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I have these same problems
No dreams or visions, but after 'praying' a lot, some autistic people get this 'shutdowns' or 'meltdows', i never got meltdowns but yes shutdowns, like i was saying after praying a lot i don't get shutdowns anymore in heavy social situations.

It seems that a lot of autistic people have some spiritual problems on top of autism.

If you can get a diagnosis or after reading a lot about it you identify autism in you then it can be good to convince your family, i don't think you are going to hurt them, because they could understand that you have issues with autism and understand you a bit more i don't know.
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One more thing guys. I cannot tell when something someone tells me is sad or when it is good so alot of times I laugh at the wrong times. My mom told me one time I laughed when someone told me they had cancer. How did that person feel? And does anyone have any advice for me?
 
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Try to learn situation types. Learn compassion for words and faces. Learn empathy.
But what went through his mind when I did that, can you tell me so I can remember so I dont do it next time.
 
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But what went through his mind when I did that, can you tell me so I can remember so I dont do it next time.
I have done it myself. With someone I am familiar with, my mum. She thought I didn't care. They feel contempt, or snubbing. A misunderstanding.
 
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One more thing guys. I cannot tell when something someone tells me is sad or when it is good so alot of times I laugh at the wrong times. My mom told me one time I laughed when someone told me they had cancer. How did that person feel? And does anyone have any advice for me?
I think it has something to do with playing through scenarios in your head, even scenarios you have no precedents for.

e.g. I've never been married, probably never will be. A friend of mine might be having a drink with me in a pub and confides in me that his marriage is on the rocks for various reasons. I've never experienced life from his perspective so I have to 'imagine' what it would be like to be in his position using the best analogies I can muster.

So I imagine it being like living with a girl 'friend' for 15 years and then realising that she doesn't want to live with me anymore because we don't get on like we used to. Then I understand how painful that would be for both parties and I sympathise.

In the case of cancer, the big 'C' means mortality to most people.. even if it's benign, it makes them feel vulnerable. There isn't much you can say apart from either, "I'm sure it'll be fine, don't obsess too much!" or "Medicine has come on leaps and bounds, it doesn't have to be a death sentence!". Personally, I tend to throw in a little levity by talking about some stupif youtube vid I watched last week!

Empathy is a useful tool but I only developed it when I was no longer shielded by youthful ignorance/innocence.
 
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