I’ve been in a bit of a tough spot with my (highly suspected) autism and haven’t been able to be my masked self in quite a bit. I’m not sure if anyone can relate, but my masking used to be somewhat controllable but now I’m really bad at it—like to the point where I’m hesitant to go out in public because I’ve forgotten how to human. Like I used to be decent at acting in general, but that’s no longer the case
But anyway. I wish so desperately that I could just have access to how NTs conduct themselves in conversation just so I could have a framework for reference. Does something like this exist anywhere? Think of it as me copying people and changing up their behavior just a bit (which is how I’ve gone through my life)
I always figured, or it seemed, that the rules are unwritten and NTs just fuckin know em by default. Sadly Idk if there's a secret sacred Holy Document of Normo Behaviours anywhere. When you ask NTs about common social things, you'll frequently get different answers too, so they don't even seem to agree on their own bullshit.
However someone will probably come into this thread and be able to offer useful tips for making scripts & basic masking, at least.
I don’t think the book exists, but the greatest act of solidarity an NT could commit is writing one that’s actually accurate
If such a thing can truly exist, our comrades should write it!