I am autistic. I don't look autistic. Sometimes even I forget I am autistic (not really... this is my attempt at a joke). But I mask so well that I can usually manage things well. But something I hate, with such a possion, is useless talk. That's an odd concept to me. My mother in law will randomly just say things to me like "I am going to eat now" and she will repeat it until she gets a response from me. And other people do this too. My kids for example, "I am going to X, Y, Z now". It makes no sense to me why you need to anounce your intentions. Like just do you. You don't have to tell everyone what you plan to do. I am quite sensitive to noise and sounds. I know talking is part of life, part of communicating, part of creating healthy environments. But I do see small talk as useless and a waste of air.