Hi SKOREAPV83,

I didn't mean my post as a personal attack. I was trying to be helpful in explaining that labelling others makes them less likely to want to learn your ways. I don't know if you actually label people or not.

You were the one that mentioned that you used stereotyping to determine your reactions to others.

I just know that I am much less willing to accommodate someone who has just labelled me or said something offensive about a group I identify with or a group I support.

I am not sure how that is Neurtotypical, other than I know a lot of people with a wide range of disabilities that all have problems accommadating each other when you make fun of their specific disability.

I know I have been accidentally insensitive to a person suffering from PTSD due to abuse in their childhood, then belatedly realizing why they are mad at me, and less willing to help for a bit. It takes a lot of hard work to be aware of other people's backgrounds and what can offend them. It is hard work even for those who do not have Autism and Aspergers. It is just even more difficult for those with Autism and Aspergers.

My special ability is to walk into crowds and meet almost everyone there. Something my SPD actually helps with for once because I am MORE likely to register the little facial ticks and body movements from a person when they are happy or annoyed with what I am saying. I haven't met a lot of other people that are comfortable just trying to meet as many people as possible in an unfamiliar setting. Most of the others I have met who can do it it was a hard trained skill that they learned for their career.