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Originally Posted by Gullible Jones
The biggest problem with "Asperger's syndrome" "mild autism", "geekiness", or whatever the heck you want to call it - at least in my experience - seems to be other peoples' reactions. Jerks, be they "normal" or "Aspergerish", will hate you the moment they see you. Throughout my time in school, I've been insulted, attacked (I mean "physically attacked", as in "strangled, punched, kicked, and thrown bodily over large distances with no provocation whatsoever), teased, and generally looked down upon. And I've seen this happen to other kids, dozens of them.
You know what? It's always the ones at the recieving end of things, the "geeks", the "nerds", the ones who other people think have "issues", who are my friends.
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Wait until you get into the real world. I’ve often wondered why some people just take an instant dislike to me. I’ve never done anything to warrant such behavior (in my eyes). I am starting to wonder if it is because of my ‘lack’ of social skills. Apparently, in a ‘normal’ world, people like to communicate.
Well, I don’t initiate the conversation. For example, when people ask me how I am doing. I say, great. I don’t follow with another question, therefore, avoiding a conversation. I just don’t find exchanging pleasantries interesting. For this, I am often thought of as snobbish or cold.
Ask about my work, school, or hobbies, and then I can talk for hours. I guess it’s just a compatibility issue. I've gotten this far by being myself. I'm not going to change what makes me happy just to fit in to what I deem as a dysfunctional society.
