Skilpadde wrote:
I wish I could have a pet octopus.
Wish granted:
The octupus is delivered to your door, enclosed in a very large tank.
He/She watches as you open a tin of sardines, and then leaps out of the tank, grips around your face, and devours the sardines. In the process he/she has left the water, and dies of dehydration.
I wish that the internet didn't exist.
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We, the people on the Autistic Spectrum have a choice.
We can either try to "fit in" with the rest of society, or we can be so egocentric that we can't be bothered.
I choose the actor. I observe NT's. I listen to their socializing. I practice it, so in social situations I can just emulate/mimic what is expected.
It isn't natural for me, but it enables me to "fit in".
It is VERY tiring and draining, but at least we can appear like them even though it is an act. Like being on the stage.
They can't see it is emulation, and so we are accepted.