I primarily ask this, because for a large part of my life, I have found it hard to build meaningful friendships with neurotypicals. I don’t know any autistic people in real life, but wonder if it would be easier for me to build friendships with them?
Or maybe this has more to do with general struggles of being autistic, rather than how alike I am to others. However, I always find neurotypicals don’t really go deep in conversation, but they enjoy small talk. Yet, I’m the complete opposite.
What has been your experience?
Neurodivergent peapole are much easier to talk to in my opinion. They can always be interesting in their own ways. Some of my best friends in life are neurodivergent and I don’t have a problem with that. Just let people be who they are and don’t hate on anyone.
I find other neuro-divergents a complete mixed bag to talk to, so basically the same as everyone else. If we’re sympatico it’s great, otherwise it can be all long awkward silences or talking past each other.
ND as a child and during early years of adulthood.
NT during adulthood.
Once I got a sufficiently good grasp of the social rules myself it actually became more difficult to talk to NDs.
I find people with autism or ADHD want to be more straight forward, which can be easier, but at the same time, some people expect you to be super straight and honest with them and that can be challenging because it feels rude or it feels like you’re forcing them to conform.
