Ok, so I've seen a few posts about people with autism. And I've met a few people here and there. But despite being around these folks for years--I still feel like I'm missing something completely.

I don't understand how people will claim they don't belong. They don't fit, or they suffer with social interactions. And I want to know from people with autism how I'm handling the situation.

As I've said, I've interacted with a few autistic people in the past. They'll tell me that society doesn't get them. And I respond saying something like "As long as you're not lying to me, we're all cool!" Then we kinda drift apart. As far as I'm aware, I'm not doing anything to push these people away. But I'm also not entirely sure why they say society is against them. I give them tolerance--and they float away anyways.

Are they looking for some kind of response from me beyond tolerance? I'm not really a coddling person. I'm really just a chill laid back person. I do my thing. You do your thing, and I won't judge as long as you're not trashing my thing.

I guess it just feels unfair when I get lumped into the "society hates me" group, when I feel like I try to be very accommodating with mental-illness and such.