Why do apies act so bitter on wrongplanet?

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i would call myself and idiotic savantist.i have heard people say that kim peek and the flo and kate twins are not autistic and that the savant phenominon is separate from autism.i dont aree personaly witn that

i had to work all the bitterness out of my system, just like a lot of other similar folk. it's an ongoing process.

I don't know about other "aspies", but I am a pessimist and proud of it. Pessimists see the world for how it really is and are always pleasantly surprised. But most other people want to live in this Pollyanna-ish dream world that everything will be okay. But most people refuse to listen to me saying negative things that "bum them out" or whatever hippie nonsense. But here on WP I can get my bad feelings out instead of being forced to bottle them up until I become ill or suffer a meltdown. Many, if not most aspies on this site have had, or still have to endure all kinds of hardships, especially before their official diagnosis. I nearly lost everything before being diagnosed, my life was almost ruined and I was abandoned in the hospital a week before Christmas. But in spite of all that I am glad there's no "cure" for my disorder, especially when I see how "normal" people act.

i'm not exactly a pessimist, more like i alternate between pejorism and meliorism, with the general trend in the former direction. most of the time i live in my alternate world that is my refuge. i treat the outer world as though i were inside a car and driving on its roads, paying attention to hazards along the journey of life, but otherwise not being in direct contact with the outside world, paying only as much attention to it as i must to stay out of trouble. i stay inside the comfort of the car, listen to the radio news reports of what's going on in the outside world with a sense of detachment and dread that my detachment will be forcibly changed into being stuck in the thick of the troubles.

While I don't quite consider myself a savant, some of the people I know have praised my intellectual abilities from time to time. =/ My teachers mostly regretted that lack of initiative and willpower would hinder me.

I actually don't want a "cure," because it would destroy who I am. I'm different from NTs, not defective.

I agree with this, my mom never puts me on meds,

But I feel that "Paranoia" is what causes us untreated Aspies to be less friendly, apparently I happen to be an Diagnosed Aspie, and since when I had repeat my 7th grade when I moved back with my mom, the fact is I have minor learning disablities with my Aspergers(mainly spelling issues), but I am doing fine and stuff.

random discussion forum and the art forum seem to be the least negitive forums.
WP is the only place I can go and let it all out when living with autism gets to me.
Even in all that negitivity, there is a silver lining in that we feel connected because we can relate which makes me feel better.

Jojo

all I ever notice in this section are jackass posts by.... well....


Why do they post? I have no idea. It makes no sense. It almost like watching some lunatic on the street point at random people and things while yelling out various random denouncements.

Not as interesting though.

Me? Acting bitter? Never! (you haven't been on here long enough to see my bitterness)

You have no idea how ironic this thread really is.

can sarcasm be savant level

Probably.

Why is it that when we're good at something we're called savants and when others are called something they are talented or skilled? I know 'NTs' with single-minded interests. Take hardcore football fans, or train enthusiasts, or modern artists or any number of things.

I think it may be because people get bored listening to us because of how we speak. Whether people get bored by what we say shouldn't affect anything, because I consider quite a few NTs boring, although thankfully quite a few are also not boring at all. Stops most of us going insane I am sure.

How they portray us as such is also highly suspect as to our obsessions. It's always randomly quoting stuff and god knows what else. All the facts are disjointed or plain random. That's bull. I know such people with their strong interests in real life and when they actually show themselves on TV. They aren't the caricatures society makes of them.

Perhaps because we are quite bitter people?

Dear Graywyvern, Your comment was brilliant. I want something like that printed on a t-shirt..."Savant Level Sarcasm Available Here" or just " Sarcasm Savant". Sylkat

Depression is more common for people with AS - is it any wonder the general tone is less optimistic?
That said, there is still a lot of positivity and a lot of reason to be positive for people on the spectrum.

yes.
and this too: WP is the only place I can go and let it all out when living with autism gets to me.
Even in all that negitivity, there is a silver lining in that we feel connected because we can relate which makes me feel better.
silver linings -
nicely said. It seems for me this is what happens after reading and/or posting about bitterness, etc.: that I have more calm, maybe even confidence and positive action inside the safety of my world.