Anyone else feel weird about the NTs on here?

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I love NTs being here. We need to hear their point of view and their opinions and have them explain things to us why things are the way they are with people.

I find it extremely frustrating when people say trite trivialisms such as

"you should really try to stop monologueing/interupting/anxiousness/perseverating/niavity"
or
"You should try to comunicate/listen/understand/empathise more"

obviously if I could do that I would not have aspergers but be just an NT with poor social skills or shy or clueless. Im not clueless Im a postgraduate student but I have deficits and 'nagging' me aint going to give me them. Its like telling a deaf person just to try to listen a bit more or a blind person to try to see! I think some NTs have a big thing about rescuing aspies and wanting to help them as in Jenny Mcarthy.

Its annoying as I have enough of that crap in real life and I come on here to get away from that.

As someone who is kind of on the cusp between AS and NT, I always find it strange when people divide humanity into AS vs. NT. Where do you draw the line between the two? Sometimes I feel like I'm able to give an NT perspective on things, and in other situations I have more of an "AS" perspective. Both can be true. Of course, there will be some who disagree, and that's fine. They are free to put me firmly in either category, as they see fit.

There are a lot of people here who make a big deal about being on the autistic spectrum, but then they post endlessly about how many facebook friends they have, and who PMed who with what gossip. That doesn't strike me as particularly "autistic". Then again, I know that AS comes in many shapes and sizes. A teacher once thought my son couldn't be autistic because he makes good eye contact and can be a good conversation partner.

So, whatever. As long as people are reasonably respectful and have something interesting to say, I don't care if they are AS, NT, both, or neither.

I think that if you expect anyone to withhold their two cents... you should do the same yourself... as your advice is often not wanted, as deduced from my perusing.

No. Aspies here also speak on NT socializing stuff they know nothing about. It even goes as far as elaborate theories. So many people call small talk stupid for example yet don't even understand it's function in socializing.

No. Don't forget they're human. That's like being racist but....not. XD
I fall into a mix betwen NT and AS too.

Generally I don't have a problem with it.
~Kate

Re: NTs. Most of them on here are pretty nice. There is the odd one that make my blood boil though, such as a particular man I see posting here from time to time. Anyway i wont say any more.

We need their input. Simple as that.