If I were neurotypical.....

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....I would have been doing something social for my 21st (probably, not definitely)

....I wouldn't be covering my ears every time I walk under the smoke alarm when dinner's cooking

....I would be able to have natural confidence to speak up more

....I wouldn’t be getting unreasonably angry when my mum talks to my brother

....I would have got a paid job by now, instead of lingering on the dole all because of my social anxiety and difficulties holding me back from finding employment

....I would be looking forward to the big family reunion at my house in the summer

....I wouldn't feel like having a big meltdown in public when a toddler screams it's head off in my ears

....I wouldn't jump back in frustration when a stranger stands right near me in shops

....I wouldn't go into a meltdown when my mum sneezes

I would rule the world and everyone in it would do my evil bidding.

Or... I'd have more focus and know what to say in social situations.

One of those two things.

If I were NT, I wouldn't be posting to an Aspie forum, speculating on what I would be doing if I were NT.

With all other things being equal.. If I were an NT life would be too easy.
Though I probably wouldn't be me if I were an NT. Sort of moot

Then my life would have been much better (it can be much better and still suck though).

I would have a new set of problems to worry about

I would need to work instead of play on the computer

I would need to maintain/pay for a wife and family

I would become more group speak, and lose my individuality

I would lose my imagination and creativity

I would lose my ability to say to others they need to think before they act

Its like being born a chihuahua and wanting to be a labrador

Its only because Aspieville is still a dream, our time will come...

I might have drank on my 21st birthday

I might have had more friends and have an easier time at their houses

I would have gotten bullied less

I would not have faced any discrimination and being singled out

I might have a hell of a easier time getting a job

Maybe have a boyfriend in my teens

Not be bothered by barking dogs or steam kettles, or noisy toddlers making those high pitch sounds

Not be over whelmed by too much noise in a home by people being so loud and excited.

No anxiety

Have lot of social gatherings and parties and always have to have people around

Being more social

Chat online less and being online less

Never met my husband and have this baby

Never have gone to London

I'd be excactly like my same sex peers. It wouldn't be too exciting.

I wouldn't be me, so this question doesn't make much sense. I can't invent my life from the beginning over again and think it factual.

I would be over at a friends house sitting outside drinking beer and smoking while that persons parents are at work, and spend the whole time talking about having sex. Oh wow, that would be fun, I'm missing out on so much in life being an aspie.

If I were a NT, I probably would of not had a acceptance, of special needs children.

...I could stand being around my family more.

...I would be able to do the amount of work that is expected of me and maybe more

...I could go out into the world without being b***h'd at or teased for pointless things beyond my control.

...and I would talk and smile more thus finally getting the people who constantly get on me for my lack of both (aka everyone) to shut the f**k up.



...and oh yeah, I would have a life.

If I were NT...


.... Life would be no easier today because I would be faced with different challenges

.... I would have a different perception about my environment and my future

.... I would be a different person, attracted to different people and would not have gained the same social skills through the investment of trial and error

.... I would not understand my aspie son and would be yet another entee parent crying about sacrifice and wanting a medal just because my kid has AS

.... I would take simple things for granted, like completing tasks. I would not find enjoyment in getting the laundry done because it would be just a thing that I normally do instead of something that I struggle to complete.

.... I would taste food differently because my senses would process information differently. My hearing would not be sensitive but I would miss the nuance in classical music that makes it sparkle.

.... My mother would have been harder on me because I would not have had easy faults to find and exploit. She would have worked harder to damage my self-esteem and hold me back. I would not have had AS to use as a launchpad to learn who I really am and discover my true potential with my mother's abuse as an aside that can no longer matter. It would be all that does matter.

.... I would not have the kinship that I feel toward other aspies, even when we disagree. I would not be able to look at someone, watch them move, and just know. I would be oblivious and just think people are weird and inconvenient.

I'd be working and living on my own, or sharing a house close to the city.

If I were NT, man / Yubby dibby dibby dibby dibby dibby dibby dum / All day long I'd biddy biddy bum / If I were a normal man!