u/Defiant_Version3996

I’m a 27-year-old male and I believe I have mild to moderate autism (self-diagnosed).

One major issue I struggle with is eye contact/staring. Whenever I walk outside, people sometimes seem nervous or uncomfortable when I look at them, even though I’m usually just neutral and minding my own business. I think I may look at people with too much focus or intensity without realizing it.

This doesn’t only happen on the road — it happens in almost all situations.

Because of this, I often feel sad and misunderstood. I’ve always been a very sensitive person emotionally, so it hurts feeling like people may see me as threatening when I don’t have any bad intentions at all. I especially notice this reaction more from random females, which makes me feel guilty and anxious even though I’m not trying to make anyone uncomfortable.

I just wanted to share this here and maybe ease my mind a little by hearing from others who relate.

I’m a 27-year-old male and I believe I have mild to moderate autism (self-diagnosed).

One major issue I struggle with is eye contact/staring. Whenever I walk outside, people sometimes seem nervous or uncomfortable when I look at them, even though I’m usually just neutral and minding my own business. I think I may look at people with too much focus or intensity without realizing it.

This doesn’t only happen on the road — it happens in almost all situations.

Because of this, I often feel sad and misunderstood. I’ve always been a very sensitive person emotionally, so it hurts feeling like people may see me as threatening when I don’t have any bad intentions at all. I especially notice this reaction more from random females, which makes me feel guilty and anxious even though I’m not trying to make anyone uncomfortable.

I just wanted to share this here and maybe ease my mind a little by hearing from others who relate.

I’m a 27-year-old male and I believe I have mild to moderate autism (self-diagnosed).

One major issue I struggle with is eye contact/staring. Whenever I walk outside, people sometimes seem nervous or uncomfortable when I look at them, even though I’m usually just neutral and minding my own business. I think I may look at people with too much focus or intensity without realizing it.

This doesn’t only happen on the road — it happens in almost all situations.

Because of this, I often feel sad and misunderstood. I’ve always been a very sensitive person emotionally, so it hurts feeling like people may see me as threatening when I don’t have any bad intentions at all. I especially notice this reaction more from random females, which makes me feel guilty and anxious even though I’m not trying to make anyone uncomfortable.

I just wanted to share this here and maybe ease my mind a little by hearing from others who relate.

I’m a 27-year-old male and I believe I have mild to moderate autism (self-diagnosed).

One major issue I struggle with is eye contact/staring. Whenever I walk outside, people sometimes seem nervous or uncomfortable when I look at them, even though I’m usually just neutral and minding my own business. I think I may look at people with too much focus or intensity without realizing it.

This doesn’t only happen on the road — it happens in almost all situations.

Because of this, I often feel sad and misunderstood. I’ve always been a very sensitive person emotionally, so it hurts feeling like people may see me as threatening when I don’t have any bad intentions at all. I especially notice this reaction more from random females, which makes me feel guilty and anxious even though I’m not trying to make anyone uncomfortable.

I just wanted to share this here and maybe ease my mind a little by hearing from others who relate.

I’m a 27-year-old male and I believe I have mild to moderate autism (self-diagnosed).

One major issue I struggle with is eye contact/staring. Whenever I walk outside, people sometimes seem nervous or uncomfortable when I look at them, even though I’m usually just neutral and minding my own business. I think I may look at people with too much focus or intensity without realizing it.

This doesn’t only happen on the road — it happens in almost all situations.

Because of this, I often feel sad and misunderstood. I’ve always been a very sensitive person emotionally, so it hurts feeling like people may see me as threatening when I don’t have any bad intentions at all. I especially notice this reaction more from random females, which makes me feel guilty and anxious even though I’m not trying to make anyone uncomfortable.

I just wanted to share this here and maybe ease my mind a little by hearing from others who relate.

I’m a 27-year-old male and I believe I have mild to moderate autism (self-diagnosed).

One major issue I struggle with is eye contact/staring. Whenever I walk outside, people sometimes seem nervous or uncomfortable when I look at them, even though I’m usually just neutral and minding my own business. I think I may look at people with too much focus or intensity without realizing it.

This doesn’t only happen on the road — it happens in almost all situations.

Because of this, I often feel sad and misunderstood. I’ve always been a very sensitive person emotionally, so it hurts feeling like people may see me as threatening when I don’t have any bad intentions at all. I especially notice this reaction more from random females, which makes me feel guilty and anxious even though I’m not trying to make anyone uncomfortable.

I just wanted to share this here and maybe ease my mind a little by hearing from others who relate.