Dr. Eh Hol
not a real doctor
Hello everyone.
It's neat to see that there are forums for ASD people, and after accepting that I am somewhere on the spectrum I feel free to be me. No more wondering why I'm like this, instead my attitude is: I'm ASD, what's wrong with you?
Some background to understand me - I grew up in a very poor household with no medical diagnosis or intervention, so I was treated like a mischievous little jerk and never felt understood. Given no leeway, I adapted to social surroundings as best I could and have learned a lot about normal people and how to understand their weirdness. I ended up living in my car for a while in my teens, and slowly my life has been improving. I met a lovely crippled girl and together we have worked our way into a stable and fruitful middle-class existence. Social mobility has taught me even more about normalcy and the baggage it carries, and for the past few years I have been happy to have my version of ASD and the benefits gleaned to make life as easy and enjoyable as possible - without all the social airs and, what I consider, outright lies. I think I can help people do the same.
Also, I used to be very obese. Over the past several years I have been riding my bikes and lifting weights. I dropped almost a hundred pounds of fat and then put on about thirty pounds of muscle. This transformation has given me a lot more insight into how society treats individuals and I testify to it.
As a heads-up, I am not mean but I am blunt and often don't give weight to colloquial meanings behind terms and ideas. I am working to housetrain myself, but I'm sure I will step on some toes or say something that is misunderstood. I hope that this is expected in an ASD forum, but I know there are normies on here and professionalism must be somewhat maintained. I will do my best to clear and not too aloof on sensitive topics.
I am not a real doctor. I put that in my username as a slight to all the adults, teachers, and medical practitioners that never took my concerns seriously; that never looked past the mischievous little jerk to ask why. I would have been much happier very early in my life if one of them would have been smart enough to notice what was going on.
It's neat to see that there are forums for ASD people, and after accepting that I am somewhere on the spectrum I feel free to be me. No more wondering why I'm like this, instead my attitude is: I'm ASD, what's wrong with you?
Some background to understand me - I grew up in a very poor household with no medical diagnosis or intervention, so I was treated like a mischievous little jerk and never felt understood. Given no leeway, I adapted to social surroundings as best I could and have learned a lot about normal people and how to understand their weirdness. I ended up living in my car for a while in my teens, and slowly my life has been improving. I met a lovely crippled girl and together we have worked our way into a stable and fruitful middle-class existence. Social mobility has taught me even more about normalcy and the baggage it carries, and for the past few years I have been happy to have my version of ASD and the benefits gleaned to make life as easy and enjoyable as possible - without all the social airs and, what I consider, outright lies. I think I can help people do the same.
Also, I used to be very obese. Over the past several years I have been riding my bikes and lifting weights. I dropped almost a hundred pounds of fat and then put on about thirty pounds of muscle. This transformation has given me a lot more insight into how society treats individuals and I testify to it.
As a heads-up, I am not mean but I am blunt and often don't give weight to colloquial meanings behind terms and ideas. I am working to housetrain myself, but I'm sure I will step on some toes or say something that is misunderstood. I hope that this is expected in an ASD forum, but I know there are normies on here and professionalism must be somewhat maintained. I will do my best to clear and not too aloof on sensitive topics.
I am not a real doctor. I put that in my username as a slight to all the adults, teachers, and medical practitioners that never took my concerns seriously; that never looked past the mischievous little jerk to ask why. I would have been much happier very early in my life if one of them would have been smart enough to notice what was going on.
