The Internet bad for Aspies?

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I think a perfect example of internet being bad for not just Aspies but NTs as well: World of Warcraft.


I know this one guy who has been on welfare for a few years now. Only leaves his house for 2 reasons, either to do groceries or to walk his aunts dog every saturday (cause he gets paid for it). He spends the rest of his time playing warcraft. When i would go visit his roommate i rarely ever seen him get out of his room, and that one time he actually did to play a game of Risk with us, he told us he can only play for so long cause hes expected back at a certain time for a raid.



So yeah, not just bad for aspies.

Another good thing about the internet is it's so much information right at your fingertips. I don't have to trudge to a bookstore or library, although I don't mind going to bookstores, they're interesting and full of cool people (what I consider cool people) most of the time.
I can research on the internet, then go find a book at Borders after finding out the details without leaving my living room.
It's great for information addicts, that is, if the information online is accurate, which isn't always the case.

I love the Internet and I disagree, it is not bad for Aspies, or anyone for that matter.

I wouldnt feel accepted without the Internet as school is certainly not a friendly environment and I only have 3-4 friends, and I think only one of them is a true friend anyway.

Through the Internet, I have many friends from this forum and others, so I can talk to people interested in what I am and other Aspies who understand me.

My best friend is a Aspie who I met online (weirdly, on a South Park site, but still).

The Internet is fantastic for Aspies.

I actually really enjoy the internet. I don't think it is as bad as everyone seems to think. And I'm with eggman... I HATE hugs.

I fell in love with someone over the internet before we even met face to face.

We're married now and have been together almost five years.

So yeah my point is, real life interaction is overrated. Emotions, love, etc can be felt over the internet too.

I like the socialising on the internet, because there are not the distractions of body language, tone of voice, etc, nor are there sensory distractions that I can find overwhelming. For me, it's a place where I can socialise more easily, and focus better. It also helps me understand more about interaction and group behaviour, because it is easier to observe in a contained online setting.

However, for me, as an Aspie, it is bad for me in this respect - once I am doing something, I have a lot of difficulty stopping what I am doing and moving on to something else. So it is very easy for me to spend hours and hours on the internet, when there are other things I should be doing.

So I am trying to find a balance between socialising on the internet (which I think is a good thing) and not spending all my time online.

if your not jacked in and logged on your nothing

AHH EGGMAN.

Ahem, sorry.

The internet has been a godsend to me, personally. Without it, I would never have met my girlfriend, who I have happily been with for 10 years now and am currently at University with. She's from America, I'm from the UK, we met in a chatroom and now we live together. Happy ending.

Also, after dropping out of school at 14, I was at my lowest point. Without the internet, I would have been cut off completely. I would never have known that there were other people like me. It also allows me to communicate better and overcome my social anxieties in a controlled environment.

Admittedly, I have a slight addiction to being online... it can consume my days and overtake me sometimes. But I still believe that the 'net is the best thing to have happened to me and that it greatly improved my quality of life.

I do better online because I don't freeze up and I have time to think what to say and respond. I suck at responding in real life, I freeze up, don't give out good answers. When I want to talk, I have to think what am I going to say and how am I going to say it. I do the same on here too. I also do better with bullies when I say combats. I suck in real life. You can't pause and think what am I going to say to that comment. mmmmm. In real life I just most likely freeze up and don't say anything.

I do have to write things down in my notebook what I want to say. My mother has helped me with that in the past. She would have me take out a piece of paper and write down what I am going to say when I needed to talk to someone like my boss.