and how do you deflect prying questions about you and limit these rituals to 2 minutes instead of wasting 30 minutes?
asking as somebody who, if not on the spectrum, is socially awkward, likes solitude, boundaries and to be left alone (to do the job)
I still believe none of your answers is going to help me because neurotypical solutions don’t work for me but I have nothing to lose with this question.
Real talk, you can’t. Or at least there is no “nurotypicals hate this one simple trick” solution.
Your real best bet is to talk to your supervisor about how you do your best work when you don’t need to socialize. And as such would prefer to either work from home, or be moved to a workspace away from high traffic areas.