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Message Subject I have autism! Do you think I am truly disabled? Ask me anything.
Poster Handle Anonymous Coward
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As someone who works in one of the worlds leading upper-level research institutions, and happen to teach and work with a large number of adult "Asperger/Autistic" types, the only thing I can really say for certain about them is:

(and this is entirely from personal observation) They seem to be OVERTLY fixated on themselves. THEIR needs, THEIR wants, THEIR desires, what makes THEM uncomfortable, the kind of things that bother THEM. They pursue their own interest and passions to the point of ignoring every other person in their lives, and other people go: Oh cute. He has Aspergers.

Now this is somewhat vexing for people around them too. Why? Well although the individual in question might happen to be quite brilliant, it's not fun to be around someone who is only concerned about themselves. All the time.

That is why I call these "disorders" SELFISH disorders.

From the time we are all young, we all have to deal with situations that make us upset, that make us uncomfortable, that make us cringe, to deal with people we don't want to deal with, who intimidate us, who make us afraid etc.

Part of growing up is learning to tolerate these situations and learning that sometimes we have to do uncomfortable things, like talking to the check-out man at the grocery store, even though he bothers us. It makes us uncomfortable.

Well Autistic and Asperger types never learn to be aware of OTHERS needs and Wants. they are focused on their OWN experience so deeply they can't. It never occurs to them that the man at the grocery store might be terribly shy and uncomfortable too, because the Asperger person is far too fixated on themselves to even consider the other person.

Feel free to discuss this or disagree with me. It's just something I have observed.
 
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