Autistic Redditor Leaves Restaurant After Their Complaints About The Smell Of Onion Rings Fell On Deaf Ears

The starting point

“I guess you are learning the hard way that not everyone has to deal with your bullsh*t”

In less than a day of being posted, the Reddit story received more than a thousand comments and here a bunch of them

Expecting people to know what you don't like

This Redditor isn't sure how best to navigate things

The OP owes them an apology, according to this Redditor

The only safe space is the one you created yourself

There are sorts of food smells in a restaurant

Life is all about give and take

The OP doesn't get to dictate what others can do at a restaurant

Questions asked, questions answered

The OP should be old enough to understand that the world cannot adapt to her needs

There are ways of managing smells

Your hangups are yours and not for other people to deal with

You are not within your rights to stop someone...

Don't expect the world to cater to your safe space

The OP won't have many friends of everything is about her issues

Let people order what they want to eat

If a restaurant serves things that trigger you, don't go

For this Redditor, this dude is their hero

It seems like this is an ongoing situation

It's best to schedule meetups that aren't in restaurants

For someone with smell sensitivity, everything from the unexpected smell of strangers to the variety of meals and drinks being provided can be overstimulating. Many redditors offered helpful tips to the OP, which can help in dispelling the smells.

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