Aspies can be awesome!

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Were you that shy person, who was kind of anti-social, funny, smart, and awesome to a lot of people? There are lots of people that tell me "I don't know what's wrong with you, bu you are awesome!" Do people think you are awesome?

Nope, most people think I'm an utter bastard.

I have read about England having a lot of bullies, why do you think that is?

How would I know? I'm a Welshman living in Scotland.


And I wouldn't say we have more bullies. In Britain you have to be more thick skinned I think, Brits are more harsh by nature, but I wouldn't call that bullying. Theres more of a 'stand up for yourself' mentality.

But less of the bitchy backstabbing bullying you'd find in America.


Depends what you mean really, I would prefer a bit of physical violence than mental torture.

" Allot " not really people that think they hard but suck really call them more of a ret*d bully - probably the same in most countries... just depends if they mistake the person not been able to defend themselves - I hear it but i don't see how I am if that person end's up not been seen again :/

Hmm... those people that are able to deal with my funkiness hold me in very high regard, so I'm inclined to answer yes. Shy and quiet, anti-social and reserved, funny in a goofy way, awesome in a complicated way, you hit the nail on the head!

A lot of people have told me that I'm awesome.

All of them were people who knew me fairly well, rather than random people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rYT0YvQ3hs

yep, this is how most people who know me well describe me

There isn't a uniform response to me... some people love me, some people are annoyed by me, and some people want to hit me in the face with a brick. Some people are even a combination of two or all three of the above.

It seems I tend to be regarded higher by male peers than by the female peers. I guess this is because logical, analytical thinking is regarded a bit more by men. My technical skills for designing audiovisual equipment, and even venturing as deep as component level repairing has become rather highly regarded.

Since I have a hard time conveying feelings, and my body language is terrible, I imagine that makes me more distant when communicating with women. My "people skills" are terrible really, and since women value communication more, I imagine that's the reason why (and also the reason I'm 32 and still single!)

When I was on elementary school, NT girls thought I was weird because I played with toys "for boys", they bullied me.

At middle and high school, my classmates thought I was an arrogant a$$hole, because I didn't talk with them at the beggining. Time passed, and I begin to talk with some of my classmates. I knew my best friend, and she thought I seemed interesting and awesome despite other people could think about me.

Now, I study in university level, my silence is considered interesting for my classmates. Almost all of them know I'm nice, and they try knowing me more asking me some questions.

Yes, there have always been people who are captivated by and/or in awe of my eccentricities and Aspie-ness. I think it's because they admire how I don't care what people think about me and that I'm not afraid to be myself. People either like me or find me weird. Whatever. I have noticed that, when I get "popular" people alone to talk to (when I have to do a project with them for school or something- the only reason I'd ever associate with that crowd), they are themselves- they're nice and not superficial. But, of course, as soon as they join their clique again, I don't exist, and they're back to being clones. It's still interesting. I think they know that they can be theirselves with me because I don't judge people. After being teased so much as a child, I accept everybody for who they are. More adults think I'm "awesome," though, especially therapists. I don't know why. They just kind of sit and shake their head in amazement as I speak. It's rather funny, actually.
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Typically, they love me or they hate me.

I've never been called awesome But a few people have said 'I thought you were strange but you're really nice now I've got to know you'...never too sure how to take that really

I've been called awesome a few times ... it never happens with new acquaintances though. Most people have no idea what to make of me when they first meet me, probably due to the fact that I can be really distant. But after a while some people seem to warm up to my enthusiasm for the things I like. I pursue things obsessively and will either get it right or die trying ... or give up quickly and never mention it again, ever! Funny enough, I have major difficulties relating to anyone who isn't enthusiastic about something or the other ...