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Recent content by Aspieistj

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    Very good brief article about introverts that makes them sound like Aspies.

    Thank you! What you say makes perfect sense. We poor Aspies are more impaired than simple introverts.
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    Very good brief article about introverts that makes them sound like Aspies.

    http://introvertdear.com/2016/01/02/15-things-introverts-wish-you-understood-about-them/ I am almost totally like this and definitely NOT shy. I just don't see much small talk containing anything worth discussing and I would much rather work alone. I wonder if the author of this article sees...
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    Trouble following movies

    I have great difficulty following movies with a lot of different actors. I have Prosopagnosia--I am face blind and can't recognize the leading character from one scene to the next. Actually, I can't recognize anyone unless there is only one male or female, one person of color, one hugely over...
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    Do people constantly misread you?

    I often think so but then I realize I have somehow offended their NT sensibilities. I am told I do not get misread; I miss react. THEY are right and I am WRONG!!!!! Welcome to the world of being an Aspie. Being an NT is considered normal so not reacting like an NT can often get us in...
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    PLEASE HELP ME

    When I began to suspect I had AS I couldn't afford to go to any specialist for testing. My son had a college friend who had a degree in Psych. and was a counsellor and I asked my son what his friend thought I should do. He responded that the online tests are quite good at identifying AS, so I...
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    Would this article be good to share with NT friends who ask about my AS?

    I think this is an excellent article and am about to forward it to a friend who continues to struggle to understand just how painful my life is.
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    Is autism awareness affecting us?

    I can't wait until the general public is as well aware of Autism as they are with Down Syndrome.
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    How do you handle other peoples driving?

    My mother was the only person with whom I could ride as a passenger without discomfort. I don't recall that she ever had a moving violation or collision. However, she was terrible as a driving instructor (always scared I was about to get us killed) so I practiced driving with my father and...
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    Do Aspies annoy each other?

    I was wondering, because I finally left my vet of 20 years because she is so rude and impatient with me. I have even told her I am an Aspie and understand that I might seem odd to NTs. When I finally switched vets I realized that all my criticisms of her really describe a pretty strong Aspie...
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    Does anyone have a parent who seems to autistic themselves?

    I learned, while in my 60s, that I was an Aspie. From that knowledge, I suddenly realized that my father was definitely on the spectrum. I find it odd that although I am also on the spectrum, it was a huge revelation to me to suddenly put a name on all the infuriating behaviors of my father...
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    What was your happiest moment in life?

    Was there one? if so, I don't recall. I can give you hundreds of times when I have been miserable. Oh, yeah--I can remember being glad to find I had graduated with honors from high school, or had the highest academic average, 3.962, when I became an RN, but it wasn't like winning the lottery...
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    How can you handle it?

    I have lived for 71.5 years, and I have been unhappy for all of them. If I had been born without legs and unable to walk all my life, no one would be surprised that I was angry. So--I have never been "normal" and never fit in anywhere. I have frequently been someone's target. I wonder how...
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    How do you cope with power cuts?

    I am always very disturbed. I worry about things like being too hot or cold, freezing pipes, fire, lack of communication, food spoiling, the inconvenience of not being able to cook, I have no water (I'm on a well and can't even flush the toilet) and I am afraid to use candles so then I worry...
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    Have you ever been told you're not autistic?

    When I "came out" after learning in my 60s that my lifelong weirdness was actually Asperger Syndrome, my friends all scoffed and said vehemently that I just couldn't possibly be Autistic. They acted as if they were denying that I had said I was retarded or mentally ill. I think the general...
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    Which Asperger type are you?

    Einstein, but certainly no genius!
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