A lot of us who are neurodiverse got disapproving, or socially isolating messaging, often without explanations as to why.
So we’re left to our own devices to troubleshoot. But people are so complex. What works in one situation doesn’t in another, so gathering data is hard. Believing we are the problem seems the obvious answer.
But here’s the thing. The people who hurt you did it because of their own pain, not because there is anything wrong with you.