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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Carrying entire days, conversations, ideas, actions, decisions for introverts is indeed exhausting. Most people give up and become mute themselves if forced to be with introverts. Which is fascinatingly awkward for most neurotypicals to be completely silent through most meals and encounters with family members. The kids were about 9 yo when they realized one of their parents never talked much, about anything. [/quote]
There’s a famous quote: “If there’s one autistic family member in the house, the whole family has autism.”[/quote]

Right, bc there’s no one to talk to or with! Or they get aggravated just being asked something!

So true. I had to find most of my Adult social needs outside of the house. [/quote]

I feel like there’s something more than introversion here. I think that the introvert partner/parent who is silent all the time is someone who is not given space to talk because everyone else is blathering on and unwilling to stomach a lull of more than a breath’s length. I deal with this at work. I’m much more contributory when we handle our plans via email or a shared Google Doc. I just don’t like the verbal diarrhea approach to conversation. Zoom has been awful for me. It’s impossible to get a word in edgewise. No one is paying attention to my body language that I have something to share. I don’t have this issue at home. [/quote]

Agree. Can’t parse through who is who but many good points. 
Also, most autistic/aspergers people are introverts (get overwhelmed, no social cues during the day and shut down) but most introverts are not autistic. [/quote]

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