Zack1994 wrote:
How can I act less indifferent and apathetic? I don't like being a debbie downer of any situation.
It all depends why you act this way.
Indifference and apathy can be a symptom of ASD
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Is apathy a symptom of an ASD?
“Apathy may be a symptom of an Autism Spectrum Disorder. If somebody has a different world view and experience to the majority of people (neurotypical people) around them, it means they are unlikely to share the same values and desires and have the same motivations. It does not mean that a person is necessarily lacking emotions, but rather that they may feel differently about things and may feel apathetic about the things that stir emotion in most other people.”
“A lot of problems are caused socially, that come from being apathetic about situations that create strong emotions in others. This means that building relationships with others is very, very difficult. I naturally do not feel much emotion in situations where others do or, even if I do have an emotion, I do not naturally want to express it. I prefer to keep a detached, calm persona at all times when I am in public”
“Sometimes apathy is the perceived response, but the underlying and real feelings are actually very strong. I feel that sometimes I may be perceived as apathetic, when really the emotion I am feeling is so overwhelming that I’ve had to detach from it. Also, for people on the spectrum, emotions often don’t occur in real time – it can take time for something to sink in and cause an emotion. Another thing to think about is that a person may feel an emotion but not know what to do with it – not know how to communicate it, express it, get over it… etc. All these things can make a person appear to be apathetic, when they’re actually not.”
“The main reason apathy occurs is because the nature of autism is to have a ‘different world experience.’ Apathy may therefore be a symptom (felt by the person) and a sign (observed by others) of an ASD. It should perhaps not be taken as a sign of rudeness, but rather as a different way of being. Being different is just being different!”
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