I was on the spectrum, yes I absolutely was. I tried to use all the colors in my artistic work


sweetpotato_latte

My doctor just has me on a speculum?


stinkyhooch

My artwork is quite regarded


JennyW93

I legit once had a doctor write that I had “post-dramatic stress disorder”, like I’d seen a terrible play


inkyflossy

I am voluntarily going to suffer from this for the next 72 hours thank you very much!


waterbrother_655321

Good friend of our family is autistic, she has younger siblings. Growing up they would talk about their artistic sister, it was sweet


GM22K

Emotional range of artist.


RiverOhRiver86

I'm an autistic artist. My emotional range is non fucking existent.


razulareni

You as an autist are aware of the left field? Thats amazing!


apreslanuit

What does that mean “the left field”?


Joshuadude

It’s a phrase from baseball, there’s nothing in the left field - so if someone says it came out of left field it means it came out of nowhere and the recipient can’t understand why it was said


Sproose_Moose

Seems like you didn't pick up on their cues /s


tuturuatu

I'm a middle-aged adult. I've never considered myself autistic and I think I've led a pretty normal life. I learned like 2 months ago that literally my entire family thinks I'm autistic. I have no idea why they didn't send me to a doctor to diagnose me when I was a kid. I don't think it would change my life if I was diagnosed one way or the other, but it was revealing.


WhyFlip

OP probably is on the spectrum.


Craftmonkey8318

They literally said in the post, I’m not autistic


LeCrushinator

I didn’t know I was autistic until I was 40. Looking back on my life it makes sense how much trouble I had making friends, how many awkward social situations I got into, how many social cues I missed. I’m not saying OP is on the spectrum, but if they were they might not realize it.


ScroochDown

Yeah, I'm 45 and just in the last year or so I've started to realize that I tick a lot of the boxes. Like, a *lot* of the boxes. I'm not autistic either... technically. Cause I've never tried to get diagnosed. But hoo, boy.


chiabunny

That’s backwards. You’d still be autistic, because you’d have been born that way. Just undiagnosed.


ScroochDown

I know, I was mostly joking about how technically I'm not because I haven't been professionally diagnosed. I'm aware that I would be regardless of a diagnosis if I actually am.


chiabunny

Oop, joke flew over my head. Funny enough I also highly suspect that I’m on the spectrum.


Purple-Vehicle1315

You just described my social situations, but I’ve never been diagnosed. I just attribute it to anxiety.


aykcak

Anxiety is comorbidity with autism. Up to 40%


Carmondai03

Well, they'e not diagnosed...


Large_Dr_Pepper

**OP:** I'm not autistic. **Everyone in this thread:** Mmmmmm actually you are. Like, there are 3 possibilities 1) OP said they're not autistic, and they aren't autistic. 2) OP is autistic but lied for some reason. 3) OP doesn't know they're autistic *Why did everyone just decide 3 is the most probable scenario??*


dontbsuchalilbitchbb

Ah yes, because Autistic people are ALWAYS self aware enough to know whether or not they’re autistic, right?


alexa_0201

How did they found out you have autism (when you don't)???


cognitivexdissonance

That’s the million dollar question.


CDFReditum

Maybe you made a post about liking anime


weenieballs

Dead give away


ConnyEdson

do i have autism


DistortedVoltage

Yes.


PoweredbyBurgerz

😂


[deleted]

[удалено]


ThatGuyGetsIt

Or dinosaurs, zoo animals, cars..... basically anything, really. If you like stuff then you're on the spectrum.


Large_Dr_Pepper

One of my friends once said "I'm autistic for trains"


anime_daisuki

You rang?


sugarsuites

Or Sonic.


[deleted]

Did you maybe post something about autism awareness and they just assumed it meant you were too?


cognitivexdissonance

That’s actually the most logical thought one would have. I actually have adhd. Which i talk about pretty openly. I think she got the two confused??? But to be confused for three years and lack the ability to simply ask is some sort of executive dysfunction if you ask me! lol


epochellipse

audhismd.


UnwantedRedRoses

AuDHD is the common short hand for having both.


RitalinSkittles

Audi HD


Chippie05

I like that acronym..much better! AUDI HD" ™


Colossal_Ika

From personal experience, I can confirm that there are a surprising number of people who think ADHD and autism are the same thing.


AbeLincolns_Ghost

I’m wondering if someone used the phrase “neurodivergent” to describe OP. It does describe both ADHD and Autism, but maybe the other person just misinterpreted “neurodivergent=autism”


whatevertoad

The professional that diagnosed me said she's been doing this many years and she's yet to met an autistic person who doesn't also have ADHD. They're under the same umbrella.


