can relate but really everyone needs to learn a conversation goes both ways. if you spend the whole time you’re talking to someone, just talking about yourself, it gets old fast. seriously its like some of yall were never taught to be cordial and at least pretend to be interested in what someone is talking about. but like yeah, it is harder to communicate for us, but that just means we have to put in more effort and remember to also ask others about themselves, instead of just complaining and

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big agree. i just spent 28 hours in a work training that can basically be summed up to “effective communication means two people are considerate of each others needs”. everyone is responsible for communicating their needs and making a genuine effort to make it accessible

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It’s both, I think. Yes, it can be harder for us to socialize with neurotypical people, and masking sucks, AND we need to practice polite and cordial conversation and awareness to ensure everyone gets to speak and be heard. Neurotypicals should also be trying to do that too. As others here said, communication and conversation are a two-way street, so all parties involved should be trying to make it minimally unpleasant.

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The root issue is treating socializing like something people HAVE to get better at. Conversations will inherently feel unpleasant if they are obligatory. people pick up on that. I've NEVER seen a post treat it as anything other than a fucking homework assignment.

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