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15 Jan 2007, 10:54 pm

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles ... 02&print=1

Great profile of a high-functioning 24-year old with Asperger's, published in _Psychology Today_ magazine (USA). The title is offputting - but remember that the title of an article is chosen by a magazine sub-editor, not by the author of the article.



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16 Jan 2007, 3:12 am

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18 Jan 2007, 3:24 am

Just read the article for the first time. The part that interested me the most was the line about how she felt "smart and stupid at the same time". I know I'm a smart person, since I always did well all the way through high school and college. But I also feel like an idiot a lot of the time, because when I went into university, I had so much trouble following the lectures and reading the textbooks that I almost didn't get my degree.



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18 Jan 2007, 5:48 pm

"All my obsessions related to something profoundly catastrophic," she says. "I have a really hard time feeling emotionally aroused. Brutal, violent, scary things were interesting to me because that was the best way to feel something."

THAT IS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL! Amazing! Absolutely amazing!


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20 Jan 2007, 5:52 pm

Futurilla wrote:
Great profile of a high-functioning 24-year old with Asperger's, published in _Psychology Today_ magazine (USA). The title is offputting - but remember that the title of an article is chosen by a magazine sub-editor, not by the author of the article.

I finally read it, had delayed because of "that sounds nothing like me" reaction to title. Actually was a well-balanced article (in terms of the plusses & minuses of having AS) & I could identify with much of how she seemed to be (according to herself and others). I seek out stories of other people with ASD dx who share my demographic (adult female) characteristics, since so many stories are about males and/or children w/AS. Appreciate portrayals of people with whom I seem to have more in common, when I feel so unusual for being a minority within a minority.


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23 Jan 2007, 2:18 pm

Futurilla that article is fantastic! Its really cheered me up, its very similar to me except I wish I had the career in science! Thanks for posting it!



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23 Jan 2007, 2:40 pm

That article sounds a lot like me. Thanks for posting it - you don't see many articles about girls. It's one of the first articles I've seen that's similar enough to me and covers enough different AS traits, that I feel like I could show it to someone as a way of explaining my own quirks. The only thing it doesn't really cover is the need for sameness/routine/rules.