I tried out this "Hi, I'm autistic" thing yesterday, and I'm still processing (over-processing?) how it went.
Talking to the hygienist at the dentist office, treatment preferences, she asked if I knew why I prefer minimal contact. "I'm guessing it's the autism," I said.
She stopped talking to me, after that. In the past she's a chatterbox. Next appointment is scheduled with a different hygienist, in the past she's always pushed to book herself.
Processing? Or over-processing?
@ScottSoCal @actuallyautistic
I'm going to go with, either she doesn't feel qualified to deal with your needs and the otherhygienist is. Or, and far more likely, you've just seen the reddest of red flags.
This really does give me flashbacks to teenage years and coming out. Not all of them good flashbacks. 🤨
@ScottSoCal @actuallyautistic
I'm not surprised.