Post #508795

2026-03-02 15:43 UTC

They don&#39;t know it, but this article is also about autism. https://dmnews.com/j-a-p-psychologists-say-people-who-need-to-be-alone-after-socializing-arent-recharging-from-exhaustion-their-brains-are-doing-post-processing-work-on-every-emotional-signal-they-absorbed-and-the-more/ #ActuallyAutistic #autism #introversion

Replies (9)

@iris@neuromatch.social 2026-03-03 06:47

@hosford42 oh good find. Framing can be so powerful, and when it is the deciding factor in whether we see a phenomenon as a natural process or not, a strength vs weakness, or inevitable vs malleable, it can be a big deal. I try to be an empiricist about human behavior and delay assigning value because so often the value judgment obscures deeper understanding and potentially ways to adjust -- things I can actually affect. I have limited success but what successes I've had have been meaningful.

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@otfrom@functional.cafe 2026-03-03 07:42

@hosford42 are they saying allistic extroverts have less empathy? That would explain a lot

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@noodlemaz@mstdn.games 2026-03-03 07:51

@hosford42 does this piece happen to exist on a better website..? I'll do a search on my laptop in a bit

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@oldoldcojote@climatejustice.social 2026-03-03 07:58

@hosford42 That actually makes sense. Thats what I do.

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@drgroftehauge@sigmoid.social 2026-03-03 08:03

@hosford42 Why does this article repeat itself so much?

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@TazPoltorak@fosstodon.org 2026-03-03 11:46

@hosford42 I often want a glass of wine and a cigarette after intense socialising, even though I don't smoke at all otherwise.

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@JustUs4Pali@mastodon.social 2026-03-03 12:25

@hosford42 ...im so glad someone finally said so correctly and fully what ive begged folks to understand and got isolated for cos "well since you love solitude we'll just leave you alone in exile", and nothing i said seemed to help them understand the truth. i do love human connection when it isnt toxic etm...its just, i have high empathy that folks often label as some mysterious intuition weirdness, but rly im just the one who actually paid attention, to everyone. exile is super painful, btw...

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@matildalove@wetdry.world 2026-03-03 12:30

@hosford42 weird how western science keeps "discovering" things everyone understands perfectly well except those drinking deep of the patriarchy/capitalism/etc koolaid

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@ccooke@mastodon.ie 2026-03-03 13:17

@hosford42 … and ptsd?

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