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What is the best way to educate someone about Aspergers?

Rocco

Rocco

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I was asked to provide links, books, or information to someone I am dating, so they can better understand me.
I appreciate the effort but don’t really know how or where to direct them.
I would prefer, unfortunately, to not share this particular website because I use my real name here and would rather not have my entire post history read by a romantic interest.

Suggestions?
 
Rocco said:
I was asked to provide links, books, or information to someone I am dating, so they can better understand me.
I appreciate the effort but don’t really know how or where to direct them.
I would prefer, unfortunately, to not share this particular website because I use my real name here and would rather not have my entire post history read by a romantic interest.

Suggestions?
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If this is someone you are dating, then it would seem the bulk of what they want to know lies with who and what you are. Why not start there, rather than give them some third-person and generic account of autism?

Tell them about your autism from your own perspective and rather not from someone else.

After all, that "cat" would seem to already be "out of the bag". ;)
 
Judge said:
If this is someone you are dating, then it would seem the bulk of what they want to know lies with who and what you are. Why not start there, rather than give them some third-person and generic account of autism?
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I agree. While I do learn a lot about autistic people from this site, everyone is extremely different from one another. So just... start telling her how you perceive the world, the emotions, the touch, the light, the crowds and sounds. What your drawing and she (if it's her) mean to you and how you express yourself. Talk about your insecurities and pain as well, she should know a lot about you to be able to fully understand and support you. And, judging by her question, she wants that :)
 
Most interesting thing about it that I've heard is the reason that it was phased out of the medical manuals, along with Asperger himself.
 
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