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None. No one. And only one tries to understand but doesn't quite get it, but, damn, I respect & appreciate her for trying.
Most just tell me to "try harder [to be normal]" and I want to fucking scream.
Being misunderstood with no attempt to even try to understand causes me to pull away from people. Fuck 'em.
Yep. My best friend doesn't get it at all. She tries, but nothing. She gets some things like the sensory overload, but I had to scream at her that there's some things I just can't do.