Today Is My Aspie Birthday

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Today is my Aspie birthday. It was one year ago tonight about 11 PM or midnight that I first realized that the list of Aspie traits I was studying in relation to someone else described me perfectly and then began taking the various online tests. Two months later it was confirmed by a psychologist. I don't think I will celebrate it though. It is such a mixed blessing, although such a great relief in knowing why I am as I am.

Happy Aspie Birthday!

Its nice how you remember that...
Happy Aspie birthday

And it gives you real live examples of people who have engaged with the world, not merely conformed. Right?

Well, Happy Aspie Birthday! I don't even remember when I was diagnosed, because my mom said there was a time period between the diagnosis and actually telling me. At least I know it was some time in October.

Its my birthday birthday on Friday and I think I was diagnosed about 1-2 weeks after that so... I suppose it's my Aspie and Tourettes birthday soon! (although the Tourettes has been driving me nuts since I was 12...)

Oh that is so true. It just drives me nuts how so many people go out of their way to behave just like everybody else... like stampeding cows in a herd... while going out of their way to make me feel different as if everything that I do is totally wrong. It really does hurt when i see another Aspie whom I greatly respect do this same thing... mimicking the same behavior and words that he sees / hears from other people. This kind of mirroring is indeed an interesting Aspie trait, but in this respect, it seems like the NT world is behaving more like Aspies than we do. I for one have always forged my own path and try to tell people that the best way to earn the trust and respect of anyone is to simply be themselves. It is the individual that I always value and not any kind of pretentious behavior they can put forth. Why would anybody ever resepct a phony?



I was not diagnosed on June 27, 2010 at 11 PM but only gained that realization like a light bulb suddenly going on in my head. I was diagnosed two months later on Aug 26, 2010 at about 4 PM... three days after my birthday. Of course, detailed long term memory is my greatest Aspie gift in life. But I really do feel humbled by such folks as those shown on the recent 60 Minutes story about total autobiographical memory... people who can remember the fine details of virtually everyday of their lives.

I don't remember every day of my life, but I remember that I first discovered AS on March 4th, 2011. It's easy to remember, it's the only day in the year that actually means something.