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Autistic Coach @hmm_cook@universeodon.comSince I was largely following social scripts that I had learned before I knew I was Autistic, and would say things like, “I’m fine” when I didn’t mean it, or that I liked someone’s artwork when I really didn’t think it was that good:
I assumed that everyone else was being completely fake at all times, especially when they said that they liked me or valued me in any way.
@hmm_cook
I’m in this toot and I don’t like it. 
I feel like I was several years into my relationship with my husband before I actually started trusting him when he said anything that portrayed me in a subjectively positive way. And I still struggle with accepting similar comments from friends. People I don't know well - they're automatically lying to me. Mostly I get over it & on with my life because I don't need everyone to like me, but when someone says they do, I am extremely mistrusting.
@gremlinchild I get this!
For me, it hit home when I realized that there were some people in my life who stuck with me through all of my worst times and they still chose to keep me around when they didn't have to. Why would they do that if they were just following social scripts? Being nice does not require that much effort.