Urthred wrote:
Ok i have been diagnosed with Asperger's (i think thats how its spelled to lazy to check) for years now and quite frankly ive hated the diagnoses, saying this is the reqason for my entire personality all my achievements all my ideas seems like a great injustice in my book but whatever i mention all this to grant a perspective on my life.
i recently started college and live in the dorms and ive found that all the old tricks i learned to socialize with people arnt working as well. throughout highschool i could joke with anyone and have little chance of offending anyone now it seems i cant say anything without offending people it got to the point where my "friends" came to see me as nothing but some kind of toy they could wind up and let go to see what weird thing he would do. ive tried on several occasion to explain using the diagnosees (as much as i hate it) and they blow it off like its some joke like its nothing which i must admit i both dislike and like as i dont want to be treated any differently then anyone else but at the same time im tired of being misunderstood and hurting people. has anyone else had problems explaining Asperger's to people? how do i stop being the wind up toy?
Hm well first do not use Asperger's as an excuse or something because it is a bad idea after all (trust me on that thought there did a bit as well) Try being yourself around the people on your dorm floor because people become understanding once you open up to them more (I became understanding after some of my experiences in my freshman dorm floor) Some people are naturally jerks when they find someone who's weaker than them (One guy on my freshman dorm floor was like that and a current roommate of mine both were pick on by him at different times). Other than that just loosen up a bit and be calm around people is a good way to make new friends (For me, joining Mason's Patriot Platoon helped me made a good amount of new friends).
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13 Mar 2009, 3:50 am
