What Do You Enjoy Most About Being Autistic

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22 Dec 2010, 1:42 am

I love that I can find anything intressting ergo I am never ever bored.
And I also like that my logic is always above my emotions, it's very helpfull when avoiding dangerous situations.



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22 Dec 2010, 3:10 am

I get a real visceral Experience listening to music.


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22 Dec 2010, 3:13 am

I get a real visceral Experience listening to music.


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22 Dec 2010, 11:34 am

Even though my penis (context: organ), is small in stature, even compared to among fellows of my race, I am comforted in knowing that I am an potential career of a evolving genetic code, and most likely would pass this on, and on, as with my siblings. and cousin. That I have the chosen genes (yes I play lots of videogames dealing with Chosen ones, Kismet, and live in a delusional world influenced by destiny and heroism and stuff).

And that my mind was creative enough to discover ways I can keep on giving back to society, through blood donations again my genes in someone elses body. or bone marrow.... That's rare that I had the right match for that sort of thing. so I put my crazy Aspie Genetic body spare parts into other people so that they may live, not bad for a freaky Aspie with a syndrom?

Hate to sound so eugenics. But NTs are simply a outdated model of humans. It's like a new fuel efficent car must replace gas guzzler Dodge K-arter Kars (K-series Crystlers, and I love my K-ar) aka the Granny car. (Those were consdiered fuel efficent actually lol OUCH technolgly really sucks on this planet). It's like humanity is a giant freaky Mothra bad ass, in a cocoon, and we're the awakening mummy bio bag slowly awakening.

It sucks for the NTs I know, but we must progress, if not now then when?



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22 Dec 2010, 11:38 am

Even though my penis (context: organ), is small in stature, even compared to among fellows of my race, I am comforted in knowing that I am an potential career of a evolving genetic code, and most likely would pass this on, and on, as with my siblings. and cousin. That I have the chosen genes (yes I play lots of videogames dealing with Chosen ones, Kismet, and live in a delusional world influenced by destiny and heroism and stuff).

And that my mind was creative enough to discover ways I can keep on giving back to society, through blood donations again my genes in someone elses body. or bone marrow.... That's rare that I had the right match for that sort of thing. so I put my crazy Aspie Genetic body spare parts into other people so that they may live, not bad for a freaky Aspie with a syndrom?

Hate to sound so eugenics. But NTs are simply a outdated model of humans. It's like a new fuel efficent car must replace gas guzzler Dodge K-arter Kars (K-series Crystlers, and I love my K-ar) aka the Granny car. (Those were consdiered fuel efficent actually lol OUCH technolgly really sucks on this planet). It's like humanity is a giant freaky Mothra bad ass, in a cocoon, and we're the awakening mummy bio bag slowly awakening.

It sucks for the NTs I know, but we must progress, if not now then when?



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22 Dec 2010, 1:32 pm

My level of Aspergers leaves me very logical and very clear headed. I am not deluded by emotion.

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22 Dec 2010, 6:32 pm

Yes I am not deluded by emotion and I am able to wade through propoganda. I still like guilt tripping best though. My perpetual state of misery gives me a sense of superiority. I feel as if I've endured all of society's evils and Shakespeare would have had a lot to say about Aspies.



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22 Dec 2010, 9:59 pm

The ability to live in the vast realms beneath "thought", "language", "movement", etc. And the ability to exist within sensations and the ways they fit together, without much if any influence from ideas.

What I have just described is something many other people describe in a wholly (and extremely) negative light, since most people view what I have described as emptiness. And it is tied to extreme difficulty with many common activities. All of which is why I don't believe people who think of their traits as wholly positive or wholly negative. Positive and negative are value judgements people put on things that just are. And disability (which has nothing to do with whether something is otherwise positive or negative) and how extreme that disability is judged, has more to do with which society you're in than any objective view of your traits. So it has nothing to do with whether it's possible to appreciate those traits.


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25 Dec 2010, 7:53 am

I like many things about being autistic, such as:

- I like my ability to stay focused and get things done fast and effectively.
- I like my ability to learn things really fast and being good at many things.
- I like my ability to keep things organized.
- I like seeing things from a different perspective.
- I like being logical.
- I like not spending so much time and energy on some of the pointless things that a lot of neurotypicals care so much about and yet get miserable over.
- I like the special connection I have with animals.
- I like being able to sense various important sensory information that most people don't sense.
- I like my special interests.
- I like living life in my own unique way and not worrying too much about what other people think of me.



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25 Dec 2010, 12:12 pm

I also like my wild imagination. :idea:


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25 Dec 2010, 2:50 pm

Absolutely nothing. I hate feeling like a Prius in a human's body.



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25 Dec 2010, 2:58 pm

sillycat wrote:

Hate to sound so eugenics. But NTs are simply a outdated model of humans. It's like a new fuel efficent car must replace gas guzzler Dodge K-arter Kars (K-series Crystlers, and I love my K-ar) aka the Granny car. (Those were consdiered fuel efficent actually lol OUCH technolgly really sucks on this planet).

I think us aspies are like the Prius(particularly the NHW20 2nd gen and ZVW30 3rd gen model) or a New Flyer D40HF/NovaBus RTS/Gillig Phantom/Orion V bus and NTs are like BMWs. The Prius is odd, awkward, ugly, frail, boring, and dull to drive. But the Prius is one of the most technologically advanced cars on the road today. The bus is ugly and no wants to be caught dead with it. The BMW is desirable, fun to drive, and it's better engineered mechanically than the Prius which is just an orgy of electric motors, NiMH batteries and various control modules interspersed along the car.



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25 Dec 2010, 4:00 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
I also like my wild imagination. :idea:

Me too. I like my imagination and the ability to keep myself entertained all the time with my mind and imagination.



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25 Dec 2010, 7:54 pm

What I enjoy most about being autistic is the freedom. Complete and utter freedom.

It all boils down to this: If you want something from others or want to be like NTs or fit in with them (even if you are NT), then there are rules that you must follow to achieve your objective, whereas if you can embrace, accept and be satisfied with who you are - if you can give yourself permission to be who you are regardless of what others think and want and regardless of the label others give you, then there are no rules.

The second best part about being autistic is the adventure.

I am a pioneer - an explorer - cutting my own path through uncharted territory with no map, no boundaries, no limits and no rules. What could possibly be better than that?!?!?

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25 Dec 2010, 8:17 pm

Because of my obsession, I can easily work for extended periods of time to the point that I have to force myself to stop to eat and sleep. Not only has this been very valuable for my career, it also gives me something to live for.



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26 Dec 2010, 11:42 am

I love being completely absorbed in a special interest. The depth of focus and the ease with which ideas and motivation come to me are really great. Someone said earlier it's like meditation and I think that's true.
It's about the only time I can think of where absolutely everything just drops perfectly into place.

Also my synesthesia - but I do wish I could see the colours more clearly. It's more a structural thing where the music is laid out and moving in front of me and there are only hints of colours, but I still love experiencing it all the same.


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