rabia_elizabeth , to ActuallyAutistic group
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I recently described my lack of chattiness to a new friend as "brain taking a long coffee break." Everyone wants to call that "shyness" but that would mean I had words to utter but was afraid to say them.

For decades I did not have the vocabulary to describe this phenomenon. brains seem to light up in company; mine shuts down and takes a long smoke break.

I have about an hour of conversation in me per day, tops, on average.

@actuallyautistic do you experience this?

Kencf618033 ,
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@rabia_elizabeth
@actuallyautistic In the main, yes. (And none whatsoever for chicken-shit.)

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