While almost every person has interacted with another at some point during their lives, this by no means is evidence of an even playing field. Not all norms and cues transcend cultures and sometimes neurodivergent folks have their own struggles. So it can be useful to see what other folks go through daily.

Someone asked people to describe “what social cues have confused you?” and people listed their best examples. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the ones that you really relate to and be sure to share your own thoughts and experiences in the comments down below.

I still haven’t figured out the cues for when people want me to stop talking. Sometimes I don’t really talk at all but others I just can’t seem to stop talking and later I feel stupid and like I bothered everyone

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