Neurotypicals and autistics: The same species in name only

Post Reply New Topic

I very often feel that those of us in the autism spectrum are really essentially a completely different species from neurotypicals, and that aside from human biology we are completely different and can never understand one another, no matter how hard we try.

There are a few things I don't get about neurotypicals, like why most see getting drunk as a trend, but I still don't feel different from them to the extent you described. There are some people in my life I literally don't understand, but these are individual people, not an entire group of people.

Like joe said I perceive some people (stereotypically typical and atypical) that way, but they are in the minority.

There used to be a page on uncyclopedia called "Homo Spergensis", the species name for aspies. It was hilarious and so true. Too bad it's gone now. But anyway many people probably feel like we're a different species.

The page you mentioned ain't gone. Here ya go.

Oh thank you! The old link I have must have changed.

I am offended by that piece of garbage.

Favourite Activities

6. Posting on forums such as WrongPlanet

Its cute.

Educational too!

I didn't know that Hans Asperger was...an Aus-STRAL-ian!

Actually... I did know that.

Australia is that country in the Alps that is right next door to...uh....to SWEDEN!! !! !

There is Swedish Alps, and then there is the Australian Alps. And theyre both famous for skiing. And for kangaroos!

Why?

Just makes Asperger's feel more isolating than it really is.

Unless it's a joke?

Can confirm that 'roos make for excellent mounts for the annual Alpine moose hunt. Lederhosen non-optional.

If you read it it's kinda obvious that it's a joke.

Well, normally I don't take things seriously, but because I am very sensitive about my ASD, it doesn't take much for me to feel singled out when all I want is to feel like a normal human being.

It's a bit like if someone makes a joke about Indian people or black people, it is deemed as offensive and racist, even if it's a harmless joke not to be taken seriously.

Usually when I watch or read a work of science fiction where machines (artificial intelligence) dominate the world, I identify more with machines than with humans (always represented by neurotypicals).

I assumed (rightly, or wrongly) that the guy who wrote it (maybe because his article had the strong vibe of insider first hand experience) was himself an aspie/autistic. If he is ASD then it would be like Blacks comics poking fun at Blacks. Fine. If I am wrong, and he is an NT, then...well he does talk about aspies as being brainy, and so forth, so even if he were NT he is not being completely derogatory.