Would this article be good to share with NT friends who ask about my AS?

[JuniperBug]

It's pretty spot on as far as content for me personally but I worry about the tone and if it will be relieved well. http://expatlog.com/2015/09/30/how-people-with-autism-fake-it/

 

[Aspieistj]

I think this is an excellent article and am about to forward it to a friend who continues to struggle to understand just how painful my life is.

 

[DogwoodTree]

"...it's not autism we're faking, it's neurotypicality."

That statement is absolutely true for me. However, a lot of the specifics of her description don't fit me as well. She put a really heavy emphasis on the social anxiety aspect (which...the anxiety itself doesn't affect me as much as simply knowing I'm going to fail if I try to socialize in an authentic manner because I come across so terribly awkwardly...unless I'm acting...but then I feel horribly alone because I know that people can't handle who I really am), and not much emphasis at all on the sensory sensitivities, and how overwhelming all the data input is.