Published on 12, July, 2020
The stereotyped autistic person is obsessed with maths, science, technology, but I wondered if there is another type who is obsessed with words, correcting word mistakes, dictionaries, learning new words etc. A Word Nerd.
I am a proud Word Nerd, I have zero interest or skills in maths, science, technology. It is a reason I didn't even consider I was autistic until I was in my 40s/50s- I wasn't a computer geek, so I couldn't be autistic, could I?
What do you think?
I'm pretty sure Autists have all kinds of narrow interests. I'm obsessed with all kinds of things. If i could cope with life a bit easier i probably would of been a Councillor or an MP. That's where i have the most knowledge. Before i dropped out of school my best subject was History. So perhaps i could of been this generations Eric Hobsbawm. I guess i'll never know now. My wants are just the basics of life now.
Depending on where you live could try for parish council. Mostly low stress stuff like maintaining the village hall and arguing about the bus service.
It's something i'll consider in the future if my mental health improves. I'd have to stand for city council due to my views (if i wanted to be elected)