Neurodivergent on Yik Yak | Had a conversation with my roommate where he told me I talked too aggressively and that I should find topics other than my special interest to talk about, and two days later it finally hit me that he basically told me to get better at masking.

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Neurodivergent 1w

Had a conversation with my roommate where he told me I talked too aggressively and that I should find topics other than my special interest to talk about, and two days later it finally hit me that he basically told me to get better at masking.

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Anonymous 1w

How does one talk too aggressively? Verbal RBF?

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Anonymous 1w

him wanting you to mask in your own dorm/apartment is WILD

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Anonymous

#1 1w

More or less? I’ve had issues with tone my whole life, got a lot of “watch your tone!” as a kid, and I’ve started realizing that I sound sarcastic/irritated by default. It gets worse if I’m even vaguely annoyed, too, which has led to a lot of issues…

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Anonymous

OP 1w

Autism?

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Anonymous

#1 1w

If so, that comes w a flat affect and I have it, too.

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