Neurodivergent on Yik Yak | i need to preface this by saying i am not autistic, but my brother is. recently, hes been hyperfixated on me. he doesn’t have a good sense of boundaries, and i dont want to make him feel like hes losing a safe space. how can i best ask for some space?

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Neurodivergent 10w

i need to preface this by saying i am not autistic, but my brother is. recently, hes been hyperfixated on me. he doesn’t have a good sense of boundaries, and i dont want to make him feel like hes losing a safe space. how can i best ask for some space?

Anonymous 10w

Emphasize that you need your own space too sometimes and that it’s absolutely nothing personal. Make him understand that you’d be responding to ANYONE this way, and that if anything you enjoy giving him more of your time than most/all other people BECAUSE he’s your brother. Really be clear that this isn’t rejection in any capacity, it’s just fulfilling your own needs TL;DR “I can tolerate you more than most people, it’s absolutely nothing personal but sometimes I just need some alone time 🤷🫶”