I wish Aspergers were visible and venting.

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I'd be really careful about making comparisons to Christopher Boone, that story's protagonist, and anything real. He is a fictional character conceived by someone who is not autistic. Several have suggested that he embodies every single AS and autistic stereotype out there. That's one of the reasons people often give for people not being autistic: "You're nothing like that Christopher Boone character, and he has AS..."


So where exactly is the line in your mind? I wasn't able to glean that from your post.

[quote="Pook"]I know. I look fairly NT therefore I must be NT. Nope flawed assumption.

Or, I can be around people for a little while, so they assume I can do it as long as other people and that it doesn't require energy for me the same way it doesn't for them.

Maybe I should wear a sign that says please be patient as I have Aspergers.

I wish I could sometimes. I think that if we did probably people would read it, ask what it is, and go back to understanding nothing. They could memorize definitions and anything we say but not understand. Some would try. I don't expect them to understand what it's like to be me. But I wish they could at least believe me.

The world in general.....I doubt they could do anymore than memorize it and understanding would never increase.

At least today went better than the rest of this week has been though. So I'm grateful for that.