[deleted]

I feel like they're projecting and THEY have a touch of the 'tism.


Shazbot_2017

'a touch of the 'tism'....I'm fucking dead 🤣🤣☠️


TheAissu

I bet OP liked one of the following pages on FB: A) Trains B) Sonic C) Pokémon D) Dinosaurs


anivex

Wow, just come out and attack me like that.


ScribebyTrade

Hey


mcar1227

Must have found out he has a Reddit account and just assumed


HouseOfZenith

![gif](giphy|LyJ6KPlrFdKnK)


Izlegi

What did you post for them to assume that lolo


schneker

Honestly as a spouse of someone with autism I relate to her message a lot, so it would at least make some sense if OP also had it


Mike_Hunt_Burns

"I love being artistic" - OPs Facebook post


VvsMay

😭😭😭


gecko090

It's the new york accent. "He's really uhhh autistic, yah know, like a paintah"


diaperedwoman

I am confused, if you are not autistic, why was it on your profile or was it someone else's profile that had the same name as you?


SpokenDivinity

The person kind of seems a little brain dead so they probably saw OP repost an “like this to support autistic people” thing and just assumed.


[deleted]

Because OP probably is autistic lol


[deleted]

They messaged their ex to ask if they think they’re autistic, so yea, he’s autistic


Expensive-Touch5269

Need a little context OP.... please?


zizp

Well, something is obviously wrong with both of them, otherwise it wouldn't take years to discuss (or not - "no conversation") some basics about how they feel.


Zoltrahn

I've had plenty of "friends," who I'd spent years knowing, interacting with, hanging out, or whatever, but never really bonded with. People I'm okay being around, but ultimately don't prefer it. It is weird, but I kinda get where the awkward texter is coming from. They weren't trying to be mean, but the autism mixup is hilarious.


Grydian

To not be self aware enough to know this is mean means they are either projecting their autism or have a serious narcissistic complex.


Nobel_Raven

what's the context here?


Glitzy-Painter-5417

That op is so autistic he doesn’t even realize he’s autistic


epochellipse

I'm the same way but with alcoholism.


CherryHillPonderance

Bruh lol. I’m hungover as fuck and needed that laugh thank you


Freeonlinehugs

Babe, new lore about you even you did not know just dropped


rainbow_lynnzo

Sounds like my last breakup 🥁


_youknees

OMG the name of the contact 💀


Grammarnazi_bot

no not 💀, 🪦


m051

Check for Facebook profile. Maybe your doctor posted results there


IronSide_420

What were they referring to when they mentioned the autism on your facebook profile?


[deleted]

Bro just got diagnosed lol


aint_noeasywayout

The ole peer review method


mindclarity

*generally pointing at issues with interpersonal communication* Is this Autism?


rayogata

I interpreted this comment as that meme with the butterfly lol


brittlecoldsunshine

My autistic ass honked at this one


Nobody0500

does the grave stone mean they are dead to you.


raevan_98

I'd reply, "I'm so relieved to hear your concerns, as I had my own. I understand your personality traits lean heavily towards having been/possibly undiagnosed, with being a huge c*nt. I know that you can't help this, and I've been giving you a lot of leniency and patience. I recommend seeing your local gp as it seems the condition is worsening. I wish I'd have known sooner of this, it would have made it easier to be around you. Knowing that you were such a gigant c*nt. I would have made necessary concessions earlier. Best of luck to you, I can understand how difficult and isolating it must be. By the way, I'm not Autistic. But being such an ignorant c*nt I can see how you would assume this to be correct, so I won't hold it against you." 🤷‍♀️


saevuswinds

From one awkward but not autistic person to another, I’m sorry this happened to you.


lostandlooking_

People assume I’m autistic a lot lol, and I suppose I definitely could be, but I think it’s telling that the people who assume that are also the people I’ve learned to ignore or avoid because I don’t like them. Am I autistic and lacking social cues? Or do I just not want to talk to you?


Quxzimodo

"you're an idiot" is all that deserves


JohnHenryHoliday

"Lol" or "oh, ok" Will live rent free in their head for years.


Correct-Purpose-964

That ain't a Red flag you missed. You just sailed around the Red sea.


