> ... but as soon as I tell someone it all becomes about my (mild) disability.
People are horrible at interacting with their acquaintances or even friends (except for closest ones).
When they meet a friend they look at him and think, "what the hell I'm supposed to say to this guy", then they remember that he wanted to buy a house, great!, now they can talk to them about that ... he already bought a house, great they still can talk about the house, but after a year or so this topic gets stale.
If someone broke a leg, they can talk about the leg, but then the leg heals up and what do you gonna talk about then...
You are very pleasant conversation partner for them because they always know what to ask you about. Don't get mad at them. The reason they bring this up every conversation is not about your specific problem, it's about general human problem of not knowing what to say to another human.
People are horrible at interacting with their acquaintances or even friends (except for closest ones).
When they meet a friend they look at him and think, "what the hell I'm supposed to say to this guy", then they remember that he wanted to buy a house, great!, now they can talk to them about that ... he already bought a house, great they still can talk about the house, but after a year or so this topic gets stale.
If someone broke a leg, they can talk about the leg, but then the leg heals up and what do you gonna talk about then...
You are very pleasant conversation partner for them because they always know what to ask you about. Don't get mad at them. The reason they bring this up every conversation is not about your specific problem, it's about general human problem of not knowing what to say to another human.