LadyButterflyshe/her@lazysoci.al to Autism@lemmy.world · 8 days agoDoes anyone here do this?lazysoci.alimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1244
arrow-up1244imageDoes anyone here do this?lazysoci.alLadyButterflyshe/her@lazysoci.al to Autism@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 days agoactually yes. i do this constantly. i just don’t manage to understand people through it. i just mindlessly copy.
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoI wonder if it’s a manifestation of some innate ND trait or some kinda coping mechanism developed in response to the “jUsT aCt NoRmAL,!!1!” everyone tries to hammer into us as kids 🫠
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoIt’s called mirroring and it’s a normal human behavior that starts in infancy.
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agowhat the fuck!? this is normal!? that’s actually awesome thank you for sharing this i had no fuckin idea it was a documented normal human behavior
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoYep, even neurotypicals do the thing where you subconsciously copy someone’s accent and they think you’re mocking them. A curse of social existence.
actually yes. i do this constantly. i just don’t manage to understand people through it. i just mindlessly copy.
I wonder if it’s a manifestation of some innate ND trait or some kinda coping mechanism developed in response to the “jUsT aCt NoRmAL,!!1!” everyone tries to hammer into us as kids 🫠
It’s called mirroring and it’s a normal human behavior that starts in infancy.
what the fuck!? this is normal!?
that’s actually awesome thank you for sharing this i had no fuckin idea it was a documented normal human behavior
Yep, even neurotypicals do the thing where you subconsciously copy someone’s accent and they think you’re mocking them. A curse of social existence.