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Addressing hurtful comments from an autistic friend

💚 healthsocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A person with a long-term autistic friend reports that the friend makes increasingly disparaging comments, and the reporter is unsure how to address this behavior effectively without causing conflict or being misunderstood due to the friend's perceived lack of social insight.

Who's affected: The reporter

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A communication guide or template specifically for neurotypical individuals to provide direct, non-judgmental feedback to autistic friends.
  2. A workshop or support group for neurodiverse friendships focusing on explicit communication strategies and boundary setting.
  3. A mobile app that helps users script difficult conversations by providing examples of how to frame feedback based on specific social scenarios.
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Real voices

“Over time he has made increasingly disparaging comments about me and I am unsure of how to address this.”

Source: Stack Exchange (interpersonal) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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