Yeah, Rodie is what I am called in real life... so I made it easier by making that my nickname here. Heh.
Anyhow, I was diagnosed with Aspergers at a very young age, and was a textbook case until I entered high school, where I took drama... the change in me was, well, dramatic... it was like crawling out of the shell that held me captive for the majority of my young life... I still had my savant skill (being computers and multimedia) but the social limitations were just about gone. I felt I could look people in the eyes without feeling "pain," I could meet complete strangers and immediately interact without feeling awkward, I had my temper under control... it was like magic. Now I'm a group leader and outgoing kinda guy. During my senior year, I wrote an essay on AS that became required reading for the teachers at my school. That was the last time I ever really thought about my condition.
But lately, I've began to think a lot about the person I was. I still see much of the struggle I endured in my "aspie" friends... I've decided that I need to do something, apply my mind to the mystery that is our minds. I'm researching how others like me think, feel, exist... perhaps I can help to unlock the greatest neurological mystery of our time.
I know my story sounds hard to believe, given the general attitude of struggling with ourselves for our entire lives... but obstacles can be overcome, can't they?
Whether you believe/trust me or not, I'm not here to seek solace for myself, I'm here for answers and data to help myself and others.
If I post here, it's to collect data to help my research. Please help me out, I need to understand.
Thank you.
-Rodie
22 Sep 2009, 2:13 am
