Quote Originally Posted by JackHatchet View Post
So my question to you! Do double-autism couples struggle to mesh. Or would autistic people have a stronger understanding of other autistic people and share a stronger form of empathy?

One of the things I'm trying to understand still, is that I hear a lot how Autistic people drift into their own worlds, or they become incredibly dedicated to their hobbies, or such. Basically, that they can be incredibly selfish. Are they able to counter balance that? Would two autistic people get along together well, or would they always be too demanding of the other and feel drained?
Given the variety of how autistic people can be very different, it's possible to work. Because of the common grounds with autism (of difficulty in communication, being very literal and taking things literally), it looks good to work well. There's a lass I know with autism, and while we occasionally disagree, we seem to click really well. We're both open and honest with each other (as our autism dictates we require). I've found though that as she hates being lied to more than even yourself, I have to make sure if there's something I'm interested in getting or doing, that I make sure I have a get out clause such as "It might be worth getting that", using words like might to make sure it isn't a definite thing. But then again, I guess that's just being honest if using non-commital speech in order to allow us a way out of it. We could potentially work out, though I am single atm and will be for at least a few more months (since I was with someone who had an autistic child who I expected would have understood me, but alas she did not, and we did not break up on good terms. This is all fairly recent too, so I'm needing to heal from it)