Why High Functioning Autism is So Challenging

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This is an article my niece shared on her facebook. I thought it might be interesting for us to discuss.

"People with high functioning autism are, in general, very aware of their own difficulties and extremely sensitive to others’ negative reactions."

I wish I could forward that article to everyone I know.
It describes my difficulties exactly.

I appear capable but I fail at the most basic everyday functioning.

Take returning a wave, for example.
Most people wave automatically when they see someone they know.
My brain needs to process it step by step.
It's like, there's someone => oh, that's Julia => she's waving => when someone waves you need to wave back => oh, too late. She's passed

She now thinks I'm angry with her or being snobbish.
It's the little things like this that cause me aguish.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

Sometimes I wave awkwardly. People who have nothing better to think about will declare that my act of "waving awkwardly" makes me a "weird" person.

I wish people would find something more substantive to think about.

Must be a reflex, I almost lifted my hand from the mouse. Good job.

I did read that. I agree with that. I think it hits all the high points nicely. Thank you for sharing.

I'm so quiet that a lot of people don't hear me when I say hi. I try not to let social situations bother me and stay away from them as much as possible.

Good read. Thanks.

I to wave a bit to late at times.

My wife made me aware I talk to the left of people. This helped me figure out why some asked-
Are you talking to me.
Aside it's our anniversary. Un aside I'm double minded about buying her two bouquets of flowers. Smells are not easy for this writer.
High IQ is not always acted out by
me a name I call myself
"Reader and Righter"

Thanks for sharing this article

Very Good article.

I identified with almost everything there. Only my executive function seems to be good -- at least, I'm great at scheduling stuff -- motivating myself to do it can be another matter!

The post sums up what I have beern trying to say since I came to Wrong Planet in 2013.

Yeah...I wave like Forrest Gump sometimes.

Forrest Gump became a rich man.

When I click on the link, the page won't load. It'll just say that the connection was reset or something, and no matter how I reload it, it doesn't change.