I got up an hour ago and ate breakfast.
It's 5:45pm
I've literally either been resting/sleeping on the couch or the bed since about 9pm last night.
This is what abled neurotypical people don't see. They just see me being "functioning" during the weekday.
It's 5:45pm
I've literally either been resting/sleeping on the couch or the bed since about 9pm last night.
This is what abled neurotypical people don't see. They just see me being "functioning" during the weekday.
And here's the reason most autistic people don't share these kinds of experiences -
Because it makes neurotypical people doubt whether we can "be productive" or do enough.
It can risk future employment.
It can risk how our current colleagues/co-workers see us or bosses.
Because it makes neurotypical people doubt whether we can "be productive" or do enough.
It can risk future employment.
It can risk how our current colleagues/co-workers see us or bosses.
Showing one bit of weakness as an autistic person means putting a target on your back and basically giving them a reason to either exploit you or fire you.
So we constantly hide the stuff we go through because it's never going to help us.
So we constantly hide the stuff we go through because it's never going to help us.
And then we get told that we "seem fine" if we do a good enough job of fooling them,
or just having a flat affect so they assume we're completely okay when we're anything but.
We work even harder when we're more burnt out because there's no going back at that point.
or just having a flat affect so they assume we're completely okay when we're anything but.
We work even harder when we're more burnt out because there's no going back at that point.
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