Moondust wrote:
It's my biggest problem with AS. With time and as we gather more experience in these things, they turn to repeat themselves and we already know. The principles are few.
I feel that's why I've gotten along as well as I have in my life, with the exception of truly bad episodes with comorbid issues. I do a reasonably good job of applying rules I've learned for one situation to another somewhat similar situation. Granted, it doesn't help with the overthinking, but it does let me 'pass' for normal under most circumstances.
I also think that's why I liked the bar life so much - the rules are simple, and everyone is drinking/drunk so even if I misstep, no one calls attention to it. Plus, I have the fact that I'm a reasonably attractive female on my side, so I'm given a bit of a cushion where impropriety is concerned. I sometimes wonder if I made the right call giving that life up - I felt so unfulfilled, but I was a heck of a lot more functional then!
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28F from Florida - diagnosed Aspie, ADHD, cyclical depression and anxiety. Used to be all kinds of brilliant. Don't count on me, that way I can exceed your greatest expectations.
18 Sep 2012, 2:12 pm
