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Sarah2

Hi, i was just wondering if there were any other Aspergers adults totally rubbish at maths and not exactly very creative, or is it just me? I'm beginning to think i can't be an Aspergers being, i feel totally thick compared to reading some of the very intellectual comments!!!!

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  • Hi sarah.

    The thing is, people who are autistic are just as varied as people who are not autistic in their strengths and weaknesses. 

    One of the positive things about being autistic is the focus and attention to detail you can bring to a subject you like which gives you an extra advantage over NT's. However, that won't automatically make you good at maths - you still have to have an interest and flair for it, as is the case for other subjects.

    Also, contrary to popular belief, autistic people aren't all introverts and sullen. There are introverts, extroverts and ambiverts who are autistic. I suppose because such people have problems handling social situations, they can tend to become withdrawn but that's not necessarily because they don't want to mix with others.

    We have to remember that autism is but one side of a person and doesn't define that person in every way. Are all autistic people ugly, for example? Of course not, and the same thing applies to every other part of a person's make-up

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  • Hi sarah.

    The thing is, people who are autistic are just as varied as people who are not autistic in their strengths and weaknesses. 

    One of the positive things about being autistic is the focus and attention to detail you can bring to a subject you like which gives you an extra advantage over NT's. However, that won't automatically make you good at maths - you still have to have an interest and flair for it, as is the case for other subjects.

    Also, contrary to popular belief, autistic people aren't all introverts and sullen. There are introverts, extroverts and ambiverts who are autistic. I suppose because such people have problems handling social situations, they can tend to become withdrawn but that's not necessarily because they don't want to mix with others.

    We have to remember that autism is but one side of a person and doesn't define that person in every way. Are all autistic people ugly, for example? Of course not, and the same thing applies to every other part of a person's make-up

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