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19 May 2013, 10:39 pm

Hi, I go by Luna on the internetz. I'm a lawyer, grad student and a big fandom geek. I love to read about psychology, philosophy, jurisprudence, politics, history, self-help, and more. I'm one of those annoying people who can bring up something I've read in just about any conversation, a chronic dilettante. As a kid I used to read Merriam Webster's for fun. I'm Korean, English is my second language, 我汉语說得不太好, et je parle aussi un peu francais.

I'm neurotypical but might be on the outer edges of the spectrum: I've always been considered an oddball who is indifferent to social convention, have been given to single-minded obsession etc. My husband is much the same type, and has some touch sensitivity especially when it comes to nightwear and sheets. He also cannot get enough massages, he's like one of those housepets who always need to be petted and stroked. I suspect we have an above-average chance of having autistic biological children, or at least geeklings in the spectrum. It's another of the reasons autism and issues affecting autistic people interest me.

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19 May 2013, 10:47 pm

Lunatique wrote:

I suspect we have an above-average chance of having autistic biological children, or at least geeklings in the spectrum. It's another of the reasons autism and issues affecting autistic people interest me.

The categorizations of our brain nuerologically are subjective and its hard to tell when one line crosses another.

That said, I've had a history on a spectrum, but to be honest, I relate to nuerotypicals.

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19 May 2013, 11:00 pm

Lunatique wrote:

I'm neurotypical but might be on the outer edges of the spectrum: I've always been considered an oddball who is indifferent to social convention, have been given to single-minded obsession etc. My husband is much the same type, and has some touch sensitivity especially when it comes to nightwear and sheets. He also cannot get enough massages, he's like one of those housepets who always need to be petted and stroked.

you sound like a fortunate person, Lunatique :wtg: