Do You Know Me? Quotes

“When you find your true friends you will know because suddenly you will be having real fun with people who make the effort to properly understand you. It feels like you’re safe, because you know that there will always be someone who has your back, no matter what. (…) And having a tribe of your people means that you don’t have to pretend. You don’t have to say that you’re OK when you aren’t, and you don’t have to act as if you think something is great when you don’t actually like it. And you can be yourself.”
― Libby Scott, Do You Know Me?

“What I mean by that is use your instincts as well as your cleverness to help you decide. People might think autistic people don’t have an instinct for things, but I think we can have an even better instinct than most. For example, I can just sense when something is wrong or a person isn’t going to be good friend material. The problem is that there’s a big difference between knowing something and listening to that knowledge. It’s easier to get caught up in the moment and ignore that your feeling, when you are looking for new friends and hoping that this person will somehow turn out to be nice. Hope it’s a great emotion at times, but it can also get in the way of your instinct.”
― Libby Scott, Do You Know Me?

“she dislikes Sunday so much is because it’s a fake. It pretends to be all fantastic and weekendy, but the fact is that on Sunday, you can’t ever forget that the week is looming ahead and the anticipation of having to go to school is lurking in every second. At least Monday is honest. It knows it’s rubbish and it doesn’t pretend to be anything else.”
― Libby Scott, Do You Know Me? - the second powerful story of autism, empathy, and kindness from the bestselling author of Can You See Me?: Can You See Me 2