Hello everyone. I got my diagnosis of high-functioning autism and would like to learn more about it so I can navigate through life better. I currently have an interest in existential studies ranging from different perspectives. I study things like phenomenology and existentialism, though I do not consider myself an existentialist. I do believe we have a purpose in life, but I really did not see it clearly until I read "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor and Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy. After reading their works along with other literary works like Lord of the Rings, Don Quixote, and The Brothers Karamazov, I decided to write my own story that I hope would one day become a game. Granted, I tried to ask for help on Discord, but I quit twice because the people there were very strange, which helped me put jokes in my story where the main character wonders if he is slow or everyone just happens to be plain weird. The story was in fact what helped me realize I had high-functioning autism because I based my characters off from personal experiences and noticed later how each character suffered a condition that Aspies claim to have. So, I accidentally created autistic characters without knowing, and my story became an Aspie story, even though the story is not about autism, but something deeper. Plus, I have other hobbies like reading philosophy, political theories, economic theories, history, education, psychology, and especially religion. Basically, I read anything regarding the social sciences with some literature in mind. Well, that is all I have to say about myself.
07 Apr 2024, 3:39 pm
