@wireddifferently12: being autistic sometimes feels like trying to operate a device that came without instructions, has 47 undocumented features, randomly changes its settings, and somehow expects you to explain to other people why it's not working properly 😭 this is my personal instruction manual based on my own autistic experiences, from needing to know exactly what is happening next to having 37 mental processes running in the background and being unable to explain why something feels wrong even when I know it does. obviously every autistic person is different, so this isn't meant to describe everyone, just what it can look like inside my brain. if you've ever wished people came with instructions for understanding you, or wished you could hand someone a manual explaining how your brain works, you're definitely not alone 🫶 which section of my instruction manual do you relate to the most? #neurodivergent #autistiktok #autisticcreator #teen #autism

Kate Levi3425 :

I love this so much

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Does anyone feel like they can’t partake in conversations with a group of friends? Its like I’m relaxed and not anxious but I’m “preforming”. Nothing I do feels natural, the way I sit, the way I speak, my responses, my facial reactions. It all feels like a performance to blend in. If I don’t, I come off as weird, uninterested or dumb. It’s very exhausting and lonely that I no longer feel like trying/hanging with anyone.

Aero111 :

Dam thank you much to who ever made this 🥺

BurrNanZ :

🥹😭 too accurate

OohhSpicy :

This is so me!!! "scenic route" for me is that I visualize a filing cabinet of thousands of drawers where I'm opening and quickly flipping card exes jumping from one to another looking for the correct answer. I know I got it somewhere around here.

ktzxy005 :

This has to be the best post I've seen. Brilliant.

Irish Flo :

Love this 😀 Here's mine 🤪

Neshiah 474 :

This is damn similar to my software. I feel cloned 🤨

RosieRose :

Yes and add on a few autoimmune diseases and well it gets extra spicy 😔

pabs :

that was really well done. and I really mean that 💯

Laura Councilor :

Your manual suits me to a tee 😳🥰

Kevin :

can I put this on a shirt, it's 100 percent accurate? [Heartwarming][Happy]

👍🇨🇦 :

All of them!

KaosKris :

brilliant post

user8404437653977 :

❤️It

Revna Bjorn :

KaosKris :

3!!!!!!!

ScourgeHook :

Love this! Sending to my neurotypical friends

HalfAwake :

Scenic route! 🤣

kepko1234 :

Battery charger

Nurse Wagner :

Annnnnd LIKED

Just Lou 💜 :

💯💯💯

inbreath :

🥰🥰🥰

dawsonosmundsen :

💙💙💙🩵🩵🩵💜💜💜🩷🩷🩷❤️❤️❤️💚💚💚

Zayne 666 Sawyer :

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