My children are both at primary school. It's a lovely friendly neighbourhood school in a big city. There are coffee mornings for parents two days a week (held in a room at the school).
I struggle terribly with knowing when to talk to someone and when not to (I've long suspected that I have ASD). Sometimes I perceive that someone doesn't want to talk to me, but I'm not sure whether I'm being oversensitive, or perhaps they are just rude (or had a momentary lapse of manners as we all do sometimes).
For example there's one mother I know by sight and have chatted to a few times. Recently we came across each other when travelling to a party location on public transport. We walked together with our children and chatted about the weather etc.
On the way home we left at the same time and were again talking. At a certain point she and her child started walking much faster and ended up crossing the road and leaving us mid-conversation without saying goodbye. I was left wondering whether I'd said something wrong, whether she was just severely lacking in manners (or distracted), or... well, I've no idea.
I've avoided her since then but will smile and say hi when I have to (eg if we pass in a doorway, I don't ignore her).
I saw her at the school coffee morning and felt like I shouldn't go anywhere near her. Am I being too sensitive? How do you know who to approach and who not to? It just seems like a minefield!