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@darkbeth

Uff-da, as my Swedish relatives would say.

I've a little neuro-divergence here and there. Not exactly of the sort you describe.

I'm a little concerned that some readers will read your post & feel reinforced in their notion that being #Introverted is ND, while being #Extroverted is neurotypical.

This oft-reinforced misconception is as troubling (to me, anyway) as the thought that some ND things can be shrugged off as "they're just shy".

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@autism101 Social situations are tricky. I enjoy connecting with people, but being social is work. I fall into #masking, but I am slowly trying to be mindful of it and try minimize this. It really is like being an out gay man for me. Filters.

I can be gregarious and flirty. I never feel #extroverted. I’m surprised when others interpret it that way. Alcohol amplifies my expression, drops filters. I avoid it because I can get a bit too friendly.

#LGBTQ #ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic

Relevant to my earlier post...

So, I took one of those #MeyersBriggs tests (16Personalities.com) and for the #Introverted / #Extroverted category my results were 94% introverted / 6% extroverted.

94% #introvert!

People might find it strange that I enjoy getting up on stage, performing, am a good conversationalist, great at small talk, etc. It's just that people (and I do love people) EXHAUST me. Social situations can sometimes be fun and engaging for me but, in the end, absolutely drain me.😪

@ben as an (I suspect there are many like me), the value I get from spaces is social: , , and happy hour. During those venues, I engage in (what I’ve since learned is) a form of dialectical therapy: talking out the problem with a team of colleagues 1:1 or in a group.

50% of the convo is getting to , clarifying and identifying the problem, and the other half is personal and building.