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by Dracophoenix
1224 days ago
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> I know for a fact I wasn't even cognizant of the fact that I had physical and emotional needs until I was in the latter half of my 20's, and even now a lot of my "self-awareness" is second-hand observations from others. How much of that do you had more to do with upbringing or environment? |
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Honestly, I'd be surprised if it had much to do with upbringing at all. Even in healthy families, Autistics just don't have the sense of self that Neurotypicals do.
If anything, introspection skills in Autistics are worse than being able to read the emotions at others. It's at least possible to visually and audibly perceive changes in the body language/tone of others.