If you know ur regarded 2b"weird", why dont change

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Because no one wants to change, it's human nature. We all want to be accepted and we only change if we want to. If what we are doing is harmless, why change it?

That is like saying if someone has the flu, why not pretend you don't have the flu; it will then just go away.

Trying to act "normally"? What is normal anyway?

For me, being normal is being who "I" am and not what someone else is. I function best when I am "me" and not putting on an "act" to be what I am not. If I were to act "normal," then I would not be showing those around me the true me.

I've heard that there are people who develop a self-defense system so well that nobody notices that they are with autism. Could this be possible?

I have Aspergers also known as high functioning Autism.

Sensory overload is behind a lot of our problems for us the world is too bright too load and too fast this because our brains don't filter out irrelevant se sensory input like NTs.

We have to hyper focus on things we do and we find it difficult to multask.
I can listen to what you are saying for example but I may miss your body language or tone.

In return because we have missed all this information we never learn how to emulate NT behaviour body language tone of voice.

So called experts say we don't understand sarcasm but I understand it just fine I just have a hard time telling when some people are being sarcastic.

I engage in sarcasm myself but a lot of people have mistaken this for me being serious over the years because I deliver it in a dead pan way with no body language and a flat tone with a flat expression on my face.

That is why we are mistaken for being rude or odd.

So called experts say we lack empathy but I call bull on this one too.
I have yet to meet an NT would can understand the point of view of an autistic mind.

As regards people with autism who have more difficulties I still find they understand people with Aspergers better then NT people.

As regards acting normal here is our problem in a conversation for example.
All out attention is taken up on taken in what the other person is saying and what our reply will be.
Our minds do not take in the other person's body language tone of voice or expression.

Now all of the above is not black and white but you get the idea and on top of all that we have to think about our expression tone of voice and body language.

Your question is not offensive but it is exasperating as how can we explain anything so complex to NTs when they just get hung up on something we are missing in the non verbal sense instead of listening to what we are saying.

I would be genuinely interested in you reply as you did take the effort to ask the question a rare thing for an NT.

Don't worry. You're question isn't offensive.

I think that for the most part just about every aspie knows they are different. The thing is that appearing normal for you is effortless. To appear normal for an aspie can be very difficult. For instance, you probably look people in the eye without even trying. Many(most?) aspies have to consciously force themselves to look others in the eye and even when they do it is very uncomfortable. Now lets use special interests (obessions) as an example. I'm sure that you like doing specific things that most other people aren't as interested in and don't enjoy as much. But most NTs won't be kept up for hours at night thinking about it. If I'm absorbed in something and one of my parents calls me to go to the store or do a chore I feel intense frustration because I want to keep working on my project. I force myself to leave the project and appear content with it... but on the inside I'm frustrated. It takes effort to not go back to it right when I get the chance. So yes, we can act... but it's not easy to do.

In a nutshell: Acting normal is easier said than done.

What is normal? I think there are norm-referenced test that presents the answer.

Of course, being who you are is what everybody hopes for. But you can also come out of your comfort zone and actively try to fit in.

I've heard that there are people who develop a self-defense system so well that nobody notices that they are with autism. Could this be possible?

Sorry if my question is offensive, but as a NT who is interested in autism, I am a little puzzled.

At first, I thought people with autism didn't know they have problems in communication. But as I log on this forum, I found out that: wow, these are supersuper normal, rational and logistic people!

So if you guys know you are "weird", why dont you try to act "normally"?

The OP never came back this seems like they want to rant but not listen.

OP your question has been addressed have you no response?

Hi, shark
I'd love to know about how you understand sarcasm as you brought it up.
If you do not know when people are using sarcasm, and people don't understand your sarcasm, maybe you have comprehended it in another way.

And you are right that it is hard for NTs to understand your feeling, thus we should strengthen communication:):)

Sorry if my question is offensive, but as a NT who is interested in autism, I am a little puzzled.

At first, I thought people with autism didn't know they have problems in communication. But as I log on this forum, I found out that: wow, these are supersuper normal, rational and logistic people!

So if you guys know you are "weird", why dont you try to act "normally"?

I think you have the essence of the problem.

I sometimes like to compare us growing up as being similar to being raised by wolves.

Once the aspie (for example) has grown past the major "life-learning stage" of their life there are defenses (read: lessons from life experiences) in place that are hard to change.

And the reason for the difficulty is as you say: "Because no one wants to change, it's human nature", although I take this to mean you aren't saying that one day everyone will say "I will not change" but it's instead an automatic negative reaction toward changing the results of your "life experiences" that have become a part of you. Why would you change? You have at this time developed a working "Theory of Mind" that helps you survive (we don't know it isn't like other people's).

So (IMHO) the thing we lack is desire. No, it isn't that we lack "some level" of desire (we may all desire some change....I know I do) but the desire of a baby animal learning about the world, with all "learning gates" (whatever that might be) open wide to accumulate experience to guide their existence, is not equivalent to: "I'd like to change."

So now I've been thinking about how to open the gate again by "manipulating desire" as my tool.