I am a 39yo diagnosed aspie. I spend too much time playing my Xbox. I try to keep physically fit. I have a job as an administrative assistant which really pushes my boundaries when it comes to social contact. Meltdowns were common for me two decades ago. Now they very rarely occur, thanks to treatment I started several years ago.
I am glad to see an autism forum where I can filter out the political talk, as I want to use the Internet to escape my fears and my volunteer work around them, not to further dwell upon it all to the point where I frustrate myself into a tirade of hyperbolic statements. Long story short - political talk is one of my biggest stress triggers these days, even when it is with people I agree with. I prefer action and volunteer work over getting verbally riled up and doing nothing about whatever it is that disturbs me.
I am also a very active 12-stepper.
My recreational interests include console gaming, literature, horror movies, animation and cooking for my close friends. I have a handful of very close friends, and many acquaintances who I know next to nothing about. I am content with that, actually. It is like I want to be an extrovert, but only with the right people, which is my handful of very close friends. Heh.
It may read like I communicate well over this screen, but my written communication is far superior to my verbal communication and my use of body language. I still am working on tonal modulation in my speaking and using my indoor voice most of the time. I sometimes have to ask people if I should be reading into their body language, or if they are being sarcastic. Such things are easier for me to pick up on when I am reading the written word, but face-to-face communication is something I still have to work on.
So, this is my post introducing myself here. Thanks for having me.
I am glad to see an autism forum where I can filter out the political talk, as I want to use the Internet to escape my fears and my volunteer work around them, not to further dwell upon it all to the point where I frustrate myself into a tirade of hyperbolic statements. Long story short - political talk is one of my biggest stress triggers these days, even when it is with people I agree with. I prefer action and volunteer work over getting verbally riled up and doing nothing about whatever it is that disturbs me.
I am also a very active 12-stepper.
My recreational interests include console gaming, literature, horror movies, animation and cooking for my close friends. I have a handful of very close friends, and many acquaintances who I know next to nothing about. I am content with that, actually. It is like I want to be an extrovert, but only with the right people, which is my handful of very close friends. Heh.
It may read like I communicate well over this screen, but my written communication is far superior to my verbal communication and my use of body language. I still am working on tonal modulation in my speaking and using my indoor voice most of the time. I sometimes have to ask people if I should be reading into their body language, or if they are being sarcastic. Such things are easier for me to pick up on when I am reading the written word, but face-to-face communication is something I still have to work on.
So, this is my post introducing myself here. Thanks for having me.
