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I see that we have some commonality with this one. Has anyone got any idea what it is that sends us off into these trips? I've never been able to work out the who, what, when, where, why of it, which is just one more frustration to add to the list.
You've probably nailed it, Gingerman. I think I've found myself obsessing about it much less, now that I know it's just another facet of being AS. It doesn't make it any less of a puzzle to me, but it does slightly reduce the anxiety I get over it. Interestingly, this is the first time I've ever told anyone about it or described it, even to myself.
It's scary for me to write these things about myself. Even the 'muttering' to myself as I go about my world is something that's caused me problems in the past. Having mobile tech helps - you can pretend to be on the 'phone, especially if you've got a Bluetooth earpiece in.
I chose ASC over D for the reasons I stated, I had the debate with myself because I'd read other people's reasoning about it and agreed with the ASC side of the debate. I'm certain that 'disability is appropriate, but only in the sense that the majority NTs 'disable' us because of the type of people we are. I've said before that if WE ran the world, it would be a markedly different place. Hopefuly, we'd find ways to be kind and condescending to the poor, crippled NTs...
It's a pity that we don't have voting buttons so that we can collectively debate and vote over these things and have a lsit of 'accepted' terms on the front page when we enter the site. I think it helps if we all describe the same thing using the same language, because one of the things that bothers and confuses me is the 'spread' of terms.
I don't like the term 'Asperger's, for instance, given that it describes only a subset of AS people, and that not very clearly. I go with AS because it's my group, my collective identity, and I'm glad to see the professionals trying to disuse it. If we found that we don't like the term 'maladaptive', what would we use instead? I mean, it's appropriate by definition, but, to my mind, unhelpful as a negativity. I always think of that place as my 'Retreat'.
I did laugh at the 'meeting' story - I've been there, too, and I'm delighted to hear how you've found your balance Iridessafay - I think I'll try to take a lesson from you on that one
I see that we have some commonality with this one. Has anyone got any idea what it is that sends us off into these trips? I've never been able to work out the who, what, when, where, why of it, which is just one more frustration to add to the list.
You've probably nailed it, Gingerman. I think I've found myself obsessing about it much less, now that I know it's just another facet of being AS. It doesn't make it any less of a puzzle to me, but it does slightly reduce the anxiety I get over it. Interestingly, this is the first time I've ever told anyone about it or described it, even to myself.
It's scary for me to write these things about myself. Even the 'muttering' to myself as I go about my world is something that's caused me problems in the past. Having mobile tech helps - you can pretend to be on the 'phone, especially if you've got a Bluetooth earpiece in.
I chose ASC over D for the reasons I stated, I had the debate with myself because I'd read other people's reasoning about it and agreed with the ASC side of the debate. I'm certain that 'disability is appropriate, but only in the sense that the majority NTs 'disable' us because of the type of people we are. I've said before that if WE ran the world, it would be a markedly different place. Hopefuly, we'd find ways to be kind and condescending to the poor, crippled NTs...
It's a pity that we don't have voting buttons so that we can collectively debate and vote over these things and have a lsit of 'accepted' terms on the front page when we enter the site. I think it helps if we all describe the same thing using the same language, because one of the things that bothers and confuses me is the 'spread' of terms.
I don't like the term 'Asperger's, for instance, given that it describes only a subset of AS people, and that not very clearly. I go with AS because it's my group, my collective identity, and I'm glad to see the professionals trying to disuse it. If we found that we don't like the term 'maladaptive', what would we use instead? I mean, it's appropriate by definition, but, to my mind, unhelpful as a negativity. I always think of that place as my 'Retreat'.
I did laugh at the 'meeting' story - I've been there, too, and I'm delighted to hear how you've found your balance Iridessafay - I think I'll try to take a lesson from you on that one
