Sometimes I have difficulty tapping into feeling empathy for others. Even my own wife! This is baffling to me. I'd love to know if this is an autism thing or am I just a huge bitch?

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This episode is me complaining about things that don’t really make sense. The episode is not meant to be negative or bring anybody down, but I have yet to meet autistic people who view these things the same way as I do, but I know they're out there.

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Just some thoughts on a television show I recently saw that portrayed autism pretty accurately, in my opinion.

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It only took five minutes for my people allergies to kick up. This is me babbling about a chocolate shoppe visit that took a turn to Autism Land.

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There are so many positives to being autistic and feeling deeply is one of them. When I'm not having sensory processing issues I’m having awesome sensory experiences that I feel on such deep levels that I try my best in this episode to describe.

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There are some things that were so embarrassing that not only do I wish I could forget them, but I wish my autistic mind stopped reminding me of them every other day.

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I often wonder how people miss the things I see, smell, etc., and I can't figure out if this is exclusive to autism and neurodiversity or if ordinary people are like this too.

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Most of the time I have no idea how to initiate a conversation with people or what to say in response in certain situations. I don’t know what else to say here.

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It doesn't take much for someone to hurt my feelings and for me to spiral as a result. I've been told my whole life to get thicker skin but now I'm learning to validate how I feel. Learning that I'm autistic allows me to be aware of what is going on in my head when I feel hurt and for the first time I realized I'm nonverbal when I shut down.

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This episode has nothing to do with a baby shark. But the chorus of that song that goes do do do do do is what is going on in my head right now which is the best way I can describe my current emotional state. My life doesn't make sense right now just like the title of this episode.

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