Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
I was diagnosed with ASD (Asperger's) in January this year and am struggling to process what this means and how it has impacted my life to date. Having masked until the ripe old age of 32, I feel that there is so much my neurotypical friends and family don't understand. I would love to chat about life with ASD, aspirations and self-esteem amongst other things.
I look forward to getting to know you... and so does my dog (and special interest) Princess.
Always happy to chat, feel free to send me a message... or even have Princess send the message if her paws are allowed near the keyboard :-p
Hi Anthony,
Thanks for your lovely message. I hope your days been ok.
I definitely don't think I'll let Princess near the keyboard - she's an English Bull Terrier, so not petit and delicate!!!
How do you find living with autism? I feel that in some ways it gives me a logic and attention to detail that others cant obtain, but at the same time I get so frustrated by the anxiety and inability to understand and cope with complicated social relationships and to be able to hold down a full time job.
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time and dare I say it, but do you have a special interest?
Take care and enjoy the sunshine (from home of course).
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Hi, sorry for the slow reply - the notifications aren’t working
For me the analytical approach to everything I do is something I really like because I don’t take things at face value or accept that things happen “just because” but overall I don’t cope too well... I am a social disaster, and really struggle to make and/or keep friendships which in turn impacts wellbeing. Overall how do you feel you cope?
My interests are aviation and history mostly. I’m also interested in abstract approaches to life - I.e things which go against the “norm”. I also love picking apart issues which divide society and understanding why people hold the views they do. In short I’m a bit of a bore. What interests you?
Anthony
Hello again :) Hope you and Princess are well!
The lockdown is eating away at me because it’s destroyed any sense of routine. The loneliness thing however is a strange one with me - I am not a socialite but at the same time I wish I had a few more friends to talk to. Not having a pet means that on the odd occasions I am sociable I feel I am missing out on essential human contact.
With history, 19th and 20th century Britain is my main area of interest, notably the industrial revolution and related themes. I am also really interested in looking at social shifts within this period - essentially asking why the culture, values and norms of society change. I’m starting a project on that at the moment - looking at the shift in views towards capital punishment, I.e what drove the change from it being a form of public entertainment to them being done behind closed doors then abolished and why initially the punishment was about pain and suffering whereas now days society seeks ‘humane’ executions. The project isn’t about the morbid side of death, rather what drove the changes within society. I’m also doing some local history for the town I’ve moved to.
writing is always a good thing to DJ and I think you are right in not showing it to others until you are ready. What themes and topics do you write on?