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31 Mar 2015, 12:36 am

I don't understand how peepol can be a "fan" of other peepol or have idols...

I dont understand how peepol can like reeding fiction.

I don't understand how peepol can enjoy movies with lots of dialog.

I don't understand y peepol heyt each other.

I don't understand how peepol can be interested in so many things

I don't understand y peepol play leeg of legends or world of Warcraft cuz they look visualee like gayms for children.

I don't understand why peepol arownd my age (27) like music from a diferent generation (the beetuls, pink Floyd, matelica, xcetera)



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31 Mar 2015, 1:51 am

SIDWULF wrote:
I don't understand how peepol can be a "fan" of other peepol or have idols...

I dont understand how peepol can like reeding fiction.

I don't understand how peepol can enjoy movies with lots of dialog.

I don't understand y peepol heyt each other.

I don't understand how peepol can be interested in so many things

I don't understand y peepol play leeg of legends or world of Warcraft cuz they look visualee like gayms for children.

I don't understand why peepol arownd my age (27) like music from a diferent generation (the beetuls, pink Floyd, matelica, xcetera)


I'm sensing heavy amounts of sarcasm... what kind of point are you trying to make?



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31 Mar 2015, 2:51 am

When reading this thread I got the feeling that a lot of people are just listing things that they don’t understand or like in general. I think this is a difficult question because I don’t believe that there is such a thing as a totally homogenous groups, whether it is a group of “normal” people or people diagnosed within the Autistic spectrum. We are all different, even if we share some traits. Same goes for so called “normal” people. But maybe there are things that are more common/uncommon within each group.

Things that I would list as confusing/unrelatable for me would be these:

Some things that I think are absurd are accepted by the majority as normal, sometimes I think it is just because that enough people accept it, or powerful enough people accept it and then others just follow unquestionably.

There is an acceptance of certain traits of mental problems but not others. It seems to me like that for instance psychopaths are let loose in society; they can manipulate and do what they want because they tend to be successful, whilst a group like ours is considered weak and bad because we are not so good at playing by the “official” rules. So this makes me think that following the “official” rules is the most important thing, it doesn’t matter as much if it is done with malicious intent. This makes me sad.

The acceptance and rationalization of bullying is something that makes me sick to my stomach. I cringe every time I hear “children will be children” or “they were just joking around”. How can such dangerous and destroying behavior ever be accepted?



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31 Mar 2015, 3:05 am

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
SIDWULF wrote:
I don't understand how peepol can be a "fan" of other peepol or have idols...

I dont understand how peepol can like reeding fiction.

I don't understand how peepol can enjoy movies with lots of dialog.

I don't understand y peepol heyt each other.

I don't understand how peepol can be interested in so many things

I don't understand y peepol play leeg of legends or world of Warcraft cuz they look visualee like gayms for children.

I don't understand why peepol arownd my age (27) like music from a diferent generation (the beetuls, pink Floyd, matelica, xcetera)


I'm sensing heavy amounts of sarcasm... what kind of point are you trying to make?


I don't understand why the inglish langwidg has such atrosish spelling. I am starting a revolution and speling evry wurd xactly how it sownds. f*k ilogical speling.

Yes I am very seareeus. Downt laf.



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31 Mar 2015, 3:12 am

Bondkatten wrote:
When reading this thread I got the feeling that a lot of people are just listing things that they don’t understand or like in general. I think this is a difficult question because I don’t believe that there is such a thing as a totally homogenous groups, whether it is a group of “normal” people or people diagnosed within the Autistic spectrum. We are all different, even if we share some traits. Same goes for so called “normal” people. But maybe there are things that are more common/uncommon within each group.

Things that I would list as confusing/unrelatable for me would be these:

Some things that I think are absurd are accepted by the majority as normal, sometimes I think it is just because that enough people accept it, or powerful enough people accept it and then others just follow unquestionably.

There is an acceptance of certain traits of mental problems but not others. It seems to me like that for instance psychopaths are let loose in society; they can manipulate and do what they want because they tend to be successful, whilst a group like ours is considered weak and bad because we are not so good at playing by the “official” rules. So this makes me think that following the “official” rules is the most important thing, it doesn’t matter as much if it is done with malicious intent. This makes me sad.

The acceptance and rationalization of bullying is something that makes me sick to my stomach. I cringe every time I hear “children will be children” or “they were just joking around”. How can such dangerous and destroying behavior ever be accepted?


A lot of what I don't understand is directly related to my simtums. Such as not relating to people, having nearow intrests, Lacking in pretend play, logical mindset...xcetera



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31 Mar 2015, 7:04 am

SIDWULF wrote:
I don't understand why the inglish langwidg has such atrosish spelling. I am starting a revolution and speling evry wurd xactly how it sownds. f*k ilogical speling.

Yes I am very seareeus. Downt laf.


My NT partner says exactly the same thing; why are there silent letters in anything? Why do combinations of letters sound like one thing in one word and another thing in another word? Why does 'o' sometimes have a short 'e' sound? Why do we have words that sound the same but are spelled different? Why do we have words that sound different but are spelled the same?

