Hi - good to see someone with autism explaining themselves to the world - not many do that and it leaves a lot of misconceptions, from what I have seen
My son has Aspergers, and some other stuff going on - but he is a sweet kid, laughs a lot, a very black & white thinker, and ultra observant, quick visual learner, and a genius with computers and techy type stuff, like you. I think autistic people are cool because they almost have like superpowers in their own specialty - like they can make the rest of us look dumb when it comes to certain subjects they are uniquely awesome at - they are just born that way. I am hoping my son (soon 18) can find a way to channel that into a successful life in spite of his other challenges, because he sure loves to have things - the techy, costly things that mom cannot give him much of.
Do you have an interest in a field or type of work you hope to get into some day? I am wondering how successful people on the spectrum are at achieving independence and working. He does not want to identify himself as being any kind of different, but he might not have a choice and I think it might work well for him because he has a great personality anyway, like you do.
Thanks for sharing!
Oh, now I see you answered the "work" question. My son would be much more disabled if they didn't put him on a medication that totally changed his functioning with people. He is still shy and has the social skills deficits in some areas, but it really opened up his world so much more. He could do a job around people as long as it required minimal interaction and decision making, as in trying to please a customer and having to decide how to do or not do so, that would confuse him. Things have to be set out in black and white and nothing that is too vague, if you know what I mean. The medicine is called Trileptal - you might want to look into it - it might change a lot of your symptoms and help you function in those ways more, if you did want to get out in the world more. Check with your doctor, of course, but I always try to tell people about this treatment because it is not often heard of but can really help some people with autism or other issues on the spectrum.
