It's really nice to hear from someone who's had some of the same experiences as me dealing with autism.

People look at me weird when I say that I have never had it as good as I did during COVID lockdowns, but it was amazing that my entire world was my apartment and I didn't have to deal with anything besides what was within those four walls

I agree with your distinction/example about meds. If there was something that could improve the things I struggle with such as not being able to recognise faces, interpret facial expressions, etc then I'd be very happy to take it

Unfortunately I think these things are intrinsically interconnected with the parts of being autistic I love

Anyway - thanks so much for sharing your perspective and experience. I really appreciated hearing about it