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Re:Struggles of Women Who Mask Their Autism by opportune on Monday February 26, 2018 @05:43PM (#16469665)
I've never been diagnosed with autism, and if I am on the spectrum it is only barely, but I'm pretty sure all people experience the "can't fall asleep because thinking about embarrassing social-interaction" phenomenon. What might differentiate neurotypical from autistic people in this regard is the sheer amount of information that they are able to glean from a social interaction. That is, a neurotypical person will remember body language, facial cues, and coded language (e.g. "oh.. that's interesting...") as being significant parts of that social interaction to a greater extent than people on the spectrum.

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