Positive Thinking!

I personally am glad that I got my Autism diagnosis. Because it explains so much about the way I am and I feel that I am finally free to be 'me'. Yes, of course Autism is a disability and we do suffer from negative symptoms. But, there are also positive sides to our Autism, if we care to look for them.

I'm going to start. One way in which my Autism affects me positively is that it makes me rather partial to putting organisational systems in place to better manage things at home. Such as the food shopping (most current system that I am updating/slightly hyper-focused on at the moment).

So, please tell me an example of how your Autism/Aspergers affects you positively? What are you able to do that you would not be so good at if you were not Autistic? How does your Autism help you?

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I'm done with Christmas Cards over 6 years ago

"Systems" probably sums it up in one word - an enjoyment of automating things, solving problems once and once only & letting processes rinse and repeat, and a sense of logic that I suspect came for free with my ASD.
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Kitsune over 6 years ago in reply to I'm done with Christmas Cards

Yes, I'm glad that someone else thinks the same! I've always been told that I'm very logical, now I know why. It's good to solve 'problems' step by step and come up with a long term system that can stay in place for many years to come!
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I'm done with Christmas Cards over 6 years ago in reply to Kitsune

I seem to have a skill of metaphorically putting bits of systems in boxes, working out the interface and transfer function, and then forgetting what's in the box (because I don't need to know any more). Some of my colleagues seem to get bogged down in a rat's nest of wire running everywhere without being able to make sense of stuff that I can see clearly. It gets frustrating sometimes though trying to get them to tell me what *their* box does, because they can't even work out where the edges of their box lies!
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Kitsune over 6 years ago in reply to Plastic

Maybe explaining things well is a gift of Autism/Aspergers?
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Plastic over 6 years ago in reply to Original Prankster

I do all that - everyone says I should be a teacher because of the way I can simplify such complex things down to NT level.

I think in pictures so I always carry paper to draw the things I think of to explain my thoughts to the muggles.
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Kitsune over 6 years ago in reply to Original Prankster

Automatic car driver here! So simple!

I love charts and diagrams, they can make something complex so much simpler to understand! I always used to make up flow diagrams way back when I was at uni as they simplify things so well.

Analogies are good too. I can think of a few funny ones!

My bluntness frequently elicits a sharp 'pardon?' from people, but because I interpret literally, I think they have not heard me so repeat myself a little louder! Only later do I realise that they said pardon due to what I said being 'inappropriate'!
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Kitsune over 6 years ago in reply to Original Prankster

Automatic car driver here! So simple!

I love charts and diagrams, they can make something complex so much simpler to understand! I always used to make up flow diagrams way back when I was at uni as they simplify things so well.

Analogies are good too. I can think of a few funny ones!

My bluntness frequently elicits a sharp 'pardon?' from people, but because I interpret literally, I think they have not heard me so repeat myself a little louder! Only later do I realise that they said pardon due to what I said being 'inappropriate'!
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