About time I joined :D

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First off, I'm NT, please don't shun me?

My girlfriend has Aspergers and has been a member here for quite a while. I'll leave to her to decide whether or not she chooses to name and shame herself I've been with her for 3 and a bit years now and have learned a fair bit about both the problems and advantages it brings. I (would like to) think she sees me as having a good understanding, but I feel I understand more than she often realises, but if I'm honest probably also less than I think I do.

Though honestly speaking, I'm not sure I would really call myself NT: For the purposes of this forum, that's how I'll describe myself, but "Neurotypical" is not a term that could frankly truly apply to the goings on in my head

I've decided to join here for a few reasons really; I would love to get to know others here, get other perspectives on how other people are affected themselves, rather than just my girlfriends own specific traits and behaviours. Also, I'd like to think I could be of some use here, if anyone needs the help, thoughts or general misguided ramblings of someone who is NT but who has more of an insight than most NT's would.

Shall we have some about me? Erm....
I'm immensely outgoing and excell in a crowd, the more strangers there, the better. No idea why. This does not work out as well as those who can't do that might think: as people tend to love me at first, and then when they realise that I'm not always in a state of alternating between witty satirical banter and diving into hedges with my trousers on my head and that I do ACTUALLY have some downtime they seem to leave in disappointment.

I like toast. I really, REALLY like toast. Seriously, you have no idea. I'm also fond of frogs, but not of combining the two.

Men were designed to have long hair. Having long hair does not make you girly. Paying a hairdresser to cut it for you and filling it full of styling products? THAT'S girly. The caveman look is where it's at.

I get on well with people, including those who don't get on well with people. I spend a lot of time explaining my friends to all of my other friends. It makes trying to socialise in large groups difficult as my friends are mostly all afraid of each other. Though it can be fun for these exact reasons

Really, this is getting rather long winded. I would end my saying the main thing people would need to bear with me with would be my lack of knowledge of terminology of things. for Example- I almost opened by saying "My girlfriend suffers from aspergers", realised all of the things that were wrong with that point and that it would make this not so much an intro as a baptism of fire, and changed it. Please be aware until educated I won't always know such things in advance lol

Other than that, peace, love, and Toast for everybody!

Dave

Welcome to WrongPlanet

Well it's good to see that you are wanting to understand as much as you can

Welcome to WP. I hope you gain from talking to people around here, and that you get the understanding that you're looking for.

I like toast too. Presumably you also like Twiglets - this is to be admired.

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