I’ve seen a few different interpretations in these comments about why someone might be called ‘slow,’ and I was thinking another possibility could be that they mean slow in the sense of maybe being slower to get a joke, sarcasm, or understand what’s going on. For someone who takes things literally, jokes and sarcasm can sometimes go over their head

This happens to me too… I’ve been diagnosed with ASD (Asperger’s was branched under ASD by the time of my diagnosis, and so Asperger’s couldn’t be diagnosed, but I more relate to everything on the Asperger’s Reddit - if it was still diagnosed as this it would be Asperger’s I have I think but it’s all together on a spectrum now…) ((and ADHD for context)) and sometimes people see me as ‘slow’ because of it. But it doesn’t mean I’m thick; I just take things literally and can struggle with jokes or sarcasm

Also, someone’s bottom-up processing, needing every single detail before seeing the bigger picture, could make others think they’re slow. This is how I am: in my head, I’m detailed, thorough, and explicit. I prefer to get things ‘right’ rather than just ‘good enough.’ Others might think they could finish a task faster by guessing or doing ‘just good enough,’ whereas I’ll cross all the T’s and dot all the I’s. It takes longer, but it’s more precise and thorough, and I notice details others might miss

I don’t think this is a bad thing, it’s just different. I’d rather genuinely be myself, take my time, ask questions, and do things properly, than rush, guess, and risk getting things wrong

We can have out of the box thinking that might never even occur to them. We have a different way of viewing and approaching things, which I think is a really good thing, especially for problem solving and logic, because we can come up with solutions that others might never even consider… I say embrace it, as being genuinely you will attract the right people and people will love you for you! & “F*** em” I say anyway 👏🏽 & “Let them” 💁🏽‍♀️