This happened to me just the other day. I said I didn't know how to do something, and someone started lecturing me, saying that I can learn. I was like... Yeah... That was what I was saying. That I need to learn. But she didn't let me explain that, so the conversation was cut off with her thinking I was being lazy. 🙃
I wonder if it would help in future conversations to make your request explicit? And to start by stating the obvious fact you want to learn? Maybe something like, "I want to learn this and I'm starting from zero -- could you help me get started?/where should I start?" That's quite long, though...
I find this to be a truth as both a parent of an Adult child on the spectrum (who just completed his first triathlon) and a personal narrative designer of a person on the spectrum who is now launching Neuro Universal Language (NUL) as a game changing approach to bridge Neurodiverse people with Neurotypical people.
This happened to me just the other day. I said I didn't know how to do something, and someone started lecturing me, saying that I can learn. I was like... Yeah... That was what I was saying. That I need to learn. But she didn't let me explain that, so the conversation was cut off with her thinking I was being lazy. 🙃
I wonder if it would help in future conversations to make your request explicit? And to start by stating the obvious fact you want to learn? Maybe something like, "I want to learn this and I'm starting from zero -- could you help me get started?/where should I start?" That's quite long, though...
How frustrating! I hope you eventually get a chance to explain the true situation.
I find this to be a truth as both a parent of an Adult child on the spectrum (who just completed his first triathlon) and a personal narrative designer of a person on the spectrum who is now launching Neuro Universal Language (NUL) as a game changing approach to bridge Neurodiverse people with Neurotypical people.