I have a anxiety problem of side eyeing people through my eyes and I can’t control i

Hi there! I’m anxious and was recently diagnosed autistic, and am also a student non-verbal communication is hard! But what’s hard for people like me and you is also all the effort of trying not to seek “weird” or get noticed for our communication differences. I found it very difficult when I was trying to copy what everyone else was doing. More recently, I’ve tried embracing it 🤷*♀️ I haven’t had the “side eye” issue, but I struggle to make eye contact and my facial expressions sometimes don’t match my feelings, leading to people misunderstanding me. But, the people who care about you will care enough to listen when you say that you don’t mean to side eye them. They’ll trust you, and they’ll accept it. Anyone else, eg. People walking through corridors, strangers, their opinions don’t matter! They’re unlikely to see you again! You know you don’t mean to be rude, and the people who care about you should accept you anyway.
Good luck

Hi there! I’m anxious and was recently diagnosed autistic, and am also a student non-verbal communication is hard! But what’s hard for people like me and you is also all the effort of trying not to seek “weird” or get noticed for our communication differences. I found it very difficult when I was trying to copy what everyone else was doing. More recently, I’ve tried embracing it 🤷*♀️ I haven’t had the “side eye” issue, but I struggle to make eye contact and my facial expressions sometimes don’t match my feelings, leading to people misunderstanding me. But, the people who care about you will care enough to listen when you say that you don’t mean to side eye them. They’ll trust you, and they’ll accept it. Anyone else, eg. People walking through corridors, strangers, their opinions don’t matter! They’re unlikely to see you again! You know you don’t mean to be rude, and the people who care about you should accept you anyway.
Good luck

Aww thank you! Were u also on the waiting list for autism and recently got diagnosed? It makes me feel bad if people might get anxious and think I’m judging them or their outfit and it’s so hard it’s like involuntary when someone walks near my field of vision or in it! Maybe my eyes see more wider than usual! Dww about the emojis hehe

Aww thank you! Were u also on the waiting list for autism and recently got diagnosed? It makes me feel bad if people might get anxious and think I’m judging them or their outfit and it’s so hard it’s like involuntary when someone walks near my field of vision or in it! Maybe my eyes see more wider than usual! Dww about the emojis hehe

uhm, i think it's the covering of your face with your timetable that draws their attention, not the 'side eyeing'

Yeah, I got my referral accepted last September, did the assessments and was diagnosed mid June 👍

Hi there! I’m anxious and was recently diagnosed autistic, and am also a student non-verbal communication is hard! But what’s hard for people like me and you is also all the effort of trying not to seek “weird” or get noticed for our communication differences. I found it very difficult when I was trying to copy what everyone else was doing. More recently, I’ve tried embracing it 🤷*♀️ I haven’t had the “side eye” issue, but I struggle to make eye contact and my facial expressions sometimes don’t match my feelings, leading to people misunderstanding me. But, the people who care about you will care enough to listen when you say that you don’t mean to side eye them. They’ll trust you, and they’ll accept it. Anyone else, eg. People walking through corridors, strangers, their opinions don’t matter! They’re unlikely to see you again! You know you don’t mean to be rude, and the people who care about you should accept you anyway.
Good luck

Ooo that’s good! I hope I get to do the assessment soon? What was it like? What kind of questions were on it

It was okay, just some questionnaires for a parent and some teachers, a speech and language assessment that focuses more on how you are now and a paediatric appointment with one of your parents about your childhood. Then they review your developmental history themselves. I also submitted a self report with things they might not have picked up on in the sessions, eg. routines and stims I do at home 👍

It was okay, just some questionnaires for a parent and some teachers, a speech and language assessment that focuses more on how you are now and a paediatric appointment with one of your parents about your childhood. Then they review your developmental history themselves. I also submitted a self report with things they might not have picked up on in the sessions, eg. routines and stims I do at home 👍

It’s different in different areas of the U.K., some use the ADOS or the AQ test, but I didn’t have that