Dusty285
Well-Known Member
The word "Aspie" was completely outside my knowledge. In late summer (2012) I was reading another forum dedicated to a very different subject matter. The primary blogger said: "Lets hear from an Aspie!" I had no idea what that might be or mean, continued reading. The commentary from "an Aspie" hit very solidly. The bells of recognition were so loud I could hardly continue reading.
I did some computer search engine things and read up on Asberger Syndrome, took an online test and got a positive. Yesterday I took another of those tests and this one was so far into 'Aspie' it knocked me over.
I am quite old. I have always wondered about why I had so much trouble dealing with people. I do great with machines, operating them and repairing them. Made good money in my working years fixing machines. Dealing with people and other employees was anything from difficult to a disaster. I learned early never to be in a situation with customers. At all. Now I have an answer to all that: for the first time.
My Aspie factor may differ from most. I would like to know if anyone else has a similar or related history. You can laugh if you want. It is, in any case, all too real.
I was about 18 months old. I was dropped on my head.
I was being carried by a 10 year-old cousin down a tall staircase, slipped from her grasp, bumped and slid to the bottom of the stairs, headfirst. I know because decades later my Mother told my wife.
The first memory I have is from the day I 'woke up;' probably at the age of 3 or 4. Amnesia; or the fabric of my mind was destroyed and because I was so young my brain tissue was able to grow and recreate a conscious mind. In any case, the result has the mainstream characteristics of Aspie. To a substantial extent.
All that was very long before "Aspie" came to be. It may or may not have helped if the syndrome had been known. Apparently I behaved sufficiently normally between the accident and when I 'woke up' that no action was ever taken to deal with or investigate my behavior. I was alive and awake before I was old enough to start attending school.
In this forum I hope to find ways to improve my ability to deal with people; possibly to contribute something to everyone else. I do tend to talk a lot if I feel that I might have something worth saying. Sometimes it is worth saying, sometimes not. Sorry about that. I try.
I did some computer search engine things and read up on Asberger Syndrome, took an online test and got a positive. Yesterday I took another of those tests and this one was so far into 'Aspie' it knocked me over.
I am quite old. I have always wondered about why I had so much trouble dealing with people. I do great with machines, operating them and repairing them. Made good money in my working years fixing machines. Dealing with people and other employees was anything from difficult to a disaster. I learned early never to be in a situation with customers. At all. Now I have an answer to all that: for the first time.
My Aspie factor may differ from most. I would like to know if anyone else has a similar or related history. You can laugh if you want. It is, in any case, all too real.
I was about 18 months old. I was dropped on my head.
I was being carried by a 10 year-old cousin down a tall staircase, slipped from her grasp, bumped and slid to the bottom of the stairs, headfirst. I know because decades later my Mother told my wife.
The first memory I have is from the day I 'woke up;' probably at the age of 3 or 4. Amnesia; or the fabric of my mind was destroyed and because I was so young my brain tissue was able to grow and recreate a conscious mind. In any case, the result has the mainstream characteristics of Aspie. To a substantial extent.
All that was very long before "Aspie" came to be. It may or may not have helped if the syndrome had been known. Apparently I behaved sufficiently normally between the accident and when I 'woke up' that no action was ever taken to deal with or investigate my behavior. I was alive and awake before I was old enough to start attending school.
In this forum I hope to find ways to improve my ability to deal with people; possibly to contribute something to everyone else. I do tend to talk a lot if I feel that I might have something worth saying. Sometimes it is worth saying, sometimes not. Sorry about that. I try.