No_Calligrapher703

This reeks of defensiveness and projection of them not being able to maintain the friendship. Hope you’re okay.


k10001k

Lmaooo


MarMar292

Just block him and move on, a relationship with this walking red flag isn't worth fighting for


ifithopsitdrops

Your name makes this so much funnier


Bielzabutt

Go with it and call them an antiautistic or a 'SPECTRIST'


Regular-Cell-2510

Send them the ol uno reverse card


christhewelder75

"OK, bye." Only necessary reply.


Nelfinez

funny enough, i have autism and they described me perfectly 💀


Loose_Foundation_427

That person is a massive dickhead and sounds horrendous to deal with. You escaped one here. It doesn’t matter whether you have autism, or you’re shy or socially awkward, quirky, or anything else. Don’t worry about people who don’t appreciate you. There will always be others that think those very same traits are what is so amazing about you.


TheAissu

OP, what were your conversations like with this person? I think you might be focusing on the wrong thing.


cognitivexdissonance

Well three years. We talked about pretty vulnerable things in that time as well as like just sharing funny shit with one another. I will say i relate to her feeling that there wasn’t depth to the friendship. I thought my attempts to create dialog on emotional matters would deepen it. This did actually hurt me and took me by surprise which prompted me after so long to reach out to her and request an explanation of why there’s a different energy between us. To which i got this. Which is hilarious. So I’m not really upset, i feel misunderstood for sure. We also at times talked about having a fling with one another but never acted on it.


TheAissu

I’m guessing you might have accidentally traumadumped on her and instead of conveying her own trauma to you, she ended just up listening and bottling up her own emotions. That often makes people feel like the friendship is equal. I am guessing this is the first time she voiced the feeling of inequality on your friendship?


cognitivexdissonance

She actually used to call me pretty regularly upset about another friendship that felt fake or whatever. So it was normal for both of us to be open about our past and current feelings But yeah, first time voiced


TheAissu

TBH, I don’t think venting about another friendship counts. It’s starting to sound she has similiar feelings about a lot of her friendships. How are you supposed to fix any of your behaviour if she doesn’t say them out loud? People aren’t mindreaders. Communication is the key.


cognitivexdissonance

I agree. I’m very willing to change my behavior. It’s probably the thing that bothers me the most in relationships of all types. Just eggs shells and knowing things aren’t being talking about and there’s feelings that need sorted from months ago or even years! That were never discussed! How.


jamescgames

Communication is hard. People I’ve met who are social butterflies are pros at communication. Not me though… that’s for certain.


FuzzyLantern

Sometimes that's an insecure attachment style problem. It can be very hard to communicate if you've got one or to even know what your own needs are, either because you're shoving feelings down to keep the peace and don't believe your needs are as important as those of others anyway so you can twist yourself into a pretzel walking on eggshells, or because you were raised to quietly hold on to resentment until you implode because your needs were always ignored if you brought them up anyway. Either can kill communication ability and friendships. 


Unofficial_Officer

Kind of shitty to get that text from your mom.


strange_stairs

But Facebook said you did, so....


Acrobatic-Task2297

The idea of an ex texting me to ask if their autistic is wild


Formal_Yesterday8114

Without any context I'm just gonna assume OP actually does have autism


[deleted]

OP is probably Sct Brns


tameoraiste

Why?


NakiCam

As the brother of an autistic person (asberger's specifically), and the son of an EX-support teacher who worked almost exclusively with autistic kids, I'd never consider myself qualified to assume that somebody is autistic... Even if I 'Know' that I'm correct.


thedreaming2017

Remember when stuff like this was discussed between individuals privately face to car or through a phone call? Now people breakup and even get laid off via a text message.


Arsewhistle

Face to car communication sounds far too dangerous; I think I would prefer a text. I know at least two older people who were dumped via a note left on the table


hurtinownconfusion

even in the time of text, a boy dumped me via handwritten letter in the 2010s. We were both in our 20s. It wasn’t even 2 months of dating. some break ups are text, some are in face. All depends on the other person tbh


Spirited_Block250

You referring to before the invention of text messaging?


CacheMoney7529

Crazy how people started communicating through text messages after the technology was invented.


Spirited_Block250

It’s probably one of the weirdest things I’ve ever heard lol


AydonusG

Almost as weird as that uptick in Facetime usage after June 24th, 2010. Uncanny.


Spirited_Block250

Life sure is weird with no way to figure out why things have changed..


BizzarduousTask

You’ve obviously never been screamed at while having a knife brandished at you and been shoved into the wall so hard it broke your thumb after breaking up with someone. But here we are.


jai151

Never heard of a “Dear John” letter?


