I'm a young man with autism, high-functioning. I can do everything I need to in life to have decent things, I've graduated school, worked jobs, and even dated. Despite this, my life is still hell because of something I cannot control. I'm just strange and unnerving and I can't really help it, it's apparently super visible to most people I come across. I shake constantly, can never keep my hands or body still, can barely hold eye contact and look natural, my delivery on responses in interactions is often poorly timed or toned. I'm not completely unaware to social cues, so I notice small things people do to treat me different from others. I am, at best, a very nervous and polite guy, though some people (esp closer to my age) just treat me like I'm retarded. How do I get better at appearing normal?
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>>35087262masking is kind of a meme, just do your best to come across relaxed and have good hygeine, and if you're not sure how something will be taken in a situation just don't say anything. masking too hard just ends up being read as uncanney valley and creeping people out, find autists to socialize with naturally outside of work.
