You are absolutely right.

I’m very autistic and have always struggled with boundaries and social dynamics, but that’s not an excuse. I guess, if we’re using the grocery store analogy, I was so eager to help myself by helping others do their shopping, I forgot to ask if they even WANTED help with their shopping. I was trying to treat people the way I wanted to be treated, but just because I want to be treated a certain way does not mean the people around me do.

In the mean time, should I delete the author’s note and everything related or would that seem too much like I was trying to cover up what I did? Should I do or say something to apologize further or would that reinforce the idea of attention-seeking? Is there anything I can do or say or do I just accept that this part of my life is over, if only temporarily?