Do People Ever Think You Are Stupid?

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05 Oct 2012, 5:29 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:

The younger girls at my first job thought I was stupid and they treated me like I didn't have any feelings.

Sounds like a bullying situation. Sorry you had to deal with that.

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Stupid, no. The direction people sometimes take with me is more along the lines of recreational drug user. Because I speak slowly, phrase my sentences in atypical manner, and don't outwardly show emotion in ways that are expected, sometimes the interpretation is that I have a marijuana habit. There is frustration with me about perceived apathy, detached lack of caring, that sort of thing. I don't use street drugs for a variety of reasons, but that seems to be one of the common misinterpretations of my mannerisms and disposition.

Looking back, my first mental health social worker and the crisis counselor at my middle school both thought I was drunk or high all the time. Never mind I had a diagnosis at the time (ataxic cerebral palsy) that often manifests in a way that makes you move and speak in a drunken manner. :roll:

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06 Oct 2012, 8:31 am

Before I say I have autism, no, after yes

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06 Oct 2012, 12:14 pm

Nope, more the opposite.

I come off as a complete smartass, when I don't control myself enough.

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06 Oct 2012, 2:48 pm

Yep people think I'm stupid because I need to think about what I want to say. But then they copy off me in tests so I'm confused

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07 Oct 2012, 3:06 pm

They are some people who think i am stupid but other people would say that i am very clever.

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07 Oct 2012, 3:44 pm

howzat wrote:

They are some people who think i am stupid but other people would say that i am very clever.

Same here. The older I've gotten, the more people think I'm clever, and the less obvious my disability seems to become.

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07 Oct 2012, 4:19 pm

No. People usually assume I am clever just by looking at me. I am not sure why. Eventually, they discover my above average learning skills and my broad knowledge of random facts (the result of spending most of my childhood and teenager years reading encyclopaedias) and they begin to think I am gifted.
However, after some time, they realize that I am actually very naive (my emotional intelligence must be on the level of a 6 years old kid) and I really do not know how to interact with people.
Afterwards, their opinions change according to my actions; whenever I do something "smart" (generally related to work or school), I am a genius. When I do something stupid (like being tricked or acting like a fool in front of other people), I am crazy. But I am never considered stupid.

My own opinion on how intelligent/stupid I am depends on my mood. But I generally have a lower opinion of myself than what other people (lead me to think they) do.

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07 Oct 2012, 4:20 pm

People more often think I'm highly intelligent when I'm clearly not by any real measurable stretch of the imagination. They might well see in their heads an enigma that does not really exist.

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07 Oct 2012, 4:26 pm

Sometimes and it is most likely the lack of facial expression and the lack of appropriate verbal response. It is insulting to me since I have done well academically. In the past I was told by someone that I seemed to think before I spoke which I appreciated.

I have noticed that people who blab on and on will often seem to speak before they think. Hmmm....