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What do you do when that one person who gets you is gone?
Autism Support / by sociableScarf2280
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 September 7th
...See more My wife has been my best (and virtually only) friend for the last 20 years. When I have a problem, I talk about it with her. Also, when I have a problem, my solution space looks (I believe) very different from a neurotypical’s. I’m a “first principles”, avoid unnecessary assumptions, question the conventional wisdom sort of guy and my wife (who is also AuDHD) understands that. Except that we’re now separated and she doesn’t really want to talk to me anymore. She’s the only person in the world I have any desire to talk through my problems with. I have siblings who’d be happy to hear me out but I just don’t want to talk to them and I’m pretty confident that they simply won’t understand where I’m coming from as I try to navigate the issue and reach a solution.  I can’t be the only neurodivergent person to have ever encountered this. What do you do?
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