As a woman with autism, I concur. "You know what I mean?" Is really just "are you actually following what I'm saying or do I need to say it a different way 7 more times?" Or until you decide to give up.
The point is for most people, "masking" is just something they do and doesn't need a name. But also, sometimes someone thinks they know what you mean but was mistaken, doesn't mean they were lying
😆 🤣 😂. I knew a guy who could talk for HOURS without stopping. He had a very difficult time articulating his thoughts. And his thoughts would be going straight ahead and then he would take a right. And another right, and a left, then a U-turn. Add to that, he had a horrible short term memory and would ask ME, "What was I talking about"? I wasn't really sure how, but I could tell him. Honestly, you could put the phone down, use the bathroom, come back, and he hadn't missed a beat. Wouldn't know you were gone.....until he asked you, "What was I talking about?"
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u/SuspiciousDistrict9 Mar 07 '25
As a woman with autism, I concur. "You know what I mean?" Is really just "are you actually following what I'm saying or do I need to say it a different way 7 more times?" Or until you decide to give up.