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traven
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25 Feb 2026, 2:49 am

Carbonhalo wrote:
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staring off somewhere else (when i listen, it is very upsetting to many) and it isn't even a trait ??
staring at something without noticing im doing that

it might fall under ?
Autistic catatonia is an understudied and underrecognized condition. Catatonia of all kinds is frequently missed by clinicians.
(then they blame anxiety, everything is anxiety in usa :roll: - big bizznizz of anxiety)

also i might sit in an uncomforable position without noticing that much, or notice but don't act on it
owell, it needs curing ofc 8)


I find it interesting that catatonia is treated with benzos (Anxiety) where attention defecit Is treated with amphetamines. (Dopamine deficiency), Yet both conditions show outward similarities.


you picked that up, i found that silly too



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27 Jun 2026, 9:37 pm

Sensory overload and special interests.



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28 Jun 2026, 3:30 am

I'd say being reluctant to any sort of change and going out of my way to avoid face to face interactions with people that I don't know.

Not to mention the extremely poor social skills and complete inability to read a room



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28 Jun 2026, 11:01 am

Poor eye contact, talking incessantly about "things that no one cares about", atypical use of language, odd hand movements. There may be some that I haven't realized are different.


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28 Jun 2026, 4:40 pm

Sensory issues (especially with eating, but not limited to that at all), hating small talk, strong sense of right and wrong, being very routine/hating change, being socially inept/missing queues, and special interests.

There was one that has been brought to my attention recently and that's that I struggle to detect sarcasm. I thought this was something I was actually not as bad on as the stereotype goes. But my coworkers get me all of the time and it's so bad one of them even said "you're just like Sheldon". Granted, I haven't watched Big Bang Theory, but I do know of that character. lol.

I've also been told that I think very literally, and that I have black and white thinking.


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29 Jun 2026, 11:28 am

Pain intolerance
Sound sensitivity
History of a socially isolated shut-in

I don't have many traits of autism really.


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Lack of eye contact, which I've had people get on me about most of my life. Intense special interests and a tendency toward black and white thinking (which rubs people the wrong way).


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