A Practical Protocol for Long-Distance Neurodivergent Dating
Timezone overlap and contact shape matter more than distance theatre.
Calculate actual waking-hour overlap before promising daily calls. Pick channels by function: short logistics by text, detailed thoughts by long message, and scheduled voice only when both people opt in.
Make visits a sensory plan with separate downtime, sleeping arrangements, independent money, and an exit. Do not compress three months of connection into a continuous seventy-two-hour social test.
Discuss what happens when capacity drops. Long distance becomes workable when silence has a shared meaning instead of an improvised one.
General educational information, not medical or mental-health advice.