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I’m over 55 and I know the right way to sit on the lavvy . . em, what was the question?

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I might have posted this before, but it’s staggering how many Tory’s don’t know the difference between UK and GB.

@BFTD conjures up some grim images, but FFS.

Wordle 371 X/6 Bollocks

Not the longest post you've contributed to P&B but I'm seeing quite a lot in it. There's no question of me using the word 'different' as a way of avoiding facing up to being an Aspie. . I know I'm, 'different', I've always known, I've happily accepted and embraced that, (ok, took a while, but I got there), consequently my perception of the world is different to that of an NT. It doesn't make me something special, and it doesn't mean I'm seeing myself as any kind of victim. You're dealt cards in life, you play these cards as best you can. Not giving a f**k what others think of you is the way to go, for sure. Not so easy when you're trying to weigh up a situation and using what is essentially a fractured thought process to do it. Inevitabally you over-think things and either say something stupid and inappropriate or just say nothing (and look stupid). These days are thankfully behind me now, I just smile and move on. For someone younger and less able to cope with Aspergers, my heart goes out to them. It's not a nice place to be.

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Aye, fair enough. You've explained that really well. Wasn't trying to be politically correct or anything, 'different' just seems more positive than 'wrong' to me.

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Couldn't agree more, although maybe 'different' would be a better word than 'wrong', but that's your business.

Imagine the inside of your brain as an intricate circuit board, millions and millions of connections constantly firing signals to each other, all working in perfect harmony. With Aspergers, some of these connections are missing. They're not broken awaiting repair, they're just not there. You're born without them. This results in certain natural skills, which most people take for granted, being strangled at birth. A relatively trivial example of this (at least in my case) is small talk. NT's can be naturally shy or self-conscious but still have it in their power to take the steps to gain confidence and engage socially. Aspies can try to do that, but they're born without the basic tools to engage socially. Signals like voice inflection or body language sometimes go right over their head. Sarcasm is another potential landmine when you take things that are said too literally. Having said that, coping mechanisms are the Aspie's best friend. It's a condition after all, not an illness, therefore there's no 'cure' as such. In the examples you give above, there may well be neurodiversity in some of these people. Then again, some people are just stupid/shallow/inconsiderate c***s. It's a wonderful world.

Quite a long read there (I read it 3 times actually), but I think you've summed up the life of an Aspie pretty well. I was diagnosed with Aspergers in my mid 50's although it was hardly breaking news to me. There had to be a reason why the weird kid who didn't talk much and couldn't hang on to friends grew up to be the weird adult who couldn't make friends, I had my suspicions, and had my theory rubber stamped 8 years ago. I totally get the relationship thing. My wife (my long-suffering, ever-tolerant wife), has accepted me for who/what I am. I also totally get the need for space and solitude at times, it's easy to find ordinary everyday situations overwhelming but not so easy to 'take stock' and just generally get a sense of perspective whilst surrounded by action and noise. I'm from a generation where mental 'disorders' were very much a subject of ridicule. Have things changed that much? There's certainly more awareness now, but is there more understanding? Christ I hope so, but the more you delve into mental health the more you realise just how much we're scratching the surface.

Wordle 370 3/6

You paint the nicest mental images.