Published on 12, July, 2020
I used fast cars, motorcycles, drinking beer, fighting, chasing women, and having bad relationships to try to fit into society but the real issue was I was on the spectrum.
It took me a long time to work out what the real issue was. Have you had a similar experience ?
did you up the adrenalin in your life to try and fit in ? like climbing ice mountains at night with a torch on your head !
did you drink far too much to overcome your lacking social skills ? Funny stories are most welcome as well of course we do need a laugh.
Have you made a complete tit of yourself ? lets us know please.
Did you join the army or the navy by mistake ? lets us know please.
does driving cars and/or motorcycles help calm your autism related anxiety or make it worse (eg road rage) ? lets us know
did autism cause you to be so aggressive you got arrested a lot,,,, how did you deal with it, how did your parents deal with it ?
telling jokes about your autism and autistic mistakes is most welcome
The scariest thing I've done recently was fly over the Solent in a helicopter - 2 near misses with a powered glider and a bigger helicopter at just 50 feet away and the realisation that we had no life-vests and that helicopters don't float - and if we went down, if no-one noticed us going down, we'd be on our own in the middle of a rough bit of water.
I have heard of an accident been glider and helicopters they do happen and for the one I remember the glider pilot was ok but the helicopter just dropped out of the sky. In short you are very unlikely to survive a helicopter crash !
The problem is flying by VFR - visual flying rules - everyone uses the same altitude and make their flight plan using the same ground markers - so everyone comes at you head on +/- 50 feet! It's terrifying! Air traffic control tell you to watch for another aircraft - so you strain your eyes looking for something coming directly at you at 300mph!
Yes - we flew under the Heathrow ground control too - have to stay low so the jets enter and exit the airport right over you - it's crazy busy around there.
Not really when it involves the Solent. So much traffic, big and small, all mixed together in a comparatively small area. And probably the same in the air, as lots of land and sea transport options must also pull in quite a lot of exec and expensive service industries. I worked overlooking it for a few months. Never a dull moment, really! You should see it when Cowes Week is in progress. Loadsa money! Loadsa spills & thrills!