That's not autism! -_-

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Yeah the thing with movies is I doubt one has to have great social skills or exceptional theory of mind to act in them....they need all kinds of different roles for movies and its very possible autistic people are better for some roles, especially if the character has autistic traits. Or maybe they need a quiet person that doesn't say much which many autistic people can do quite well. There are probably some roles someone with autism would have a hard time playing convincingly, but probably depends on the individual.

Also there is a musician called Shagrath who is the lead singer of Dimmu Borgir one of my favorite bands...but he also is in other bands and plays instruments that is just his main project. Anyways on stage he is rather assertive and comes off as quite outgoing, but I have seen him in interviews and he's actually a pretty quiet, mellow sort of person and even seemed kind of nervous and I think in one he mentioned how he has sort of a different persona on stage....his stage persona is Shagrath, but he himself is not shagrath if that makes sense cannot remember his real name though. I don't know that he's autistic, but kinda doubting he's neurotypical.

There used to be a joke about someone playing the tree in the school play, but I believe I'm attracted to her introversion.

I've read alot of people saying it's helpful to raise public awareness, but I might feel apprehensive, about discussing this in front of paparazzi types.

Not so sure, I get the impression a lot of celebrities would like less attention...or rather they want their acting, singing or whatever to get attention but they'd much rather less attention in general like I doubt they enjoy having the media constantly stalking them and trying to spy on them in their personal life to put out some drama filled story about what is going on in their life. Like Amanda Bynes, I liked that show she had 'The Amanda Show' I think and think I saw her in some movie but I thought she was funny and liked her acting but then I hear a bunch of crap about her on the media because of stuff that's not even anyone's business. Then there is Britney spears I didn't really like most of her music though there's a couple songs that are tolerable, but she's still a human being and I thought it was disgusting how the media treated her when things started going a bit downhill for her.

So I guess my point is its probably not as glamorous and stress free as people think.....I mean lots of money would be nice, but imagine dealing with all the negative crap the media would say about you if you where famous regardless of if its even true. I mean part of the reason Syd Barret of Pink Floyd went crazy was because of harsh media criticism when he was just trying to create art, he was sensitive enough to really take it to heart and that is really sad.

Hence why it can't really be said to have autism is to lack that...I am well aware others are seperate beings. Also though I think sometimes people confuse the fact that autistic people can experience the world differently, thus are going to have different experiences to speak from that people without autism won't understand....so they mistake the autistic person describing things how they have experienced as not knowing other people would have different experiences, while in their head missing that the autistic person had a different experience.

If that makes sense.

Have you ever met anyone that you know for a fact has diagnosed them-self just to be named as different? And are you entirely sure you did the proper research and acquired the proper evidence to make the claim that such people exist? Let alone that they'd exist in any significant amount of numbers? Of course I am not saying none of these people exist, but how can you know for certain if you've ran into one? What if they lie about having felt different their whole life and wondering why and never admit its a lie? Human beings eager to see themselves as special is not the same thing as being eager to be different.

That said I say everyone is unique and its good to contribute to the community, however people can do the opposite of contribute and do so there is that. Sometimes people who don't contribute to the community accuse other people of not contributing. But yeah I know in my case of self diagnoses till I got it official it was more wondering what was so inherently different about me that people noticed and disliked me for. I even had accusations of 'trying to hard' or like people would think I was wearing black to 'look Goth' when I just liked the color and had no idea what Goth even was, then I come to find out most people who call people that don't know what it is either when I actually looked it up. Or apparently when I had long hair and it got in my eyes and I still liked dark colors I was trying to be 'emo' lol. Then I got into metal and started calling myself a metalhead because I was and am still truly passionate about it...Guess the point is there was never a 'trying to be different just to be special mindset in my head. Yet plenty of people have accused me of it.....I imagine there are people you've thought where claiming autism just to be special and different who really were not.

I've had to break down advanced maths for remedial students or explain complicated assemblies in the simplest possible terms.

Ask an NT person what they intend to do, how they intend to accomplish it, and most will not appear capable of independent reasoning.

There would have been no right or wrong answer. Like picking a point on a map and planning a route. To me, theory of mind is saying 'I am here.' This is where I came from. This is where I am going.

Very few people really know what they want, in five words or less, as the saying goes.

To use a fictional example, from "Fight Club," Tyler Durden makes them express a life goal, or reason to live, under pressure. I am not advocating the use of coercive force. Noone particularly has to share their hopes and dreams with me. But, most people would have no sense of purpose, if it came down to it.

fwiw, I like alot of the same stuff. If that's a look, and I'm expressing myself intentionally, so be it. What's wrong with trying.

I guess there is nothing wrong with trying in general, but I get the impression they more mean I am trying too hard to be something I am not or something. Also though if one has to try to enjoy metal then they probably shouldn't call them-self a metalhead, If one doesn't like goth rock than they shouldn't call themselves a goth, unless they mean it in the other sense but I think it would be hard to represent gothic architecture through clothing for instance. Aside from that I find there is a crap load of over-lap in styles associated with certain sub-cultures....like the metalhead and punk vest the only difference is the punk vest has punk patches and the metal vest has metal patches.

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I don't think it's true that NT's are not capable of "advanced reasoning."

Are you doing it for personal enjoyment, or to win approval?

This is not a loaded question.

If you want to be appreciated for that, there are people who will like it, somewhere.

I personally agree that there's overlap.

Are we talking about:
logistical problem
knowing your tastes and boundaries

Do I understand correctly that you are saying that neurotypicals are as unaware of us as we are said to be of them?

Personal enjoyment....also if I wear my metal vest or a metal t shirt its to show support of the music/bands. Also if I run into someone who likes a band on my shirt or whatever it makes for something to talk about. Of course I do not only listen to metal...I love psychdelic stuff to, and rock in general, so its not always a metal shirt. It is rather weird I like metal so much I'm a metalhead, but I like psychedelic rock just as much but don't know if there is a specific psychedelic rock sub-culture.

There is a psychedelic rock subculture. Ideally, they wouldn't panic, when seeing elements of another rock subculture. I hope you find the company of people who can loosen up, a bit, or at least get a break from such up-tight people.

it just occurred to me that she really dug dan rather. she reverted a bit to her little girl self in front of him, like he was her daddy or something. just a thought.

Yeah sort of.