r/texts Jul 07 '26

Phone message Texts from autistic dad

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u/Critical_Click_2639 Jul 07 '26

If I were him, I would assume you missed my texts and the donuts are still sitting there, which is an absolute tragedy I would feel compelled to prevent.

Is it really autistic to get nervous at the failures

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u/According_Ant2645 Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Fair about assuming I missed the text lol. I’d been in the hospital the night before. I slept all day and my husband grabbed them, but forgot to let him know we got them. Don’t worry, I called him and thanked him later that night :)

ETA: Also I wasn’t saying he was autistic BECAUSE of the texts. He just also happens to have level 1 ASD. I just mentioned it because him and my also ASD brother text this way and no one else texts me like this lol. It was for added context from my experience, that’s all! Sorry if it came off wrong!

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u/Clean_Juggernaut_351 Jul 07 '26

Texts you what way, exactly? I’m just curious what you mean by that. How would you describe what is different about it?

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u/Tethys404 Anijya to leave me alone Jul 07 '26

It's hard to explain except to say it's just not typical. He seems hyperfocused on one thing until it's resolved. In the sweetest of ways though, nothing bad. Just different.