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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.bsky.social |
Reminding you about one of our favorite recent autism research papers: Autistic adults often prefer to eat alone not because they are being awkward or antisocial, but because they prefer to have their meals in a more "peaceful space."
www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1... #neurodiversity
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Dr. Wombat
@aspyre.bsky.social
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Also autistics often have food related trauma, being forced to eat or socialize or follow specific table manners, and meals are full of masking behaviors with others.
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Lielac
@lielac.bsky.social
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And for me personally, I have sensory issues with the sound and sight of other people eating, so "peaceful space" involves NO FUCKING PEOPLE NEAR ME. (It's so weird and annoying. Why are sensory issues like this? Why does people masticating set me off like this???)
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Energetic Nova
@energetic-nova.bsky.social
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I eat alone and always have
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Stephen
@7forwardgears.bsky.social
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My solo lunch routine was a partial contributor to losing my last career. Would take longer than a skeet to explain the experiences around it, but the short answer: I was told it impeded my ability to sell myself thru socialization in a place where personality oft meant more than the work itself 🤷🏻♂️
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Benene
@akw.bsky.social
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This is why I love eating in my car. My car is my safe space where I can act however I want, control the temperature, sing, flap, lay down and take a nap, dissociate
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