Jun 27, 2024
Autistic misunderstandings are caused less by how we communicate, and more by a mismatch between us and other neurotypes. Every time I was misunderstanding someone, they were also misunderstanding me.
— from What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic by Annie Kotowicz
#quotes#books#what I mean when I say I'm autistic#annie kotowicz#pg 53#currently reading#'every time I was misunderstanding someone they were also misunderstanding me'#< this is one of those sentences that has me changing my perspective and is going to stick with me for awhile.#the thing about my audhd experience (esp being afab) is that I was often told there was something wrong with my behavior and I came to#assume there was something wrong with me. that I needed to be more accommodating / to learn how to communicate better / to be less#sensitive. and this book continues to talk about how interacting with someone is a two-way street. it's about meeting in the middle.#it's about both people bringing themselves to the table and making space for each other. 'every time I was misunderstanding someone they#were also misunderstanding me' really encompasses that for me.
