@reindrrop: Can we please stop assuming the only way to pay attention is direct eye contact and not moving #autism #autistic #autistictok #autistictiktok #autistiktok #autismoftiktok #neurodivergent #neurodivergenttiktok #latediagnosedautistic #actuallyautistic #autisticadult #autisticcreator

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_ivanfj_
Ivan_is_just_weird :
"I listen with my ears, not my eyes"
2024-08-08 05:28:56
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jginjaninja
👩🏻‍🦰🥷 :
Because if I look like I’m paying attention actually all of my attention is going to LOOKING like I’m paying attention and I retain nothing that’s said
2024-08-07 19:24:41
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bananalen72
ᝰ ꩜ Kagamine Rin ὣ ✮ :
got screamed at once by my teacher to put the only thing that was keeping me calm away cuz I "wasn't focused" thanks teach!! I was overstimulated the rest of the fucking day.
2025-11-06 08:27:26
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lxopheliaxl
lxOpheliaxl :
I just got tired of it and started replying "Just because you're incapable of doing multiple things at once, doesn't mean I am."
2024-08-07 22:09:58
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burgersinfridge
Billie / Burger / Zara :
I thought it's an adhd thing?
2024-08-08 06:15:02
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prithewriter
PriTheWriter :
If I look like I’m paying attention I’m daydreaming and not paying attention 🙃
2024-08-07 21:14:48
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puddles_
🍒★ 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 ★🍓 :
if it looks like i’m paying attention i’m absolutely not paying attention
2024-08-08 04:26:23
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anonymus18976
Anonymus :
In primary school my teacher was always mad at me and she said that I don't pay attention which I still don't understand because I was paying attention I was listening.
2024-08-09 12:23:55
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lcbulus
mela 🫧 :
when someone tells me to pay attention i just repeat their last few sentences, word for word, and then they always get mad for some reason.
2024-08-08 05:30:04
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maybe_tomorrow1803
maybe_tomorrow1803 :
Does humming go in that category? I always get scolded for humming while I'm talking to someone, I do register their words but they say it's rude, I don't find it rude, please enlighten me
2025-09-25 19:52:28
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michi_michi0330
michi :
lo que no saben, es que así procesamos mejor la información 😭
2024-08-08 14:48:35
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count.the.stars_
Maggie :
I had a teacher try calling me out in math for drawing and she asked what she’d just said and for the answer. Repeated it back to her exactly and answered correctly. She never bothered me after that.
2024-08-07 20:37:14
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ryanhively91
Hively Automotive :
I learned that early on as a kid so I’d pretend to pay attention and then teach myself more or less how to do the work. They weren’t good at teaching
2024-08-07 19:07:59
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luruki317
Fennec fox :
the thing is if i try to look like a "pay attention" i can't actually pay attention
2024-08-09 11:28:35
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palerate
Ribbit 🏳️‍⚧️ :
its cause for some reason, nt people cannot grasp doing multiple things at once. at least in my experience.
2024-08-07 21:18:31
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halfway2sanity
Nan :
Esto es muy molesto. Me pasa siempre. Literalmente les estamos prestando atención, pero asocian el contacto visual con la atención.
2024-08-08 15:17:44
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actually_abby_aesthetic
🌿Abby🌿 :
I was In a therapy session and said “I hope you don’t mind but I’m going to doodle so I can talk freely, it helps” she said ok then minutes later she said “are you doodling because you’re bored?” 1)
2024-08-09 23:06:51
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eternally.aysenur
❀ •.°𝓒𝓸𝓼𝓶𝓸°.• :
I HATE eye contact
2025-07-20 22:44:53
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himalayanh03monkey
Marco :
the problem isn't you,it's the fact that there's more than likely been more people in their lives who lie about paying attention when they clearly aren't. It within itself is frustrating,because if½
2024-08-07 22:17:24
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mystik_orion
Misty Nyx Kenly :
*me doodling and fidgeting* teacher: M repeat what I just said *repeats it verbatim, including tone, inflection, and almost pitch perfect* teacher: i don't appreciate your attitude.
2024-08-20 16:22:14
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dexofalltrades
Rhydan T. || Author :
I find it hilarious that we're expected to multitasking as adults yet we weren't allowed to do it as kids
2024-08-07 23:24:27
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cxsmiiclxve
Mikkah :
This kind of thing made me drop out of senior science in high school but I always found the best trick was to say what they were saying back to them, it shows you really were listening.
2024-08-08 09:14:34
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michelerbenson
Shell Bee :
I learned that I have been secret stimming my whole life when I'm trying to listen to someone.I draw on my leg with my finger. They usually don't notice it.
2024-08-07 19:11:22
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antareswithalibrary
antareswithalibrary :
THIS. MY ENTIRE LIFE!! Even as an adult, I *still* get people trying to do this to me and it drives me nuts!!
2024-08-07 19:07:46
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