I primarily ask this, because for a large part of my life, I have found it hard to build meaningful friendships with neurotypicals. I don’t know any autistic people in real life, but wonder if it would be easier for me to build friendships with them?

Or maybe this has more to do with general struggles of being autistic, rather than how alike I am to others. However, I always find neurotypicals don’t really go deep in conversation, but they enjoy small talk. Yet, I’m the complete opposite.

What has been your experience?

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    10•1 year ago

    I tend to get much more comfortable enough to talk with other NDs than I do with NTs. Other NDs tend to also share many of the same interests so we have more to talk about anyway. But I mean… there are also plenty of others I’ve met with severe ADHD/low functioning autism and/or no coping skills that are just frustrating or uncomfortable to talk with for various reasons. I’d still take one of them over most NTs, tho.