Most spectrum people I know have social overstim/anxiety because, since they can remember, someone in their lives has told them how they're too much, doing it wrong, being weird, acting "off", or otherwise relating to other humans incorrectly.
So, yeah. That weighs on a kid, and later, an adult.
We’re forever being re-interpreted to ourselves, told what we meant or how we came off, and expected to work through misunderstandings by accepting what others say their intent was.
So rarely will they give us that same benefit of the doubt in return, though.
It really takes a toll.
