As a child on the spectrum, I was anxious in many situations especially if sensory issues were involved. The moments of anxious in my childhood were meet with frustration from people around me. This includes being yell at for getting upset when I was anxious in a situation. Guess what happen when you yell at someone for getting upset? It does not, help the situation and leads to someone to have anxiety.
"Anxiety is a lot like a toddler, it never stops talking, tell you that you are wrong about everything, and wakes you up at 3 am."-Unknown
As a teenager on the spectrum, I figure out I learned to camouflage most of my autism traits to make sure I fit in for the most part. This common with women on the spectrum, we learn at early age what we need to do fit in. But this also leads to us to be anxious in social situation because always afraid we are going do something that screw up things.
As an adult on the spectrum, I figure out that camouflage my autism is not helpful at all because it leads me to be more anxious. So the next time, you know someone, who is anxious ask yourself what you can do help instead of make the situation worst.
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