It’s incredible to me that most people just presume, from context, having zero evidence that what they’ve presumed is correct, can go their whole lives, thinking like that.
I’m not autistic, that I know of, but I am ADHD, and I’m extremely analytical. All the people saying that the message “I’m feeling generous today” (or whatever) was an agreement to pay for the food, that all makes me crazy… It’s like, no, it’s not. They’re making a benign and mostly unsolicited comment about their current mood. It has nothing to do with anything beyond that.
The fact that people not only make that assumption, but also can’t seem to fathom any other way to interpret it, just… What the hell…
As you are adhd the chance you can relate closer to people on the spectrum then neurotypicals is quite normal. We are both part of the neurodivergent family and there can be significant overlap as I explained somewhere in a comment below.
It’s incredible to me that most people just presume, from context, having zero evidence that what they’ve presumed is correct, can go their whole lives, thinking like that.
I’m not autistic, that I know of, but I am ADHD, and I’m extremely analytical. All the people saying that the message “I’m feeling generous today” (or whatever) was an agreement to pay for the food, that all makes me crazy… It’s like, no, it’s not. They’re making a benign and mostly unsolicited comment about their current mood. It has nothing to do with anything beyond that.
The fact that people not only make that assumption, but also can’t seem to fathom any other way to interpret it, just… What the hell…
As you are adhd the chance you can relate closer to people on the spectrum then neurotypicals is quite normal. We are both part of the neurodivergent family and there can be significant overlap as I explained somewhere in a comment below.
You’re absolutely correct. I was aware of this prior, but I appreciate your comment regardless.