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@snoopy_jay The answer is probably no.

SURVEY FOR PEOPLE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM

Do you feel that, because you’re on the autism spectrum, you often find yourself in conflict with others?

Personally, I hate conflict, but it seems to me that, because of my autism, it tends to come up quite often in my life.

Feel free to share your experiences in the comments.

I’d also appreciate a boost to get a larger sample size. Thank you!

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@undefined_variable Yes, I believe that NT people are naturally good at meeting new people and find it easier to do so. Personally, I see the problem as being that I basically don’t socialize much; I’m withdrawn and shy, and I don’t know how to approach people. So even if I did go out and socialize, I wouldn’t have a clue how to do it. I don’t know how to make small talk, and I don’t even like it. I don’t have the courage to approach a woman, and women aren’t in the habit of approaching men either—at least that hasn’t happened to me yet.

@undefined_variable I know that these days it’s generally difficult to find a romantic relationship, and even neurotypical people struggle with this, but when I look at the world around me and see people who, from my perspective, are worse off than I am, and yet they have no trouble with relationships—and in the case of men, they even have very attractive partners—I simply can’t help but wonder about it, because then it seems to me that there’s something wrong with me when other people don’t have these kinds of problems.

Sometimes I wonder what’s wrong with me that I have such a hard time finding a romantic relationship. I’m tall, intelligent, and have an average appearance and figure – in that regard, I don’t think there’s anything terrible about me that would significantly disqualify me.

And then there are plenty of other people who are more or less attractive and intelligent, more or less good and decent, and yet they have no trouble with relationships.

I really don’t know where the problem lies, but this situation is very frustrating.

#ActuallyAutistic