A familiar story with questions EIGHT

[Rose888]

My professional background is in communication. I never said you had autism spectrum disorder, only that you seem to strongly prefer the sort of blunt, brutally honest communication stereotypically associated with ASD.

I suggested you learn about communication styles, not that you get tested.

The incident with your daughter that stands out is when she asked for a turtle and you gave her a tank of fish and then were mad when she gave the fish away. You said a turtle and fish were similar pets and seemed unable to understand how others could view that differently. I know it's a sore spot, so I avoided mentioning it specifically at first.

Like I said, I only have a tiny sliver of insight into your life, based on what you write. It sounds like my impression is off base, as I recognized it might be.