1. "We're not dating yet." "We never said we were dating."
ㅋㅋㅋ I can relate. I had to ask it to make it clear and official. If you're officially together as a romantic couple, make it clear. Remember I said autistics value boundaries a lot? If you do not make it clear that you are officially together as a romantic couple, an autistic person will still keep a lot of boundaries and would not even attempt to cross it.
Besides, even if you are non-autistic, is it not better if things are laid out clearly?
2. Find the difference
And there you go, we talked about this in the early episodes. ^_^
3. "Not fun for me"
This is so true, again, I can relate. What is fun for autistics is more often than not, is not fun for neurotypicals.
To summarize, and what I've said repeatedly in the early episodes, communication is very important. Things have to be crystal clear. Literally say it, do not assume because for an autistic there is no "reading between the lines".
The same goes for activities. You need to talk and discuss it. It applies to friends too. Remember Young Woo replied that they also did things Joon Ho likes even though Young Woo had to "force" herself? That is a prime example of a breakdown in communication.
Trust me, it will become an issue in your relationship because an autistic and a non-autistic see things differently. Been there, done that. Even for non-autistic relationships, communication is key. It just is more important if you are in a relationship with an autistic -- even if you are just friends or colleagues.
Not much to say in this episode other than those. Originally, I want to give a detailed feedback on gender equality but the case was handled well. It was balanced. It showed the points of the two sides of the same coin.
And … that's it for this week.
Episode 13 will be interesting, as per the preview, it is going to address the discrimination from people who thinks when you enter into a romantic relationship with someone with a condition, you are becoming a caregiver and not an equal partner of the relationship.
We already had a few people in MDL, not to mention in other communities, spamming that view of theirs since the start of the series. We will finally see these type of people addressed in the show. I can't wait how they'll handle this.
Again, I do not speak for the autistic community. I am only trying to explain things, mainly coming from my own experience, and the experience of other autistics who shared their stories and complaints.
No two autistics are the same; and autism is four-dimensional.
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