A bit of insight into how we are perceived

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I mentioned to you I was going to be taking an online summer class. Originally It was supposed to be a literally research class, but now its taking an interesting turn. They organized groups and told us to choose our own research topic. Of course I signed up for the group thats researching on Autism.
First required post was to explain why you were interested in the subject and of course I HAVE to send you what I wrote!! YOU HAVE TO READ IT

here is mine: (I hope you like it) and excuse me for talking about you


My personal Post:

My best friend has Autism Spectrum Disorder and we have kept each other company for close to 2 amazing years.
As an only child I enjoy spending time on my own since I am very confortable in my own company and this was the first thing we liked about each other when we first met since my friend hadn?t had a real best friend in his entire life. He just doesn?t know how to socialize nor does he understand the social boundaries of any kind of relationship even the smallest interaction. So we decided that we had similar values only for different reasons and that seemed to work for both of us.

Getting to know each other was quite challenging. At often times he wouldn?t feel like talking (I am extremely talkative) since talking would make him physically tired because it requires a lot of effort from him, so he would just let me carry on with the conversation and became a listener. Again, that worked too.
Other times he would be uncomfortable going out to the beach or for a coffee since he would be very sensitive to any drastic change of temperature, also social crowds were difficult since he was dragged into what he called ?a sensory overload?.
Yes there were a lot of uncomfortable moments, not being able to understand what each of us meant or wanted, some tears, again from incomprehension. There have been lots of giggles, like how he interprets language is amazing! I remember this time when he bought a holiday card for his family and it read: ?Merry Christmas From all of us? along with a picture of animals. In his mind ?from all of us? meant from all the animals and as I later explained ?from all of us? represents more than one person dedicating the card, like the card is coming from a group of people.
Our friendship has changed both of us in so many ways, we have grown up together and it has been awesome for both of us as we soldier on, pushing with life and keeping each other company in this journey.
I believe that everyone needs sunshine and wide-open spaces to stretch out in and also everyone needs a best friend to chase the wind, for exploring the beach, digging holes in the sand and for learning new things, like learning the extraordinary world of autism spectrum disorder and how much love it has to offer.

Thanks for listening

I think I have a vague understanding of what you're saying. It makes me recall this study (if thats the right word for it).

http://isteve.blogspot.com/2007/08/nyt- ... e.html?m=1