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I am an AuADHD gamer.  

I have Asperger's Syndrome/Functioning Autism/Level 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD.

Hosting games helps me participate in society with these disabilities.

• Slower response time in conversation.  Please wait.  Also need more context, so I may ask more clarifying questions.
• Difficulty with small talk and social reciprocy.
• Difficulty remembering & recognizing people
• Missed social cues and irregular social cues, which often leads to misunderstandings and mis-assumptions.  Please don't assume critically - just ask.
• Irregular eye contact, gestures, and tone.  Which contributes to the empathy problem.  If you have heard people with autism do not have empathy, it is not that they don't care.  It means being able to relate and understand on the spot.  And it goes both ways, people aren't able to empathize with us either.  It's a double empathy issue.
• Attention regulation.  It's not always an attention deficit.  Sometimes it's hyper focus.  It's largely difficulty switching from one focus to another or maintaining focus on something I don't have a special interest in.