just a reminder that autistics can hyperfixate on friends/people as well as things like hobbies/stories/subjects/music

of course you can& #39;t excuse overly clingy behavior, but just be aware that when asking an autistic person to give you space they may already be trying their /1

best and might not really know how to back off further

i don& #39;t tend to hyperfixate on people i know anymore, but as a kid i definitely fixated on my best friends and overwhelmed them a lot. /2

they had every reason to be annoyed, but because they learned about things and understood they& #39;re still my friends years later despite 1-3rd grade me being the clingiest lil shit ever /end

no real meaning or story to this thread btw just more of a thought dump that came to mind