Shocking.

It is very annoying how low peoples expectations and initial perceptions of me are.

I apparently come across as some kind of ‘invalid’, possibly because of my neurodiverse social difficulties.

When people get to know just how different I am from their initial expectations, they seem to get genuinely shocked and annoyed!

As if I have no right to be as intelligent/capable/successful/kind/generous as I actually am.

I really HATE this reaction. People don’t understand that it’s THEIR perceptions and prejudices are at fault, and the gap they have discovered between them and reality is actually A REALLY GOOD THING!