Natalie Paints Weddings 🎨💍 :
I think there’s an opposite dynamic too. As a high masking late diagnosed autistic female, I am painfully hyperaware of subtext. I’m literally always reading into micro expressions, tone changes, etc. I’m hypersensitive to ALL THE THINGS…sounds, smells, lights, minor shifts in energy, facial expressions, or changes to a pattern. I’d argue that I’m usually reading those shifts correctly, (ie if I get the sense that someone hates my outfit, thought what I said was stupid, etc), but I get told I’m “reading into things too much”. It’s tough b/c maybe I am…but also I think most of the time NT’s are just gaslighting me with those responses because they’re usually too uncomfortable with direct communication. It’s a daily challenge trying to figure out if other people are in fact being disingenuous, or if I’m assigning meaning that isn’t there. I’ve learned not to call people out or ask, it’s just an internal conversation at this point. It’s exhausting. I may not always be correct in my interpretation of subtext, but I 100% have confidence that I know when someone is lying/being disingenuous. It’s like a literal alarm going off in my head when someone says something that doesn’t add up.
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