I've had a minor realization.

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Recently, when discussing the DSM-IV criteria for AS with some family members, something occurred to me.

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I should have realized this sooner at my family's odd reaction to my desired career path...I had neglected to express to them that I was so interested in the subject in a sufficient manner. Though I was quite fixated on it, I suppose I didn't engage others in the subject in a manner which represented the level of my interest.

Though I've tried to spontaneously seek to share my interests with others more over the past few years, it occurred to me the other day, that, with few exceptions, most people close to me do not know the intensity with which I pursue many of my interests because I have fallen short at correcting behavior I(c)

I think perhaps it's because I don't really care if others share my interest in the subject to the extent that I need them to care to feel fulfilled in some way.

The purpose of this post, however, was that I wished to highlight how some "symptoms" of AS can obscure others to the outside observer.

I have this problem too where I have "researched" and become almost an expert on several topics, which could theoretically become successful careers, but haven't necessarily expressed too much of an interest in them to my parents so they never know.

I rarely share my interests with others because everyone I know either finds my interests too boring (antique china) or complicated (web/graphic design).

nobody but me cares about old music and audio restoration.
nobody to share with.

Don't know about you, but people do not care to discuss anything in any depth from my experience. Mostly they are interested in gossip, small talk and pop-culture discussions.

i need to learn to be more understanding of folk for whom all their brain cells have been hijacked to cope with work and mundane social obligations, with none left over for more edifying things.

Anything deeper requires the dedication of neurons that are currently busy thinking about what their favorite celebrity might be wearing or who she might be having sex with. What is even the point of trying to penetrate that wall of fantastic BS?

quite f*****g true. but does all of that still happen? i thought twitter and texts took that over.

I think it is the average person's goal to be committed to be non-committal, either that, or they simply are not capable of being totally and completely fascinated by the world...how sad...

When I used to try to share my enthusiasms... it would make people's eyes glaze over.

Anyone who thinks this is a pathological disorder is pathologically stupid.

When the minority thinks logically, logic is considered a disease which must be cured.