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06 Jan 2005, 11:04 am

i agree with you thinker. i cant imagine caring anymore than i actually do about being alone though. it really hurts that society doesnt have a place for me



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10 Jan 2005, 11:18 pm

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To me, AS is a pain and a joy. But what I hate is when we get treated as if were ret*d or something. Just because we have AS, doesn't mean we're not human! And we should be treated with respect and equality! I feel putting down someone for a disability is under the same category for teasing someone about their gender, age, color, etc. Do I make myself clear?!


I agree with you completley. I've been treated like an Idoit by people more times than I wish to remember. What's even worse is when my parents tell me how bright I am, and than they treat me like a Handicap, which is the reason that I'm in the proccess of choosing to move out. I do everything that I can to get people to back off about stuff like that, by doing extra chores around both home and my Clubhouse. I've even written a few articles for the Clubhouse paper stating how I feel and how everybody lives a life of value. Sometimes I wonder if attitudes haven't changed over the past 15 years or so.



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12 Jan 2005, 9:18 am

On the other hand, it can be a great joy. I don't have all these Weddings to go to and I have time to myself on the Weekends.



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22 Jan 2005, 3:13 am

I consider myself an Aspergian with Neurotypical traits, but I would much rather have to put up with bullying NTs than a world where we Aspergians were without them. Some Neurotypicals, believe it or not, are very nice people. I'd rather marry an Aspergian, but I know how the neurotypical mind thinks to an extent, since my Asperger's isn't full-blown, it's merely what they like to call a 'ghosting'.

I would become NT if I could, but I don't see that as being at all possible.



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22 Jan 2005, 3:25 pm

I know what you mean about wanting to become NT - most NTs seem to have much happier lives than I do, that's for sure.....


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30 Dec 2009, 10:21 pm

I think having AS is both a blessing and a curse.

Curse in that we have social difficulties with NTs coz we're in the minority and we think things differently, and that they often treat us badly or think we're weird.

Blessing is that we can enjoy the more simple things in life due to our higher sensitivities, like the environment (shape of leaves, smells), taste of food etc. Also we have more time to ourselves to do the things that we want to do, and hence less social drama. I don't thrive on drama.



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04 Jan 2010, 2:47 am

Joy is pwning n0obs


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04 Jan 2010, 2:54 am

NeantHumain wrote:
Today I've been thinking about my condition, my syndrome: Asperger's. It's a mild form of autism, but that's not all. Asperger's is joy! Whenever I go online and visit one of the several Internet communities for us aspies, I get a tingly sensation that I can only call unremitting ecstasy. I would embrace AS as I would a longtime friend; Asperger's syndrome is my companion. Together we conquer our stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest with our unflaggering attention to detail. I am one with my autism, and it is bliss.

I am somewhat embarrassed to share this with all of you. It's only come to me just now, and the feelings are overwhelming. Sometimes I wonder if other aspies will find me too unaspie for this or that reason. Maybe one of my experiences won't be typically aspie. I'm very much afraid of that. Dare I share?

Now I must figure out how to cope with those people without my condition out there--those cold, indifferent neurotypicals--those NTs! I wonder if we're better than they are: you know, smarter, more focused, concerned with the right things. I wonder if we're the next evolutionary stage after Homo sapiens sapiens. Homo sapiens aspergerus. That's us! Those NTs are constantly oppressing us with their quack therapies, their psychopharmaceuticals, and their discriminatory practices. I hate them! I'd like to join hand in hand with my fellow aspies someday and parade on the street for Our Rights!

Then I remember it isn't about the bigots; it's about us. Asperger's isn't an oppressor; it's a gift. I wish to use my gift as those more famous aspies like Albert Einstein, Michelangelo, and Bill Gates already have. I want the world to know that aspieness is progress! I want to share the joy and spread the love.

I am aspie; and, dammit, I am proud!

Néant Humain


Finally, someone with a positive view! :)

I agree with basically everything you've out here, except the assertion that we're better than NTs. I'd say we are skilled in different areas, but in our areas we are certainly more apt, no doubt :)