Literal thinking can fuck up your assessment?!

I love some real life examples of “autistic thinking can be so literal it’s hard to get the proper diagnosis via self assessments”

…I said no to this for years. “Script” was what I took literally. Although I routinely spend a lottttttt of mental space practicing things to say in different social scenarios, thinking of how to tell a story with just the right mentally rehearsed phrases for max comedic effect, and day dreaming conversations up, I didn’t explicitly work out mental SCRIPTS, so I said no.

This one, DELIBERATELY is the word I took too literally. I spent allllll my childhood meticulously studying, mimicking, mirroring, copying, and ripping off others that by the time I needed an assessment it was my second nature. So no, I don’t do it deliberately.

Hahaha ok so this is one I’d say no to because when I go to social situations, I’ve chosen to do so and worked myself up to be The Super Social Me and the ole ADHD side comes out and I can be happy chatty Cathy.

So to me, NO when in social situations I don’t avoid interacting with others AT ALL…………. never mind the fact that when I would go out to the grocery store or take a neighborhood walk or whatever I would be ferociously trying to avoid unplanned interacting with other humans. And I would often cancel on plans to socialize when I knew that I couldn’t conjure up that energy to be The Super Social Me. But noooo I don’t avoid interacting with others.

This one just made my brain melt bc……..if I’m not aware, I’M NOT AWARE. But I’d say no to it bc people often tell me I’m too loud but I know it sooooo 😅

This would get a big NOPE simply because I really enjoy putting attention into how I dress and curating my look. So if I care that much about that side of the equation, then it’s not just about how the clothes feel, right?

Does. Not. Compute. Fun facts of any kind always have a practical use if you may theoretically someday meet the right person with shared interests!!! 😆