What's the 1 thing you wish other people knew?

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08 Mar 2010, 2:32 pm

I'm a speaker and I give presentations on autism/asperger's. I myself have Asperger's and last Friday a professional asked me, "What's the one thing you wish other people understood about autism spectrum disorders?" Normally, when in my speaker alias, I am quick to answer a question. I've developed almost a game show host persona in that I'm quick, personable, and sometimes witty (or at least I try to be:)

Anyways, I was unable to answer the question because I was filled with so many thoughts I couldn't pick one, so I would be curious if anyone else could answer this question. Can it be narrowed down to one thing? I do know each person's one thing is going to be radcially different so is it even worth trying to answer this question? Thoughts...?



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08 Mar 2010, 2:50 pm

For me ... I wish people would understand what it is that I want but I'm unable to express.



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08 Mar 2010, 2:54 pm

I'm trying harder than they will ever realise.



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08 Mar 2010, 2:57 pm

DavidM wrote:
For me ... I wish people would understand what it is that I want but I'm unable to express.


I will totally agree with this. I wrote a chapter about that which I entitled, "If I were dying of thrist would I ask for a glass of water" and I said that asking for something and the process of expressing it is worse than dying of thirst due to the anxiety that builds up in the whole trying to express something.



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08 Mar 2010, 2:59 pm

Jingo8 wrote:
I'm trying harder than they will ever realise.


Your quote is amazing! I know that feeling and I don't know if someone who isn't on the spectrum could even begin to grasp the depth of that.



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08 Mar 2010, 3:05 pm

That I'm not Mentally ret*d.


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08 Mar 2010, 3:11 pm

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08 Mar 2010, 3:35 pm

Jingo8 wrote:
I'm trying harder than they will ever realise.


That can be said for any condition or disorder. Everyone who isn't normal, would sure like other people to know that.



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08 Mar 2010, 3:59 pm

I wish people would know that I'm really not a stuck up person because I hardly talk to anyone at work its just most of the times I try I say something that makes me feel stupid and later I wish I just hadnt said anything at all.



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08 Mar 2010, 4:07 pm

That they didn't point out that I'm always quiet. I know I'm quiet, and it bothers me when they point it out and laugh about it. I wouldn't be as bothered by it if they let me be.


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08 Mar 2010, 4:18 pm

That it is possible to have Asperger's and like to be social and enjoy social situations, as I do.


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08 Mar 2010, 5:19 pm

That I'm not being sarcastic or pedantic - I really don't understand what they've just said!
(Often this is due to my ear/brain interface - sometimes words get garbled and I hear something completely different, leaving us both baffled...)



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08 Mar 2010, 5:47 pm

There is not much I want other people to know and very little of it has anything to do with autism.
Of course I want people to think like I do and see every person as different in every possible way.
Not completely different, perhaps just slightly different, but I believe no two persons are perfectly alike in any way.
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08 Mar 2010, 5:49 pm

How free they really are.



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08 Mar 2010, 11:43 pm

I wish people knew that my differences are not something that I can control. People think that because I've been diagnosed with AS that I can magically fix it, but I can't. It doesn't work that way. Even if I can appear more typical for a little while it is very tiring, and I'm not using being tired as an excuse to get away from you.


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09 Mar 2010, 12:57 am

That different people are interesting, not frightening.


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