<![CDATA[Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least.]]>Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least.

People with similar levels of autistic traits show greater social attraction to one another, and their brains synchronize in unique ways during active conversation. A recent experiment published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that social difficulties related to autism might be a problem of mismatched communication styles rather than an inherent social deficit.

This matches with our own life experience very well. It is much easier for us to be social with other autistics than to do so with neurotypical people.

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Brain scans reveal how people with autistic traits connect differently

A new study shows that individuals with similar levels of autistic traits are naturally drawn to one another. Brain scans reveal they use alternative, highly effective neural strategies to connect, challenging traditional deficit-based models of autism.

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PsyPost - Psychology News (www.psypost.org)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a7b2575c-7a83-4f25-b838-6a65ffd5f353/well-here-s-something-that-doesn-t-surprise-me-in-the-least.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:44:33 GMTSun, 10 May 2026 18:23:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Wed, 13 May 2026 07:13:36 GMT]]>@moriel

This matches my five decades of lived experience and social struggles!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alexadeswift/statuses/116566026899864783https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alexadeswift/statuses/116566026899864783Wed, 13 May 2026 07:13:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Wed, 13 May 2026 00:33:11 GMT]]>@moriel Agree so hard my head spins. I do use the phrase "touch antennae" for getting technical people to talk directly to each other, and it's not facetious.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/evcricket/statuses/116564452403760644https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/evcricket/statuses/116564452403760644Wed, 13 May 2026 00:33:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Tue, 12 May 2026 23:56:29 GMT]]>@3TomatoesShort @wronglang @moriel try breaking them up into 80 contractors

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/sinvega/statuses/116564308110962542https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/sinvega/statuses/116564308110962542Tue, 12 May 2026 23:56:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:27:01 GMT]]>@moriel @grrrr_shark Vindicated!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116561361094294835https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116561361094294835Tue, 12 May 2026 11:27:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Tue, 12 May 2026 07:16:37 GMT]]>@moriel sounds like mutual and consensual unmaksing 🤔

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kluthulhu/statuses/116560376473126791https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kluthulhu/statuses/116560376473126791Tue, 12 May 2026 07:16:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Mon, 11 May 2026 17:44:05 GMT]]>@3TomatoesShort @moriel it's five because one will be too busy and tell you, one will be too busy and give you the "fuck off" price, one will sound enthusiastic and ghost you, and you still need three quotes to compare...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bayes.club/users/wronglang/statuses/116557181427237788https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bayes.club/users/wronglang/statuses/116557181427237788Mon, 11 May 2026 17:44:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Mon, 11 May 2026 12:34:32 GMT]]>@wronglang
@moriel
😱😭

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://disabled.social/users/3TomatoesShort/statuses/116555964269166418https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://disabled.social/users/3TomatoesShort/statuses/116555964269166418Mon, 11 May 2026 12:34:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Mon, 11 May 2026 12:33:29 GMT]]>@3TomatoesShort @moriel but how do you get the contractor who will dig your cave! 😭

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bayes.club/users/wronglang/statuses/116555960091143093https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bayes.club/users/wronglang/statuses/116555960091143093Mon, 11 May 2026 12:33:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Mon, 11 May 2026 07:59:21 GMT]]>@moriel I can definitely tell you that I only ever feel like I have a social deficit with neurotypicals. Throw me into a room with people on the spectrum, and I'm fine. I mean, except for the noise and the many people. But it's not the social interaction itself that is the issue then 😉

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rootsandcalluses/statuses/116554882208543446https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rootsandcalluses/statuses/116554882208543446Mon, 11 May 2026 07:59:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Mon, 11 May 2026 05:03:35 GMT]]>@moriel ach, nee, echt?!...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116554191045450135https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116554191045450135Mon, 11 May 2026 05:03:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Mon, 11 May 2026 03:45:04 GMT]]>@moriel Reminds me of the t4t couples I know too, understanding each other better helps in relationships.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Kay/statuses/116553882320955039https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Kay/statuses/116553882320955039Mon, 11 May 2026 03:45:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Mon, 11 May 2026 03:11:31 GMT]]>@wronglang
@moriel
Five contractors!! At that point it's time to disappear into the forest and live in a cave 😭😭

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://disabled.social/users/3TomatoesShort/statuses/116553750399834247https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://disabled.social/users/3TomatoesShort/statuses/116553750399834247Mon, 11 May 2026 03:11:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Sun, 10 May 2026 18:38:48 GMT]]>@moriel

There's been some interesting linguistic work done on this, also:

What Is Occult Grammar?

Writing and Stuff from Isaac Z. Schlueter

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(blog.izs.me)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cavyherd/statuses/116551734285259078https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cavyherd/statuses/116551734285259078Sun, 10 May 2026 18:38:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Well here's something that doesn't surprise me in the least. on Sun, 10 May 2026 18:27:59 GMT]]>@moriel it's all well and good till you end up with a 100% AuDHD household and yet the dishes still have to get done and somebody has to call five contractors for quotes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bayes.club/users/wronglang/statuses/116551691736235468https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bayes.club/users/wronglang/statuses/116551691736235468Sun, 10 May 2026 18:27:59 GMT