#maybe autism and DID/OSDD don’t always mesh well

[dilutedapplejuice]

I think if I ever met a system/anyone with DID, OSDD, etc I would never actually be able to tell… I have really bad memory for details about people so I wouldn’t really notice many if any discrepancies. I also can’t recognize personalities as anything concrete (unless it’s super obvious), two totally different alters could be out on the same day and I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. Worst I’d interpret would be a mood swing.

Especially since most systems’ alters mask as the host- some r better than others but usually the ones worse at masking aren’t out very often (to my knowledge)

#I’m doomed #I would love to meet a system and get to know the alters #but I know it’s super complicated and me getting excited over my psych spin might be interpreted as downplaying trauma or experiences #or worse commodifying alters #and I’d get overwhelmed. I can hardly survive having like 10 friends #how will I remember the names pronouns and personalities of a ton of alters who use the same body?????????? #oh well open communication is key I guess #maybe autism and DID/OSDD don’t always mesh well #y’know like autistic inability to read cues and trauma response hyper vigilance and protectiveness… #the list goes on #I may or may not be vagueposting about someone irl who I suspect #I’m close w the alleged host so I hope it’d be fine #but they’re probably not to the level of OSDD or DID tho #just trauma related dissociation #I would hope at least I know some systems are happy and accepting of their plurality but being a system is traumatizing for many #ough #they said they were questioning if they were autistic too #didn’t give me those vibes but I honestly don’t know #traumatized autistic people mask like hell #I def don’t know everything abt them #I’d love to talk to them abt it tooooooo but they said they’re not ready to think abt it #idk I’ll text them to say they can bring it up with me whenever #I’m always happy to talk about autism with other people lol #especially people who are realizing it for themselves……. #I have been the source of at least 1 autistic revelation #whooo that was a lot of tags #anyway it’s 1:32 so goodnight #I’m glad I know about DID/OSDD tho because like what if I did meet an overt system #I bet lots of people interpret that as like schotzpphrenia or something #which is valid in its own right