Autism-101 @autism-101.com · Aug 22 Some autistic people find making phone calls extremely stressful and unpleasant and will avoid them at all costs. Please don’t try and force your communication preferences on others. image: anon #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD
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I've never been able to explain this to people! I just don't know how to describe why it's so stressful. I thought I was alone in this!
It's me
I've been trying to force myself to make a call to get a video appointment with my psychiatrist since late August for my bipolar 2 and mild autism. It's so difficult and I don't want to ask my wife to arrange the video appointment. It's nearly impossible making calls for family birthdays.
genuine question: is it in any way defensible to say that building a resistance to discomfort and to stressful things (the "do it scared but do it" mentality) has a place in this conversation?
I’m not autistic, but that’s me 🙂
Omg, I deal with this all the time at work. Everything has to be “let’s hop on a call” -an hour long of me listening to verbal chaos before they get to the point- which could have been a quick email and I could have proceeded with my work. I’ve tried to push back but it’s NT way or the highway.