The autistic experience of someone being annoyed with you because you did exactly what they asked you to do and not what they supposedly wanted you to do (which was something different to what they asked of you and something they hoped you’d somehow intuit, which of course you didn’t).
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Goes to mirror to practice smiling.
Comes back and smiles
Would you stop that? Your smile is so creepy.
Okay, I attempt to do that
"Not like that, stop being a smartass and do it right"
Me: ???
Picture days were...fun. >_<
First of all, I thought it was clear
Uh, yeah.
I’m only partially surprised they don’t do investigations
Indirect, implied, and/or passive aggressive communication slows work and damages relationships between allistic people. It is unreasonable that anyone should pretend this is an issue of autistic people in the times it also negatively affects their work.
He says this request typically gets allistic folks to say what they want without the burdensome double speak.
I now hear streamers on youtube casually saying this even if they’re not autistic.
Applying it at work is less common because it is a one-down style of communication. In making the request,
However, if it works to bypass the targeting you’re experiencing, then it may be worthwhile to imply a deficit.
That impression can be offset by being competent at the work once properly explained. So, it’s not very risky to try it.
Me: -take the key on the far left-
-Door didn't budge-
Me: The key didn't work
A: -comes annoyed- I meant this key!
Me: It's the 2nd left then! there's 5 keys hanging around!