That's not autism! -_-

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I don't hang around uptight people...and most metalheads hardly panic about seeing elements of other rock sub-cultures. I bet there are even people who are both punk and metalhead. Some elitist types would have an issue with things like that, but those people lose sight of the subculture anyways and focus too much on the clique factor trying to act like there are a bunch of rules to be a metalhead, punk, goth or whatever else but the only requirement is being passionate about the music/culture surrounding it. But yeah lots of metalheads like psychedelic rock there is even metal infused with it, not to mention metal in general has roots in it.

^This.



Wow.

I like Daryl Hannah, and I think she's a good actress, but I can see how she might have chosen roles that would mesh well with having autistic traits. Especially the character she played in Splash which could almost be considered a parable for autism.

I've had a lot of people misjudge me and tell me I'm not autistic. I'm a social chatterbox, but my skills are rather awkward and random as well. People think because I can speak that I can't be very autistic either. I do struggle with social anxiety and all that. I also struggle with meltdowns and a number of other challenges as well. The only way you'd know something isn't right with me is by spending a week learning about my quirks and such.

It's called hippies.

Autism on the internet is a black hole, and the comments section of anything posted on the internet usually is as well. You can't expect much less than a mother raising an autistic child to spew her half-wit opinions on what is and isn't autism, and of course, vaccines. There is so much misinformation and ignorance on the internet. It's quite like when I was learning about my diagnosis when I was a young lad refusing to associate myself with low-functioning autistics; how these commentors don't understand autism is a spectrum.

Darryl Hannah Interview


You might find this interview interesting. You can see her fidgeting,, looking around when thinking of answers, uncomfortable sounding.

Hmm that would make sense, just wasn't sure if there was anything more specific....either way the impression I give people is probably see me as a stoner/hippie/metalhead(unless I am not wearing anything related to metal, in that case just hippie/stoner since that is how I look without metal attire) before they wonder if I have autism, as I think those things are more noticeable.

Some people consider glam to or club / industrial rock to be psychedelic.

I've worn things because I liked the color or texture. All it takes is for you to be happy, for some smart-ass to wreck the feeling.

I don't mind saying these things have a category, but I don't think you have to do the same thing every day, or perfectly fit a label with a single outfit. If you do, that's not a crime, either.

I would try to maintain my own, unique sense of style but possibly tone it down, or dress it up, for a formal, social function.

I know there is somewhat psychedelic industrial rock, also even psychedelic electronic music...which can be pretty trippy and awesome, however I was thinking more along the lines of The Doors, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane and of course newer bands that also play sort of old-school sounding psychedelic rock.

Either way I wear what I want, but it certainly can be influenced by what I am interested in....sometimes I will wear like a metal t-shirt, random hippie looking clothes with trippy patterns...or sometimes I do one or the other, or sometimes I just throw on whatever is easiest to decide on....I have come up with some strange outfits that way that couldn't really be specified. Also not sure I'd find myself in a formal social function. I also do not think I'd have the mental capacity to do the same thing every day, days vary far too much.

Then, I don't personally see how you would be 'trying too hard,' or why it would be so socially inappropriate that people would feel the need to judge.

I have some trashy relatives, but you don't come across that way, to me.

Also, based on your photo, you don't seem to dress ostentatiously, to me.

I'm sorry if you were made to feel uncomfortable by anybody or just imagined that things were like that.

I must apologize, I haven't watched the interview. It doesn't interest me enough and honestly stresses me out too much. I want to comment on the general idea of "faking it as NT." Being homeless forced me to adapt to a lot...I was forced to be in public 24/7! It was Hell! And in order to not be homeless (I have no family) I have to do my damnedest to seem neurotypical. Through my survivalism I have developed an interest in the sociological competitive structures of society. I am amazed how much I have learned from everyone who has used me... so it is possible if you are on the so called high functioning end to act NT to an extent, although speaking from my experience I can only do so for a short while before I break down from the energy it takes.Maybe if someone loves something that much its worth it to then. Not me! As soon as I have enough saved up I'll seek a lower paying job or something part time. I miss peace of mind!! !

I have done some acting. It's easier than real life.

you both have higher performance than me.

Aww, I think you would do great. Once you get the real key to acting it becomes easier. The key is not to act. You know how we can live in our own imaginary worlds and create entire scenarios involving ourselves and they become real for us? A lot of us have commented on other threads that we have imaginary friends and that we do this all the time or even that we spend lots of time talking to ourselves as if we were someone else. That is essentially how acting is. You are doing the same thing just using words that are provided for you. You don't have to create responses, you just make yourself be whomever is on the page and you will feel and respond accordingly. It's kind of the same thing we do when we observe and mimic social interactions in real life. That is why aspies can sometimes be phenomenal actors.

my problem is that I can observe alright, but I cannot mimic for the life of me. like if you ask me to copy somebody else's accent, I can't do it.

At least you have the first half down. When I get a script. I have not acted in decades so I should say, when I had gotten a script, I would first learn it to memorize it then I would just spend time living it. I would pretend I was really that person and just be that person saying those things. So in essence I became the person on the page. So when I got to rehearsal I came as that person and I had already created a whole life for her. So doing the play was just me being her and speaking and responding as her with prewritten words. That is what acting is.