Am I the only somewhat-tecnophobic Aspie?

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Obviously, I'm not a complete tecnophobe because here I am right now typing away on this website. But going on the Wild Wild Web was not something I did on a regular basis until maybe around three years ago. I was scared of all the horror stories I used to and still hear about cyberbullies and people getting their lives ruined due to the lack of privacy. I don't own a cell phone or an ipod or whatever. I sometimes think it's bad enough I have a home phone! I STILL have a VCR and a Sony Walkman that plays CASSETTE TAPES!! And I'm not keeping them for nostalgia reasons, either. I do have a CD player but if you gave me an M3P I wouldn't have a clue what to do with it. And if I do learn how there will probably be something else out by that time that everyone will be into except me. I have never been on Facebook and what's up with Twitter? I was just reading someone's blog (I hardly ever read blogs but it was about a female Aspie so I could relate to it) and it asked me to "twit" the blogger. Isn't a "twit" a stupid, foolish person? Do other people with Asperger's find it easier to use technology to communicate since you don't usually see whoever you're talking to and can think about what you're going to say, or do they find it hard to cope with all the changes because of our tendency to be inflexible? I am so very tired from trying to keep up with the rest of the world and it's hard enough trying to communicate and be friends with people offline! However, I've had a longtime fondness for video games...

I've meet another aspie who was like you - he was even going to a technical college (math major).


I however am not at all like you, sorry. I'm incredibly comfortable online. I'm careful but that's just common sense.

But no, you're not the only one.

I am also somewhat technologically challenged. I am a self-confessed internet addict but all I can do is surf the web and read for information. I can't streamline or troubleshoot problems. Most of my NT friends are better @computers than I am.

I don't have a particular phobia about technology - a friend, whom I suspect is probably also on the spectrum, turned me on to the Internet before most people even knew what it was or owned computers, and I am a music collecting fiend, so I do have an iPod, but i have no interest in pads or smart phones - I keep a prepaid cell phone in case my vehicle breaks down, but rarely use it otherwise.

I do get really sick of the constant stream of upgrades to everything. So many people worry about global climate change, but they absolutely HAVE to have the newest phone and the newest Pad every six months when the next model comes out and they don't think twice about all the lithium batteries and plastic that's going to the local landfill. I have always despised trendiness and this 'look at my new AP' culture makes me sick.

I welcome technology to the extent that it's useful for me and convenient, but avoid it like The Plague when it complicates my life. Like Avengilante, I have a prepaid cell I use only for emergencies. (Glad I'm not the only one!) I don't need people texting or tweeting me nonstop, even if that is the social norm.

There's nothing wrong with being selective about how you choose to use technology in your life. And, not wanting to go into overload from too much technology isn't the same as having a fear of it.

i love technology but i draw the line at mobile phones, if it is that important they can always call again