Thought it was about time I introduce myself: Part II

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I made my first post about friendships earlier this spring. In this part I'd like to tell you more about my experience with asperger's but in a different way. Instead of telling you about me, I'd like to do this as an interview and have you ask me questions.

do you like blackmetal? do you like saying the word hellyeah?!

no, i don't like blackmetal, and I never say that word either.

do you like sportscards?

Whereabouts are you from?
Is English your first language?
Do you find socialising difficult?
Do you drink?
Can you get about in ordinary life easily?
Do you suffer from depression?
Do you have a job?
Do you have political beliefs? If so, would you discuss them?
Are you religious?
Do you like a pint?
What's your favourite food?
Do you stim?
Do you have any other co-morbid disorders?
Are you hyperactive?
Do you like change much?
Ever been on a major holiday?
Are you married? Do you have a girlfriend?

There's a few.

no

im sorry. i have no more questions

Wow tequila, you're good!

Whereabouts are you from?: Maine
Is English your first language?: Yes
Do you find socialising difficult?: Yes
Do you drink?: I only drink wine. I've had champagne a few times but don't care for it. I've never drank beer. I never drank any of this until my 21st birthday
Can you get about in ordinary life easily?: Can you explain this more?
Do you suffer from depression?: I do feel lonely and bored alot
Do you have a job?: Yes, currently I work as a driver for Domino's Pizza. I worked previously in a couple call centers, doing customer service and credit card applications.
Do you have political beliefs?: If so, would you discuss them?: I'm a registered Republican, I'm pro-life, for gay-rights, but opposed to gay marriage.
Are you religious?: I go to Mass every Sunday and Holy Days. I've spent many years interested in becoming a Catholic Priest
Do you like a pint?: Not sure what you mean.
What's your favourite food?: Hamburger, Steak, Prime Rib & Roast Chicken
Do you stim?: Not that i no off, but I posted another question about stimming in the Adult discussion forum in the last couple months
Do you have any other co-morbid disorders?: Not sure what you mean by this
Are you hyperactive?: Not that i'm aware of
Do you like change much?: Like how?
Ever been on a major holiday?: Christmas and Easter are my favorite holidays
Are you married?: Do you have a girlfriend?: Not married, nor do i have a girlfriend. I've only had one girlfriend when I was 19 and she was 16. We met in the summer and I was like the only friend she hung out with.

There's a few.

Well, yes. Can you advocate for yourself? Can you assert yourself when you need to? Do you know when someone's taking the wee-wee out of you and how to extricate from situations?

Re: comorbidity. Do you have any other disorders that affect you besides your AS? If so, how do they affect you?



Well, can you adjust to things? Can you just think: tomorrow I'll do something different, or go on holiday somewhere different, and not feel any ill-effects?



That's not quite what I meant. Vacation is what I meant. What is your most recent vacation and did you enjoy it?



That's me basically asking question 4 again. A pint in Britain is a 568ml serving of liquid, usually used to mean beer, lager, cider or stout.

Do you have much of a social life?

"Can you advocate for yourself? Can you assert yourself when you need to?" Its still confusing to me what you saying, mostly your first two questions. I Do live by myself and can take care of myself.

"Do you know when someone's taking the wee-wee out of you and how to extricate from situations?" I can when when someone mocking me or making fun of me and I usually ignore them.

Well, can you adjust to things? Can you just think: tomorrow I'll do something different, or go on holiday somewhere different, and not feel any ill-effects?: Yes I can do that. Sometime I adjust to change easily and enjoy doing things different. There are other time when i'm uncomfortable with change that it make me uncomfortable and annoyed

That's not quite what I meant. Vacation is what I meant. What is your most recent vacation and did you enjoy it? & That's me basically asking question 4 again. A pint in Britain is a 568ml serving of liquid, usually used to mean beer, lager, cider or stout.

Do you have much of a social life?: These two I'll answer together. My last real vacation was the week I spent at Adult Dance Camp in Virginia last August. It was my 2nd time there. It was something that I had been looking forward to for a long time and when I left, i was sad it was over. Each night after spending a long day in class dancing, There was a bunch of us that would go to dinner together. Usually part of the group was me, Stephen (he and I shared a hotel room at camp, Us camper lodged at a Crowne Plaza hotel and had class next door at the dance studio), and another girl Ashley, and a couple time Amber joined us. I really enjoyed their company. That is about most of what my social life has been for the last year. When I go out to dinner I usually go alone since I don't have anyone to go with, except when I go with my family, when i go visit them. No one usually comes to visit me. A girl that I met on myspace invited me to go to a gay club with a guy friend of hers recently but we haven't been in touch much since then. I also have my friend Tricia. A few weeks ago she invited me to go to the mall with her and said she was going by herself and then shows up there with her boyfriend, and completely ignored me. Shel later told me that her bf surprised her when he showed up there too. She invited me to a cookout last weekend but I couldn't go because I had to work. We don't hang out as much as we used to but she is still the only friend I get phone calls from.

It shouldn't be. It's difficult for me to explain exactly what I mean here. Can you pass for reasonably sane, without people thinking you're some sort of weirdo? Can you get by in social situations at all? Is complaining when something isn't right a problem for you? Can you stand your ground when you need to without simply being submissive and following someone else's demands? Do you have a mind and feelings of your own? Basically, I'm asking you if you have the required nous to get around in life without being a dependent area of someone else. Did you need to learn your life skills from someone else or did they come naturally to you?



Does this happen often? Where? I'm sorry if this sounds a bit like an interrogation, but you asked for a question and answer session. If it's too much for you, I'll stop.



When are these particular incidents? Are they self-imposed or things you really need to do? Is it basic changes or very big changes? Could you explain in more detail?



Ah, I understand. Is there anything locally you could look at or is everything a closed shop where you live?

What interests do you have? Have you thought about finding people through those? Maybe something to do with Catholicism and religion perhaps? Sure there might be some nice ladies out there. I do my photography and I'm going along to a gathering later on this week in the city.

Probably too many questions for you but I'm just trying to reveal things about you. If it's any help, I much prefer asking questions than answering them. I find that I have loads and loads of questions and can flit from one thing to the other. If I have to answer loads of questions in one go I find it very tiring.

Sometimes I think I can't. I think alot people, mostly those younger than me think i'm some sort of weirdo. I get stared at alot. It occasionally makes me uncomfortable. A couple incedents come to mind. One time i was walking along at the shopping plaza here in town and some guys who i didn't even know where calling me a twerp. And more recently one night while I was working, I went to this house maybe 1/3 mile from where I live and two teenage more came to the door and started rubbing their crotch and talking nasally to me. I didn't know them either.




There has been times at work in my previous job when they would make a schedule change I was not comfortable with but still would follow it. I get annoyed some when i go to walmart in the evening and they have closed the self checkouts and maybe only one or two of the staffed ones are open. And then when i'm leaving there are two lanes leaving the plaza. the left lane is for left turns only and the right one is for turning left, going straight, or turning right. every one get in the right lane, even those turning left. so the line is always long and takes for ever to get out. going straight goes to the holiday inn or friendly's restaurant, so most of the traffic is either going left or right. I'm always turning right when I leave there, and could get out quickly if everyone else is.