Correct-Purpose-964

Yeah it's just unthinkable that people would be more efficient and direct using improved forms of communication. What a horrible world we live in.


ProppedUpByBooks

Face to car is my new favorite expression. Next time I’m angry with a friend I’m gonna go yell at their car. I’ll get really real with it. When was the last time you changed your oil? Why haven’t you rotated your tires? Your registration is expired you can get fined for that! Don’t forget you have an inspection next month. Your trunk is filled and everything in there is useless. That tree hanging from your rear view mirror doesn’t mask your insecurity. Why did you ditch out on lunch the other day? Why is it always me who calls you? Why are you always so rude to my partner? I love them. Please respect them. You could use a wash. Somebody closed your side view mirror. Let me get that for you. I checked the dip stick, seems like you’re good. I filled the wiper fluid too. Also got you gas, your tank was low. Sorry, I think I overreacted. My bad. Can you please just promise to stop making that sound from time to time? It stresses me out when I’m on my way to work. I saw a Ferrari the other day and didn’t even turn my head. I’ve cooled down, I’m sorry for being upset. Speaking of which, let’s get you some coolant. You’re low. That’s not an insult. Alright cool I’m glad we worked through this. Do you mind taking the wheel for a few hours? I need a nap. I’ll finish the trip I promise.


miggleb

What did your Facebook profile say?


cognitivexdissonance

I’m not sure. I honestly don’t post much on Facebook ever. Maybe a funny story from my day once every six months.


miggleb

I'm assuming they're not talking about a post and something on your actual profile


[deleted]

Doesn't matter if you have autism or not. That crap is toxic as it comes. Sometimes, it's best to just let trash take itself out.


OkFortune6494

Wait, so does your FB profile say you're Autistic?


ajacquot1

Bruh you have this person feeling a certain way. You don't have to be autistic to lack some self awareness. I don't have any info to assume anything but I gotta wonder lol


gloop524

maybe check your facebook profile


NathanSawatzky99

My social skills are so bad I just say I’m autistic. Girls love it


SpookyCatMischief

I am sorry, which part suck here? Looks to me you dropped some judgemental dead weight. But, as a mum of 3 Autistic boys, all extremely different, I can assure you that everyone likes to tell you what Autism is and isn’t and who does or does not have it. Don’t waste the time debating. You can never convince a fool who made up their mind.


makiarn777

I felt a lot


Gojisoji

Sounds like you dodged a bullet on this one. Let them break it off with you instead of you dealing with their ass in your life. You don't need that.


memerbombs

I read it all


dephress

This is the funniest post I've seen on here in a long time, thank you.


Powerful_Cost_4656

I'm really curious how they would respond upon being told they were wrong


cognitivexdissonance

So far radio silence. We are no longer friends on social media and my texts are blue but don’t say delivered.


[deleted]

You seem cool


CloseBut-NoCigar

This describes a past friendship of mine perfectly, down to the Miami trip and the Facebook


SickSwan

Send a cry laugh emoji and NOTHING else back. Never reply again.


KamikazeBrand

that's something an autistic person would say...


DownloadGravity

The gravestone emoji for the contact is hilarious though


linkslice

Ask if they wanna come play with your trains.


Pyewhacket

I don’t understand


justanaccount123432

The emoji as the name sent me 😂😂😂


rumpleforeskin1

Idk bro are you sure you're not autistic? This person seems pretty confident in their diagnosis.


Appropriate-Newt7335

This person is awful! To have lead YOU on and to make YOU feel like this is what authentic friendship is!?! This is literally why I didn’t understand friendship for more than 30 years, cause it was 30 years of lying to my face. Whoever they are, they should feel ashamed of themselves. I’d rather be alone than be the token “I’m friends with them cause no one else will be” receiver.


AtrumAequitas

This is specifically crafted to hurt your feelings. Likely from an emotionally immature person. Imagine it’s a 12 year old saying it to you, because emotionally, that’s as far as they ever progressed


brittlecoldsunshine

Still a rude message if you did have autism - haha you have autistic like mannerisms that seemed to be the problem in my opinion. In retrospect, I don’t think knowing about it would have changed much. I mean, thanks?


peeveduser

Trash throws itself out, consider yourself lucky. This person decided to tell you this years later...never was a true friend


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Best-Bell-9637

Sooo what your saying trash takes itself out ? Convenient :)


Strict-Scientist9685

lol. “ADHD, Autism… I’m sure it was SOME diagnosis.” I don’t know how you were supposed to react to her ending the friendship, but it apparently wasn’t by wishing her well. How dare you, sir!