PixieXW wrote:
Mine was Robo- the name of our dog at the time. Followed by puss puss, my favourite toy cat.
Like me, you called your soft toys literal names.
I still have "Dog". He is a stuffed toy that my Fathers adopted Mother made for me. I've had him since I was about 6.
Like when I had my first pet on my own I initially called her Katchira, coz it had "Cat" in it. Then I changed her name to "Sadie".
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We, the people on the Autistic Spectrum have a choice.
We can either try to "fit in" with the rest of society, or we can be so egocentric that we can't be bothered.
I choose the actor. I observe NT's. I listen to their socializing. I practice it, so in social situations I can just emulate/mimic what is expected.
It isn't natural for me, but it enables me to "fit in".
It is VERY tiring and draining, but at least we can appear like them even though it is an act. Like being on the stage.
They can't see it is emulation, and so we are accepted.
02 Apr 2014, 3:43 pm
