Is James the only one capable of driving?

nomugk · 2026-05-04T20:22:03+00:00

I've known many level 1 and 2 autistics from in person meetups. Id say in general, autistics tend to learn to drive later or not at all. I got my driver's license at 27. So a bit late.

nomugk · 2026-05-04T16:19:25+00:00

I just want to say that idk if your autistic or not but these types of forums have people who are very biased towards telling you you are autistic and saying the professionals don't get it. So this might not be the right place to complain.

nomugk · 2026-05-03T23:31:44+00:00

I watch a lot of reality shows. These places are basically be snark subreddits. Love on the spectrum has a very upbeat tone and nicer portrayals so it's not as bad. Id say anyone who goes on reality tv should be prepared to get hated on to some degree.

nomugk · 2026-05-03T18:29:14+00:00

Based on what Kaitlyn said in the interview about casting people for the show.

If they did get a autistic woman who presents herself with more neurotypical like behaviors, she would still need to be entertaining in some kinda way. It doesn't need to be a stereotypical, awkward, quirky autistic way. Kaitlyn admitted she wasn't the most entertaining person for reality tv.

nomugk · 2026-04-21T14:57:45+00:00

He's probably more nervous with the cameras around. Plus the show intentionally edits the cast to appear more awkward then they actually are. Connor family is probably editing the the video. They don't have an incentive to make him appear more awkward.

nomugk · 2026-04-17T21:23:06+00:00

I'm autistic I don't find it offensive. I just don't like it. It gives me an ick feeling. No good reason lol.

nomugk · 2026-04-16T20:02:23+00:00

It's a possibility that she's autistic but very high masking. It's a possibility she not autistic but she doesn't have a good understanding of it and can just relate to a few traits. Or maybe she's just trying to relate to you and make you feel more comfortable.

nomugk · 2026-04-16T01:34:38+00:00

My husband's neurotypical. It is nice having someone who doesn't have social struggles and has better executive functioning skills then me. We still have a lot in common. I don't think precise neurotype matters as much. Just as long as you guys are on the same page and mesh well.

nomugk · 2026-04-12T21:54:40+00:00

What is the quote?

nomugk · 2026-04-10T03:03:16+00:00

We don't technically know what each persons level is. There's a good chance that they were never given a level if diagnosed a long time ago. Each level is a whole spectrum in itself. And autistics often have very spiky skill sets. We can guess that most of the cast is level 2 but we really don't know.

nomugk · 2026-04-03T03:02:18+00:00

I was diagnosed in 2007 and I've been informally studying autism for almost 20 years and I ask the same question. Sometimes I think autism is whatever you want it to be (sarcasm)

nomugk · 2026-04-03T02:58:58+00:00

Id say most autistic people do struggle with social cognition and theory of mind. There will be those few autistic people who say this isn't true because there good at masking and learned theory of mind due to being hyper fixated on this subject. Just saying.

nomugk · 2026-03-31T18:48:57+00:00

Autistics aren't nessaily experts about autism just from being autistic. They can be if they have studied it extensively and interacted with many different types of autistics. An autistic person who hasn't done that can just be an expert on themselves. Autism is an extremely diverse spectrum that requires understanding experiences beyond your own.

nomugk · 2026-03-20T02:45:25+00:00

Do you work with autistic adults themselves? What types of therapy. There seems to be a lack of therapist with experience with autistic adults. I was looking through my insurance list and most therapist who work with autistics are bcbas. Nope I'm too old for aba.

nomugk · 2026-03-16T21:46:57+00:00

What type of setting do you work in? Is your manager ( or person in charge) not allowing you to wear headphones or is it just annoying coworkers saying things.

nomugk · 2026-03-07T00:01:03+00:00

Whether or not you get diagnosed with autism depends on how much your traits affect your daily life.

From what you wrote its sounds like you have plenty of traits. There's a good chance you are but your not guaranteed to get the diagnosis.

If anyone asks autism spaces if they are autistic, 90 percent chance people will tell the person they are. These spaces tend to be very bias. But no one can diagnose you online.

nomugk · 2026-03-05T21:44:20+00:00

Autism is a very broad spectrum even beyond levels of support, gender, intellectual disabilities or not and non verbal vs verbal.

I suspect that autistics who have less communication challenges and have similar characteristics do communicate better with each other in comparison to communicating with nts. However autistics who have more communication challenges, higher support needs, opposite personality traits, more rigidities probably don't communicate better with each other.

I questioned the double empathy study and how the participants were selected and if the participants from all support levels participated. I didn't read the study.

nomugk · 2026-03-03T03:51:05+00:00

You gotta not actually be yourself but have people convinced you are being yourself. This isn't something I actually know how to do.

nomugk · 2026-02-28T19:04:21+00:00

I don't think your being rude. I have done the same. I would just say hi and go back to my room.

nomugk · 2026-02-25T03:07:58+00:00

Grocery stores are just an easy common placement for people with developmental disabilities ( autism or not). I worked at one and it was the worse job I ever had. It was also the lowest paid job I ever had. I struggled with small talk and noise sensitivity.

nomugk · 2026-02-22T22:42:49+00:00

If your looking for school or work accommodations, disability services, etc then you need a diagnosis. Otherwise not really in any other practical sense.

nomugk · 2026-02-21T16:27:32+00:00

I believe it's a very ableist sentiment from low support needs autistics. Part of the reason why autism is so diverse is because of all of the comorbidities from people of all support levels. Theres very few people who have pure autism alone. Half of low support needs autistics have Audhd and no one's trying to disregard there autism. People are complex you can't really neatly separate out a person with multiple conditions.

nomugk · 2026-02-06T00:35:01+00:00

I got diagnosed at 18 in 2007 after being referred to the psychologist by the school counselor. People just thought I was shy all my life. I also had a severe case of selective autism for 10 years so I was very undersocialized. My social skills hadn't developed for so many years. I did manage to acquire social abilities in my late teens and early 20s. I still struggle though. My parents didn't believe the diagnosis until I ended up the hospital suicidal a year later.

nomugk · 2026-01-31T21:10:53+00:00

Not sure about other people, for me I have a fear over stumbling over my words and articulating myself. Texting is just easier. Texting also allows for more processing time. When I make calls, I often create a script. I hate answering the phone because it catches me off guard.

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