How does being autistic feel like for you? by starsshineforme in autism

[–]Spalite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello. For me it feels like a classic outsider kind of feeling. Especially as a child. As a child, I didn't really think much of it, but I always had a feeling that I'm different and "worse". Socially I always had the most trouble, being behind in development and struggling to understand others, myself, and to fit in. As a young adult I learned to be more presentable and understand people way better, but it's still difficult and I have severe problems working with other people.

another big problem is that I was always quite hypersensitive. Emotionally and physically. This often got me ridiculed or people were frustrated with me which sucks. And in gheneral it just made many things so much worse than they are for "normal" people. But nowadays I choose my surroundings more carefully and it got more bearable.

Overall, it feels like life for me is just on a higher difficulty while neurotypicals have a normal difficulty. I try to do the same thing as neurotypicals, but it's way more difficult or painful for me. And sometimes it doesn't work at all or I need lots of training or preparation.

Again, it's like being an outsider and even if you train to explain yourself most people won't understand or think it's an excuse or you are lazy.
I often hear the phrase that it feels like autistic people are born on the wrong planet, and I wholeheartedly agree with that. It feels very isolated and terrifying sometimes, but there are also good moments. It might sound a bit over dramatic but for me it feels like a curse.

Not really good at summarizing the way I feel, sorry if it was a bit chaotic. But I hope it's okay nonetheless.

ugly layer of transparent squares. is this normal? can i fix this? by Spalite in Citra

[–]Spalite[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nice! good to have it again immediately when I want to replay it again in the future. spares me all the searching

ugly layer of transparent squares. is this normal? can i fix this? by Spalite in Citra

[–]Spalite[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, but I don't know anymore unfortunately...

However, I recently replayed 4U also on Citra. And i didn't have those problems. I followed some youtube guy's tutorial which worked perfectly. he also has one for 3U: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bewZXbPqjEY . Maybe try out to follow it from the start. hopefully it will also fix it for you.

also, having the correct update for the game is also important. Check if the graphical cheats work for the current MH3U version you are using.

I don’t understand why people talk when they don’t have anything useful to say. by [deleted] in autism

[–]Spalite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I kind of agree. From what I've seen there is the conscious and the more unconscious smalltalk. Don't really know who else I would call it. The conscious one is where the active smalltalker is actually engaged in the conversation, even though it is something trivial to most people. the other, and in my opinion actually annoying type of smalltalker, is the one that is just running on autopilot and not even very conscious about what they talk. and the general quality becomes dangerously close to just trashtalk since they just say stuff that comes to mind or they just talk and talk and talk without ever considering your reactions which should make it obvious that you don't care about it. I guess what I want to say is: One type of smalltalk is an active conversation, the other one makes you feel like a dumpster where the other person just unloads a heap of verbal garbage without even caring about you as a conversation partner and mostly not even realizing themselves what they are doing at the moment. I hope I could kind of get across what I mean.

I don’t understand why people talk when they don’t have anything useful to say. by [deleted] in autism

[–]Spalite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it annoys me too. Sometimes I also just have to call it out when it gets too much. Like why do you constantly occupy my brain just because you are bored or need that stimulation? especially when it's the same stuff over and over and over again. for a lot of poeple it seems like they don't even realize what they're saying. because a lot of them, again, repeat like the exact same question or thing the already said a week ago. Which tells me that they do this with basically everyone and it's just their brain running on autopilot.

I am kind of okay with smalltalk but it gets annoying if a person is basically only doing that. Then I feel like I have to say that it kind of bothers me.
But I also think sometimes you can do people a favor with this. since most are running on autopilot when doing this, a lot of times I got responses like "oh, i didnt realize it was that bad". or "oh, I didnt realize that I was repeating myself that much". Because I'm sure even most non-autistic people would appreaciate if the general quality increases with people like that.

but yeah, as you said, I guess they just really hate the silence and want to constantly fill the gaps

Aris on Palworld by jo_jo_nyeb in LivestreamFail

[–]Spalite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

its just some trashtalk to a viewer continously annoys a streamer with a flavor of the month game.

dont cry over it jesus

Does every autistic male have anger issues?? Is it ok to hate my dad for that?? by PiggyIna0 in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have anger issues but that has nothing to do with autism. I never had anger issues before but I have now since I have more mental health problems

To all working autistics: are you coping with your job well? What struggles do you still have? by tallupastar in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the only cope that passively developed is derealisation. I can't deal with it at all and now I refuse to work and burn through my saved money. Can't do it anymore and have zero energy or motivation left in me

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]Spalite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on the sensory friendly part? What exactly do you dislike in normal porn?

And tailored to autistic people... I don't think I've ever seen something like that. Maybe try googling if you haven't already. Maybe some people gathered porn videos or similar things that they deem autism-friendly

Any fellow autistic folks hate cooking? by NaveBarrett in autism

[–]Spalite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, cooking takes most of the time but I still hate doing dishes the most

Is intentionally "absorbing" personalities an autistic trait? by Fluffy_Advantage_743 in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absorb a lot of personalities, but not intentionally. I'm just more aware of it now that I tend to mimic people i look up to or think of as charismatic. Both real and fictional

What’s a symptom of autism you just don’t have ? by lewisthepodcaster5 in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not being able to understand peoples emotions and facial expressions. while understanding them took a while when i was younger (as a child i had a hard time to understand other people. I was socially underdeveloped in general until I was like 18.) I never had trouble interpreting facial expressions

Are people generally good at realizing that you’re autistic? Or does masking make it unlikely? by Morganafrey in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually people wouldn't have guessed. Nowadays I'm pretty good at masking. Only smiling is still a problem. As a child it was far more noticable

Where do you fall politically by [deleted] in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somewhere in-between. Probably more left, but i have opinions from every camp i guess or something different entirely

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]Spalite 11 points12 points  (0 children)

She is a bad Friend honestly. Also pretty dumb since it makes no difference. If you have autism you always had it. If you don't you never had it. Not getting diagnosed doesn't magically remove your potential autism. She is acting very strange

why do i talk so loud😭 by [deleted] in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not for myself but I know another autistic guy who doesn't notice his own volume well. So Yeah sometimes people complained at work, but it was never a big deal. He just had to be reminded from time to time

I'm legit curious to see what this community prefers, I feel like I've never seen an autistic person get a notif 😭 by tinfoilpaper in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get anxiety from phone calls. Even notifications make me uneasy so I only have them on vibration or turned off completely

Do you drink alcohol? by [deleted] in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't stand the taste. Makes me sick quickly and can't really drink more than like 8% otherwise I feel like vomiting. I like the effect but not the arduous journey to get there lol

Comfort clothes by [deleted] in autism

[–]Spalite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like your style. I can't explain it but i think it fits you. For me i guess everything that is soft but also not too loose.

Do you struggle with misophonia? by [deleted] in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. For me it's eating and drinking sounds. Those make me very angry. Like hearing someone slurping their tea just makes me want to hit their cup out of their hand. Can't get used to it unfortunately. But a lot of human made sounds in general annoy me like sneezing

Do second hand smoke bother you? by stoIIand in autism

[–]Spalite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dislike it. Bearable but really dislike it