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Like I have said this board and it's members has helped me and a number of users I really have come to like.

Sweetleaf Esra S and Kingdom of Rats.

One of the nasty little habits of being on the spectrum is obsessive thinking.
I have made a huge effort to stop my foray into conspiracy theories and for the last 3 weeks I have succeeded.

My other big obsession was Autism itself I have had a two year period of thinking about it.
I am ready to move on from this also and do the best I can I am in a steady job I like and while I failed my driving test I have just reapplied online before this post.

Esra S posted a thread that really go me thinking it was titled Fed up with posts bashing NTs.
In his thread he posted that is went to a school with many kids on the spectrum and the so called people that were higher functioning bullied the others.
This has really hit home with me people will always gang up on the vulnerable and the big reason we think we are so different is most of us went to mainstream school and we were in a minority of one.

It has occurred to me that a lot of us here share the experience of being bullied and maybe this has shaped us more then anything.
The other thing that has occurred to me is this is not a board full of people with Autism rather it is a board full of people who try to help each other out with struggles in life that has mostly been cased by autism spectrum disorders.

Threads that over Analise everything is something I no longer need or find helpful however I do acknowledge for new members these threads are very useful.


What I am saying is I look at the people here like I look at myself as a person and people.
ASD is not my life it is something that makes my life a bit more of a challenge but taken advice from the people here has made me better able to cope with the challenge.

I might still need support in the future but I will consider this a place were I can get advice from friends not an encyclopedia on autism.

Another thing I have learned here is we are all different having a job is what keeps me sane for other people here their goals my be different depending on their circumstances.
The whole point I think is to help each other make the best use of the hand life has dealt us.

It has taken me just of two years to arrive at this place in my mind that I accept myself and try the best I can and not worry about what might be beyond my reach.

My other special interest is science fiction movies Star Trek and Star Wars I have all of them in HD and enjoy watching one of them with a couple of beers one night at the weekends this is a harmless interest that I am going to keep.

I do be on the Force.net Episode 7 spoilers allowed board.

Chow for now.

Nek minnit, gets hardcore drunk and posts the entire autism encyclopedia here.

Jokes.

It's really good that you can come to a conclusion(?) like this. It's what I wish I could do.

Have fun.

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Unapologetically, Norny.
-chronically drunk

One thing that's very difficult for an Aspies sufferer to understand, is 'intent' or what a person really 'means' when they say things.

Sometimes, 'rack off' can mean 'I don't want to see you anymore' and sometimes it can simply mean 'I need my space right now, but feel free to approach me later'.

We don't know the difference, so we ask 'permanently or temporarily?' and just get told to 'rack off' again.

An Aspies sufferer cannot understand body language, sarcasm or social cues, so how the hell are we supposed to 'read minds' now?

I'm often blamed for 'putting thoughts in people's heads', 'obsessive thinking' and 'conspiracy theories', but if/when people are so freaking vague to be almost indecipherable, what other conclusion can a person with Asperger's reach, honestly?

Don't you just love the abuse followed by the 'I am only joking' routine? They are not 'joking' that is BS! They just don't want you to get offended by what they just said.....too late for that.

So, if human beings say one thing, but mean a totally different thing...and without us needing to ask for constant clarification (which annoys them totally), what conclusions can we draw from that?

Some would say that 'drawing conclusions' is my first mistake, but without that, words just become empty and meaningless...but I am starting to discover that they are anyway (selectively mute).

It's good you have found your own way past this and given time (and a good psychiatrist), I hope to accomplish similar.