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 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: What to make of the following conversation

humanoid1point0
Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 5:50 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 1,290
Offering to get candy by itself seems harmless. Without knowing the social setting or the remainder of the conversation or even how long you were interacting makes it difficult to assess the situation. For what it's worth, people think I'm always being sarcastic or joking when half the time I'm taki...

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: aspie bosses

humanoid1point0
Posted: 08 Jul 2012, 8:35 am 

Replies: 10
Views: 2,294
I'm a boss with AS. It really depends on the personality types of my subordinates whether they can thrive under me or not. People that need constant praise, lots of social interaction, are sloppy/not detail-oriented, or need a lot of hand-holding have a hard time. However, people that like being pus...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Things you do to take care of your aspergers/autism

humanoid1point0
Posted: 03 Jul 2012, 10:29 pm 

Replies: 24
Views: 4,874
I listen to loud cacophonous music in my headphones. It blocks everything out and is almost like being alone. This has helped me prevent meltdowns in work situations. Listening to loud music while alone is even better though.

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Do your friends dismiss your diagnosis?

humanoid1point0
Posted: 03 Jul 2012, 10:25 pm 

Replies: 32
Views: 7,339
Is there anything else anyone would suggest adding? Personally I don't understand why there's so much emphasis on the social awkwardness. To me this is the easiest part to overcome because it is a learned behavior. Over time (I've had a fair amount of it), you can develop strategies and routines th...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Do your friends dismiss your diagnosis?

humanoid1point0
Posted: 21 Jun 2012, 7:07 pm 

Replies: 32
Views: 7,339
I think AS, like many life-long mental conditions, can have a relatively subtle manifestation in older people (i.e. those that have developed coping mechanisms to subdue their more obvious traits), particularly in situations that are relatively stress-free. I find that my AS traits will come to the...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Do your friends dismiss your diagnosis?

humanoid1point0
Posted: 21 Jun 2012, 12:03 am 

Replies: 32
Views: 7,339
Thanks for all the responses. One of the curious things about this situation is that people really think they know me when what they see is such a controlled version of myself. I spent a good 15 years of my life just trying to fit in and appear normal that most people are fooled in social situations...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Do your friends dismiss your diagnosis?

humanoid1point0
Posted: 20 Jun 2012, 5:41 am 

Replies: 32
Views: 7,339
I've told a handful of friends that I'm getting a diagnosis for Asperger's. Except for a friend that has an autistic child, everyone else has had the same reaction of "you can't possibly have it" or "why the hell would you do that?" and try to dismiss it very quickly. They say I'm too intelligent an...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Growing Older — Very Few Friends

humanoid1point0
Posted: 05 Jun 2012, 10:19 pm 

Replies: 18
Views: 4,703
I'm almost 40 and have very few friends. I spent most of my adolescence and 20s trying to figure out how to make and keep friends. Irony of ironies once I figured it out I realized that my life was much more rewarding just doing my own thing. I also realized that I'm a horrible friend because my fri...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Ruined friendship: cut off or make up?

humanoid1point0
Posted: 05 Jun 2012, 6:43 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 1,453
Hi, this is my first post :) It sounds like your judgement is sound: not too reactive nor extreme. Until I learned about Asperger's, I would cut people off for the slightest infraction or injustice, so hearing about enduring this for months seems reasonable. The only question I have is whether the f...
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