Delayed processing is not exactly uncommon in autistic people. My husband knows not to repeat himself immediately when I ask “what did you say?” because usually I heard him just fine and just need a minute or two to process. Him repeating himself actually stops the processing and I need to start again.

There’s a pretty interesting book that also explains this quite well: “Sensory perceptual issues in autism and Asperger’s syndrome” by Olga Bogdashina. It’s a bit older which explains the title but still very interesting.

So you’re self employed which as mentioned above is not the general case. You made it sound like everyone has to pay the same amount regardless of income which simply is not true.

You’re aware that you’re talking bullshit, yes? Insurance costs is a percentage of your income and it’s most certainly not almost 1000€ for everyone. If you’re paying that much for insurance and your income isn’t sufficient you might want to budget better (it should be at least over 4000€/month after taxes and insurance). This, of course, regards employees and general insurance.

If you’re self-employed and insured privately things are different but this is only about 10% of people. So it’s most certainly not a very common issue and obviously not the general case.