4 Ways To Improve Your Neurodiverse Relationship 😻
On YouTube, one topic that seems to garner a lot of views is Dating & Relationships. So what are my Top Tips for improving Neurodivergent/Neurotypical relationships? 🤔
1️⃣ Use Personality Tests 🧪
💥 Big 5 + 16 personalities (Myers-Briggs)
💥 Love Language & Attachment Style
💥 Intimacy Needs + Sensory Differences Tests
This will allow you to open up a dialogue between both of you…
Helping you to Identify & Understand how to fulfill each other’s individual NEEDS 🙌🏻
2️⃣ Strong Verbal Communication & Trust 💕
Useful for any relationship, from my experience…
BUT much more key to Mutual Contentment in NT/ND relationships ☺️
There tends to be a lot more Crossed-Wires & difficulty interpreting each other’s Non-Verbal Signs correctly
Establish an Open Dialogue and build TRUST through the following ACTIONS 🗣
3️⃣ Develop an interest in, and ask questions about their Special Interests 🎮
Interests make up a large part of an Autistic persons life…
Their Passion, Relaxer, Anxiety Reliever… an endeavour of Curiosity 📖
Be part of their world, and share information about your own interests 🌍
4️⃣ DON’T Provide Support if you haven’t asked or if this hasn’t been agreed to 🙅🏻♂️
It’s important for us to have Independence, to practice Life Skills
Although this may help in the Short-Term…
It can lead to Dependency & Low Self Esteem if done consistently 😓
If they do want help with things you can ask or they will tell you
⚠️ You AREN’T their Carer, you are their Partner ⚠️
Whilst Autistic people may need support in some areas…
It’s important to maintain intimate connection based on Love, Communication and Reciprocation…
💂🏻♀️ NOT Care and Duty 💂🏻♀️
What are your Top Tips for navigating Neurodiverse Relationships? 💭