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@neversosimple

That makes so much sense.

It's also one of those things that confused me first.

See, when I walk into a room, I notice EVERYTHING. How many people in there, what is the general -and individual- mood, what is the decoration like, what color and brightness is the lighting, is music playing, if yes, what kind, if it's a residential room, what would be the average income of the occupant... The list goes on, and thus, I didn't think I fit the profile.

What I failed to notice was that ANALYZING THE ROOM was a special interest AND a survival strategy for me, so I just hyperfocused on the entire room, and during that time I probably missed a lot of social interactions, messed up my facial expressions etc.

You can see why I was confused

@actuallyautistic