I was recently diagnosed not too long ago. Let’s just say a lot of things in my life made sense. A lot of things that I attributed to my physical disability are actually just my autism. One of the biggest things that I struggle with is social situations.

A lot of people give the advice that if you want to meet like-minded kinky people, you should just go to munches. It’s not that I’m opposed to it necessarily, but even going to the store by myself, is one of the most difficult things I could possibly do. How exactly do you navigate sitting at a table with a bunch of people?

Earplugs are an investment sometime in the future. When I’m in giant social situations, no matter what they’re about, it’s if I can’t speak and I don’t know what to do. You can’t really make friends if you can’t talk to anyone.

My stimming can also get out of control and I know that I would probably get weird looks for it. I just really want to get involved, but I don’t know how. I hate loud noises and loud environments in general, but I know it’s the only way I can meet people.