Being talked to like a child
firemonkey
Citizen
in General ASD
Saw an advanced nurse practitioner this morning re some physical health issues. My s/dau was with me. The ANP was amiable. A lot better than most health pros I've seen, but it was like she was talking to a child.
Admittedly I'm not great F2F, which is why my s/dau or a g/dau comes with me. However I'm not a total idiot(bit of a twat maybe), as a higher listed score than Dr Eick Sternhagen on the World genius directory shows.
OK, admittedly that was an 'Even Michael Chang won a grand slam' score, but I'm reasonably intelligent.
Admittedly I'm not great F2F, which is why my s/dau or a g/dau comes with me. However I'm not a total idiot(bit of a twat maybe), as a higher listed score than Dr Eick Sternhagen on the World genius directory shows.
OK, admittedly that was an 'Even Michael Chang won a grand slam' score, but I'm reasonably intelligent.
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I hate it if they're being pushy or condescending, otherwise, I try to suck it up because I understand how confusing we can be to people. Some people act this way towards foreigners too: it's not so much that they think they're stupid but they see them as strange and unknown entities. It can be very annoying but I try to remember that they don't really think I'm stupid and it's usually not malicious. Depending on how bad it is, it can be hard not to take it personally though.