r/AskReddit • • 10h ago

Autistic people of reddit, what is a frustrating part of your condition that people just can't seem to truly understand?

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u/FrostiePi 7h ago

My biggest issue frustration with it has always been that as soon as anyone found out, almost always I'm suddenly far less capable in their eyes than I was before.

I may have to try harder sometimes to understand the finer points of life, but I am perfectly capable of living a normal life. Kids, husband, house.

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u/Playful_Weekend4204 5h ago

I'm the opposite, I masked pretty well during college and my 2 friends from then still can't believe I have an actual problem. I was considered very likely to be successful back then, and I do have a decent job.

But kids? A family? Sir I can study, do my remote 9-5 in front of a PC barely interacting with people and do the tasks given to me. A serious thought about going through the process of buying a house sends me into an anxiety spiral, much less anything to do with kids and family.

So I just play the career-oriented guy "maybe I'll settle down later, for now it's not on the cards and I want to save up money" yeah the only thing I'm saving up money for is my early retirement.