Published on 12, July, 2020
I recently became aware I may be on the spectrum, and since then have been noticing more signs in different situations. Where I used to find these frustrating, I actually find it quite funny now when I think back to occasions when I have been out of step. Am I alone in finding such things amusing?
For example, yesterday I had an interview and a receptionist was printing out some documents for me, but her computer was running very slowly due to being left on overnight. She was getting more and more frustrated and it reminded me of a research project into ‘computer rage’ I once read about.
My interest piqued, I started to explain the project in depth to the receptionist, before checking myself - it only belatedly occurred to me she probably didn’t want to hear about that at that precise moment!
Anyone else have any funny anecdotes?
Many years ago a friend said that there is a new sleeping policeman in the road. I was very concerned, since I didn’t know it was the nickname for a speed hump!!!
Yeah, the sleeping policeman thing does conjure up a funny image, but more disturbing for me as a child was being told there were cat's eyes in the road to guide drivers home in the dark!
Yup. That concerned me too as a youngish child! Only I wondered if the cat was lurking under the road!