Why autistic people may have trouble making commitments to activities
Although autistic people tend to like consistency in daily life and may be committed to their own routines, they may have trouble making commitments to other activities. Here are some reasons why this is:
Autism means living with a chronic disabilityIn many ways, having autism means living with a chronic disability. Every day, an autistic individual may suffer from general anxiety, social anxiety, sensory discomfort, overwhelm and exhaustion.
One of the consequences of having a chronic disability is that it can be very difficult for the individual to make any kind of commitment. They may be unable to anticipate how they will feel on any given day and whether they are going to feel up to facing the activity they had planned to do.
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