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Hey, autists. What's something that irritates you that absolutely nobody else/a severe minority seems to care about? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 week ago by VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/autism@lemmy.world
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Title says it all. What really irks you that you don't get to complain about much without catching some glances? Seriously, get as passionate as you'd like. I assume you're an expert.

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[–] antsu@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The smell of the smoke after a match is put out. Everyone else I know seems unbothered by it, meanwhile for me it's extremely revolting, it causes a strong urge to get as far away from it as physically possible.

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Huh I actually love that smell, and lately prefer it to scented candles which make me feel overwhelmed.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm getting the mental image of you just lighting and putting out matches for 30 minutes any time you want to freshen up the house 🤣

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean, kind of! We used to have a candle in the bathroom, but now i just light a match and wave it around a couple times anytime I want it to smell better in there

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago

Oh, well that's different. Lighting a match after dropping some kids off at the pool is an ages-old tradition.