Info from Tony Attwood seminar

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Hi Smelena,

I have just noticed your link.
I went to Tony's seminar in Richmond in June, I am assuming you are reffering to a Brisbane conference, as you are already in "Tony country"

Thankyou for posting this information as I was only able to attend one of the 2 days.

P.S. Holding an aspie -related conference down the road from an air force base?!?!?!?
Who's bright idea was that?

At the begining of this thread where smelena listed the qualities of an aspie i was shocked to find that i fit tony attwoods description far more than i thought i would.
i have written several times on this forum how i seem to have little in common with most of you here ( im not a specialist in any subject , I am not confident, arrogant or employed). Tony attwoods view of an aspie is my reality.
bb natty

WOW!

I thought that AS people specialized in something technological, or with science, like I did! From being on this site, it seems that the specializing is such that it is something I might not have even noticed.

I was SHOCKED once when someone told me I seemed so CONFIDENT. I never thought I really came off that way. Many here don't either.

I have often said SEEM arrogant here. It isn't like I ever thought I was perfect, or so fully better than anyone. HEY, some here don't seem arrogant at all. I think even ALEX said I was wrong there. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if he was.

As for employed? Many here said they aren't, and of course some are young enough as to have never considered it.

Its more of a general perception, that I had before coming here , when I say arrogant I think that comes from the fact that those people who specialise in a technological or science type subject DO have masses more information than a regular person , but it seems to me that maybe a lot of aspies find learning their chosen subject in minute detail very easy and rewarding, so maybe they just don't understand or comprehend that , not everyone has that skill or maybe they do comprehend it and so DO feel superior to us mere mortals who know nothing about the workings of computers programs, or splitting the atom .
Now im confusing myself , I just know when I was diagnosed I was like no way , im not clever enough, and many people here put across the image of being extremly knowledgable and confident , maybe their not all as confident and knowledgeable as they seem .
What I read at the begiining of this thread contrasted so much with the stereo typed aspie , it was a shock to see that I was likely more aspie than i thought.
Any ways as you can see im struggling to make sentances that make sense , so i'll leave it there.
bb natty

thank you Smelena for this post! I just found it, you must have been put it up while my computer was broken, I love Tony Attwood, his books have helped me so much with dealing with my 2 boys. You are so lucky to be so close to him!

Great point!

BRILLIANT!