Kjas wrote:
Special interests do need to be covered. Too many others still think of it as a hobby rather than as a need. And when I saw need, I mean only one step down from "needing air to breathe" kind of need. Causes far too many incorrect judgements, bad assumptions and unnecessary arguments.
Other topics off the top of my head:
- Shutdowns - most especially, why we cannot make contact with people in order to tell them we are in a shutdown (also sometimes a meltdown will be followed by a shutdown)
- Executive dysfunction - particularly when it comes to procrastinating heroically, time management, getting overwhelmed by tasks, short tem memory issues, verbal memory issues, etc
- Employment - self explanatory, I imagine
- Sleep Issues - seriously, I have noticed many of us need certain things in order to sleep, or simply don't have 24 hour body clocks
- How it presents itself different in women
Good ideas all... a couple I am going to use... a couple I cannot...
Sleep issues... After conducting a poll and researching...I have found that aspies, often, are able to sleep MORE easily... That is, unless exacerbated by a comorbid condition.
And the gender differences... I do not feel qualified to discuss this... I have discussed with quite a few female friends who have asperger's... and while there is some validity to it... I am not certain it is a mechanism of AS as much as it is a societal construct... Incidents of aspergers in asian countries, for instance show different gender based symptomology than in America and Britain. That indicates an environmental factor, as opposed to a systemic issue. As such, I am not really sure where to go with that... Further... as indicated by my research (both academic and anecdotal)... the mechanisms remain unchanged reguardless of gender.
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Yeah. I'm done. Don't bother messaging and expecting a response - i've left WP permanently.