Chapter 1: What are common misconceptions about autistic behaviors?
Have you got an autistic person in your life? Do you sometimes feel like their behaviours are rude? Do you feel like they're ignoring you when they shut down or do you feel unloved if they don't want to come and celebrate your birthday?
We are going to talk about 10 behaviours of autistic people that can be difficult for partners or parents or friends to deal with and how we are going to deal with them.
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Where did you get it? So you've got the cards, I've got no cards for this one.
So last year you were officially diagnosed with autism. We have strongly suspected it for over a year, a couple of years. But for the first five years of our relationship, we had no idea. I had no idea. And there are, I get to look back now and see ways that I've pushed you or judged you or felt something towards you that is because of autism.
And I carry a lot of guilt about a lot of these things because I would blame you for it. We'll go over it. It's going to be 10 things. Yeah, I just, because I didn't know. And I would take things personally. I would blame you. I'd try and change you. And we don't do any of that anymore. And life is absolutely a lot more lovely, isn't it?
Yeah, it is. I'm fascinated to know what you're talking about, to be honest.
I think, I imagine that you're going to recognise all of them.
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Chapter 2: How do shutdowns affect communication in relationships?
Yeah, I can also become fond of somebody by just watching them interact with other people. I don't need to have conversation. I'm like, they've got a good vibe.
Wow. See, that is... I've definitely struggled when you've been quiet in projecting onto that something's wrong. When actually some of your happiest times are when you're just sat quietly.
Well, think of me when I'm, when it's me and you here, we can go hours and no words are spoken.
Bit of phone scrolling, bit of cuddle, maybe a little bit of Uber Eats. There might be some words for what we're going to have for dinner. Yeah. Pete's real gay, I've seen. Okay, number four for you to translate, please.
You have to say it.
This is a podcast.
I know.
You can't, like people have, we've probably lost 10% of the listeners by now in that silence.
Oh dear. Okay. When they need to know the exact plan, it's because they're controlling.
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Chapter 3: Why is bluntness often misunderstood as rudeness?
Couple of years?
Yeah.
Wow. Why did you stay with me then if you thought, oh, he doesn't care about anything that I say?
It's probably a therapy question that in a bad way.
No, I don't think you would have thought I don't, like that's, this is your moment to say, do you know what I mean?
I knew that you cared. I knew you loved me. You showed me in so many ways. But there were moments when I was expecting an emotional, okay, this is a really small example.
Yeah.
Like when you'd come to my, you'd come to my gigs. And I think the first one was in 2022. So we'd been together two years.
Yeah.
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