Annoying questions

What do you do when someone asks you to explain what it means to be on the autism spectrum? I've recently been diagnosed with Aspergers and I am still learning what does it mean. I've always known that I am an outsider and don't fit but it was more of a gut feeling. Now I have it on paper. However, I still need to learn a lot about myself. Questions like:

"do you think differently? how do you do that, give me examples" - difficult to answer because my thinking is completely normal for me

"so what do you struggle with?" - I am anxious to answer this one because usually afterwards I hear that everyone can have these struggles

They drive me crazy! And due to my lack of confidence and my very impressionable character (which I hate), I tend to believe that my diagnosis is wrong.

I need some simple and solid answer   

  • Yeah - they want to know what type of person you are so it would be fairly easy to cough out a generic story that gives them a good impression of you and makes you sound like the person they need to employ.

    Think of it as a 'performance piece' audition like an actor would present.

  • you would need to learn of a piece of text that you can regurgitate when this question comes up.  It is abit like allowing someone read your profile so they are getting to know you better and sometimes it is asked to help get you speaking in the interview

  • Yeah, I mean I don't panic over it, I just stay quiet and let it slide, 

  • The fist time that I was asked at a job interview, 'tell me about yourself?", I had a silent breakdown, the only thought in my head was, "mind your own bloody business" and I couldn't wait to get out of there as quickly as possible.

  • When I go for a job interview and when they ask me. "So tell me a little bit about yourself". I always hesitate and stutter and never say anything, But in gerneral. When someone askes me to explain something I only give little details because I always struggle to explain things in full. 

  • What do you do when someone asks you to explain what it means to be on the autism spectrum?

    answer : it means your brain is wired differently. The neurons / nerves are connected up differently from the typical brain. This results in you perceiving and processing and understanding information differently from the typical brain.

    "do you think differently?    yes autistics will often focus on small details. I do that. Also my mind is very spiky and can link up subjects other humans wouldnt connect together. This can lead to new unique ideas.

    so what do you struggle with?" - I am anxious to answer this one because usually afterwards I hear that everyone can have these struggles

    yes this is true but you probably struggle  more,  also autism is really a collection of traits ( search google for autism traits ) 

    what do u answer to this question ?