Deeper Than Social

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I was wondering if we have deeper neurological and or internal issues, for example I am not a ''weak person'' but I can't handle a lot of stress for long periods, relationships or friendships with women I stress myself out or get angry to the point of my acid reflux get's bad, just threw up today for example, at times everyday life gets to me.

I don't really see ASD as primarily a social problem, I see it more as a brain-wiring thing that happens to have some social manifestations. In some ways I see my ways of relating to others as better than that of many NTs and mainstream people, though there are certainly some holes in my social skills. I'm rather like that in most walks of life - totally ignorant about certain aspects that most people seem to fully grasp, yet remarkably knowledgeable and au fait about other aspects. It's as if I do any given thing either super-thoroughly or I barely do it at all.

If one considers a neurological variant such that one has a faster, more complex, or more sensitive neurology, one can anticipate that the increased sensory and cognitive information would be burdensome to process.

One might also anticipate an intensity of focus that can also produce a deficit of what would be considered peripheral attention. This would be like using a flashlight at night. one can see clearly what is illuminated, but have no perception outside of the beam.

Social difficulties are only one area of life that is impacted by such neurology.

ASD is a neurological condition. Whether it's actually a "disorder" depends on the person.

Personally, my ASD is somewhat of a disorder, but also somewhat of a mere "difference."