You Might be an Aspie if...

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You know you're an aspie when you're at a party and you go out to the back deck to be alone and get on WP. then 10 minutes later your friend comes ouf and says 'there you are. whatcha doing, posting on wrong planet?

Thie just happened 5 minutes ago. lol

You prefer porn to women

You prefer special intrests to people.

You prefer animals to people .

You grow up (around 30 for some one with an ASD ) and you realise that no one can be trusted (by this stage it's to late)

You know you're an aspie when...

..at dinner time you have to be called in several times before you respond because you're too absorbed in what you're doing to get up and eat.

You know you're an Aspie when ...

... you listen to the same song over and over again (on repeat) for hundreds of times until you find a new song and do the same with that one.

... you really don't like talking on the phone and avoid doing so. If you have to call someone you need to write down everything you want to say but if that changes during the phone call and the other person starts talking "off script" you get really confused.

... you can't stand unexpected visitors.

When you have been listening to the same CD for the past two hours

When your partner has to tell you what your baby really wants and has to keep correcting you when you read him because you are always wrong

You hate talking on the phone because it would take you away from your routine

When you husband tells you to make something after he asks you if you are hungry and you eat it all without realizing he wanted some too
and you forgot about him saying he was hungry and asking you to make him something

You go to someone's house where they are having visitors and you just sit by yourself doing your computer or playing your video game or reading or doing a word search or crossword puzzle or listening to music

You get very upset when the internet disconnects because your husband was doing something with the modem and he didn't tell you the internet will shut off as he does it

You get very upset when the movie goes out or the cable because your husband was messing around with the cords back there or messing around with something else over there

If you are correcting the unimportant mistakes of your teachers at school.

I did this as a 13 year old and it really pissed my parents off.



Same. Although at the moment, I would rather phone someone than go outside. Actually, neither would be preferable.



I once did this and got told off because it was wrong. 5 minutes later, she had to apologise to me.

....you have a lollypop to suck while your family's favourite TV show is on, because otherwise you sit gabbling on constantly about your obsessions or anxieties when everyone's trying to watch the TV. Also you hate being told to be quiet when the TV is on, so this is another way to avoid being shushed.

You know you're an Aspie when...

... you find out Wikipedia offers books now, and the first thing you do is tell all your friends about this AWESOME, AMAZING, LONG-TIME AWAITED discovery! You also wonder why there is no option to make a wishlist for it...

... someone in your place is hosting a party and you really can't avoid it, so you decide to busy yourself by refilling and maintaining the snack table. Also, your primary interaction with others is by asking them if they want another drink from the fridge.

... you hear someone else complaining that they have to do a project all by themselves, and you can't understand how that could possibly be considered a problem.

... you wonder if your ability to learn quickly is a blessing or a curse. On the one hand, it makes life easier. On the other hand, there's always somebody who thinks "you're a natural" and insists you continue solely learning that path. (For example, my French and Spanish teachers thought I should become an interpreter. Some friends think I should be a teacher. Other friends think I should be a writer. My first coworkers thought I should be an optician. My brothers think I should be a cook. But I have no idea which ONE would be best for me!)

You know you're an Aspie if at first you think, "I don't flap my hands!" Then, the next time you're excited over something, you realize that you either clap, or you roll your hands into fists and wave them up near your face (kinda like if you were holding maracas) and squeal. Either way, you notice you're the only one doing it, so you laugh and think, "Okay. I guess that's close enough!"

That's because they are.




This couldn't get any more true. One of the nicknames my boyfriend gave me was "Giggle-Squeak" because of how ticklish I am...



... I actually have a page about the California end of US Route 50 open right now... (I know, that's not Southern CA, but since I live in Florida and also have never been to California, I think that's close enough!) I also have pages open describing the differences between the geography in various parts of Joshua Tree National Park (also in California.)



Normally, I can watch that show without any bias. However (before I found out that I'm an Aspie) I noticed that if I watched Big Bang Theory while tipsy/drunk, I started to get really annoyed by Penny. Simultaneously, I found myself completely understanding and sympathizing with Sheldon. I should've taken that as a clue long ago.

Speaking of Sheldon, you know you're an Aspie when you don't understand how anyone could ever "grow out" of liking model trains (and actual trains, for that matter!)

You know you're an Aspie when you fly in an airplane and still get giddy like a child at the acceleration when you take off (anticipating the moment you lift off the ground), as well as the way the plane quickly brakes when you land (similarly, anticipating the moment that you touch ground again.)

You know you're an Aspie when, as you fly in an airplane that offers real-time flight information on the seat monitors, you're fascinated by the altitude/current speed/outside temperature. (I thought that was normal until I told my mom about it... She said she didn't know why they'd offer that, since "that sounds scary." Crazy NTs!) If a flight projection map is available, you also try to match the cities on the monitor to the patches of light you can see out your window.

You know you're an Aspie when, during arguments with your significant other, you can repeat back their exact quotes from previous conversations, using their exact phrasing, to explain why there was a misunderstanding in the first place. (However, just because you CAN do it is no guarantee that he/she will BELIEVE you. )

Amen to those!

AMEN! LOL

You know you're an Aspie when you are in someone else's office to help with a computer problem and you find yourself emptying their Recycle bin, rearranging their icons (because you have mapped out the most efficient placement for desktop icons), and deleting unnecessary files... NT's are SO disorganized!



Which is why I typically use IM and email almost exclusively for my work conversations (I only use the phone if I absolutely must). Aside from keeping to the right script, NT's will say things in meetings or on phone calls and then lie about the fact that they said it or promised it...

You're lucky you didn't change anything on MY desktop (even if I'm more disorganized than most people).

Oh 65536, that's 2^16

I don't know if it was said but I suppose you know your an Aspie when you are doing something, and then for some reason you stop and you realize that you need to go to the toilets and you have only 30 seconds left before you do it inside your pants.