I feel like people are looking for a quick pill to take that will make them all better. So when they don’t get it, they become jerks.

Truth!

I did consider that myself. We do work on a case by case basis, and I can agree that a first time offense should be dealt with as has been done thus far. Let us take a moment to discuss it, then I will update with what we decided.

Hello!

Wooooooo!

Lol I always get The Collector because I only listen to songs in my playlist.

I feel this so much.

I wanna play a game!

Body: nope, you’re gonna keep doing this thing you’re already doing.

Nooooooo, game!

Body: hahahahaha no.

I’m very interested in understanding. But I don’t want to always be the smartest person in the room. I’m already the smartest in most situations I’m in IRL. If it was always like that, I’d definitely go crazy.

My guess would be that with the huge amount of American males (it is a big country after all) people just assume. And women are known to care about animals more, whether that is true or not.

I’ve been called a guy before and my name doesn’t exactly strike people as male. I am female. I’ve been on the internet long enough not to care.

I would say no. Lots of the super smart people become eccentric. I suspect any smarter and they’d just end up flat crazy. Dealing with being the only one in the room who understands what you’re saying can be lonely.

I’m working with a group of people, some 10 years younger than me, who don’t really understand technology. It feels weird.

When I had kids, autism was still for boys. I think I’m in a minority though because I wanted kids a lot. So I see them as independent extensions of myself. I didn’t get the socialization issues with them, and would make a point to bring at least one kid when they got older as my support person. They didn’t know this though.

It was actually easier for me to be around other people when they were young because they gave me something to talk about.

I rarely think about the fact it might look like I’m making the convo about ne but this is definitely true for me.

They know me so well! 😭

My husband wakes up 5 minutes before he has to leave, and if he’s going 15 minutes away, that means he GETS UP 20 minutes before he has to be somewhere.

The only exception to that rule is when I need to be somewhere, because he will ask me what time I need to leave, and he will actually get up 30 minutes before that time. Essentially, he only makes sure he’s awake enough to drive when I’m in the car. I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel about that because I’m happy he’s accommodating my needs, but that also means he values my life more than his, whereas I worry about his safety.

This may sound stupid, but The Last Unicorn soundtrack. It makes me cry. Also the Red Bull scared me so much as a kid. It’s of course one of my favorite movies, and the songs kick but all it takes is the scene of him pushing them into the sea, which I think about every time I listen.

I have cat on the brain does that count?

I think you don’t understand cats. They absolutely have very different traits. My husband works with people with disabilities and he has nicknamed our cats with the behavioral traits we show. My favorite cat is nicknamed ADHD. My oldest cat is Agoraphobia. Another one is Narcissist. With just those three, it can be proven that cats all have unique personalities just like we do.

Same. Out of all my lost jobs, only two can be proven (by me only of course) to be because of some autistic trait I have.

While I don’t value my own life as much as I should, I know I have value to others, and most of that is due to my traits. In fact, I’m starting a job today that wants me specifically because of those traits. I never thought I’d work again.

I have saved dozens of kitten lives, who go on to make their new human’s life better.

I used to hate myself. I’ve learned to embrace the way I am and couldn’t imagine being any other way. The people whose lives I have made a positive impact on would agree. I don’t have to rule the world, but my household is efficient because of me.

Eugenics isn’t the answer. I’d bet if we had the right resources available, none of the people in this thread would say that. Everyone deserves a chance at a good life. Corporate greed is the reason we don’t have those resources.

I happen to have a very big imagination. Abstract thinking is also easier for me. I have always done really well with really complicated things but always make mistakes on the easy stuff. No idea what that’s about.

Today is my first appointment in the process of getting diagnosed and I’m scared.

Yes sorry that is what I meant!

I really don’t like that shitty comment people give. How bout YOU read ME and know you’re an idiot for saying that.