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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

My Friend Autism

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The Paradox of Autistic People

Autistic people may experience rejection sensitive dysphoria. This is the paradox of autistic people - they can't stop their brain from finding faults and errors, yet are so good at picking them up. If someone does that to you, it's probably pretty safe to say there's a good chance that you're not so good in many ways. Taking feedback or what people call constructive criticism isn't constructive: There's no such thing. It might help you, mate. But it doesn't help me.

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