And I sort of agree, English spelling can be confusing. Much of the reason is because the English language was cobbled together from so many different other languages; we have words with Latin origins, Greek origins, French origins, etc., and they all have different spelling rules. There were many varied accepted spellings of words until Samuel Johnson in England and, later, Noah Webster in America, published dictionaries that everyone began following. The dictionary was basically the first spelling authority; before that, whatever got the point across worked just fine. But the dictionary writers more or less chose 'correct' spelling arbitrarily, picking and choosing whatever they wanted or preferred, which led to many contradictions.
If this topic interests you, you can read more about it in this article: history of English spelling


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31 Mar 2015, 3:36 pm

SIDWULF wrote:
I don't understand why the inglish langwidg has such atrosish spelling. I am starting a revolution and speling evry wurd xactly how it sownds. f*k ilogical speling.

Yes I am very seareeus. Downt laf.

I agre, speling iz so cunfewzing! I think we shud al jist spel evrething fonetikle frum now on. Gud luk with yor revalushun!



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31 Mar 2015, 3:49 pm

TheAP wrote:
SIDWULF wrote:
I don't understand why the inglish langwidg has such atrosish spelling. I am starting a revolution and speling evry wurd xactly how it sownds. f*k ilogical speling.

Yes I am very seareeus. Downt laf.

I agre, speling iz so cunfewzing! I think we shud al jist spel evrething fonetikle frum now on. Gud luk with yor revalushun!


lol, viva le revalushun!



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31 Mar 2015, 4:16 pm

SMALL TALK



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01 Apr 2015, 6:31 am

Know what I find confusing about the NT world? Beyoncé.


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01 Apr 2015, 10:10 am

jimmyboy76453 wrote:
Know what I find confusing about the NT world? Beyoncé.



lolz How about the Kardashians?


Let's add...I'd like to add going out of your way to be nice to someone you don't like. I went volunteering with grandma. When we were leaving, we ran into someone she knew ( a guy and wife and kids). They talked for like 15min. She asked about his wife and kids. They talked talked talked. She could have said hi or not even acknowledged him...but no...they had to talk. When were walked away and were out of earshot, she goes on and on about how he's a liar and she can't stand him. 0_o



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01 Apr 2015, 11:02 am

nomoretears wrote:
jimmyboy76453 wrote:
Know what I find confusing about the NT world? Beyoncé.



lolz How about the Kardashians?


Let's add...I'd like to add going out of your way to be nice to someone you don't like. I went volunteering with grandma. When we were leaving, we ran into someone she knew ( a guy and wife and kids). They talked for like 15min. She asked about his wife and kids. They talked talked talked. She could have said hi or not even acknowledged him...but no...they had to talk. When were walked away and were out of earshot, she goes on and on about how he's a liar and she can't stand him. 0_o


Yeah, the Kardashians can cram it. (And probably do.)

Totally agree on the being nice thing; I have a hard time being rude to people I don't like, so I usually pretend I'm really engrossed in something else and didn't see them. Once, while I was checking out at the grocery store, this lady got in line behind me who used to be my boss. She was a real b*tch and bullied me horribly at work until she finally got me fired. She said, real loud, "Oh, hi, James!" I should have told her to piss off; after all, no one is paying me to be nice to her anymore. But I knew I wouldn't be able to do that, so I just totally ignored her. My face was as red as a lobster, so I know she knew I heard her, but I just paid for my groceries and walked away. Usually, ignoring people works pretty well. I'm trying to enforce in myself the fact that I don't have to acknowledge anyone I couldn't give a crap about. Being rude is too hard, but looking right at them and walking away is totally something I can do.


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03 Apr 2015, 7:56 am

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YES!! ! "Fart" is funny? Mentioning something sexual without putting it into any sort of context is supposed to be funny?? Annoying noises are supposed to be funny? Someone falling down or getting hit in the crotch with something is supposed to be funny?? Doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever.


I just have to point this out: hello, yes! NTs say aspies don't have a sense of humor but I have a really good sense of humor. I usually think of the jokes before they show up in TV/movies and a lot of the time they use the jokes I thought of and discarded. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I'm some sort of brilliant joke-teller -- just, I can. And I don't understand this bizarre obsession most people have with finding the profane/sexual funny just because it's profane/sexual. Meh. So someone farted. So you made a pun. I just don't get it.

Anyway, sorry, that was like, page 6 of this thread. But I just wanted to highlight how great jimmyboy76453's point was.


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03 Apr 2015, 1:18 pm

jimmyboy76453 wrote:
Once, while I was checking out at the grocery store, this lady got in line behind me who used to be my boss. She was a real b*tch and bullied me horribly at work until she finally got me fired. She said, real loud, "Oh, hi, James!"


People like that usually don't even bother to put on an act with me. I guess they already know I'm not going to play along.



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03 Apr 2015, 6:20 pm

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[I just wanted to highlight how great jimmyboy76453's point was.


Hey, thanks! I guess it was worth it to be the only second-grader in my school who didn't crack up at "pull my finger." :?


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07 Apr 2015, 3:15 am

The appeal of Theatrics. On all levels: rock "front-man" performances, crazy-man late night (or carlot) sales pitches, drama/movies that make obvious attempts to evoke emotions on clearly inorganic, manufactured premises, clowning, parades with supposed "stirring" music, Mardi Gras costumed street dancing, etc.