I have trouble with concepts. Concepts are woolly. You can’t easily define them. What is a friend? What makes you romantic? My Asperger’s causes me problems with interaction and the expression of empathy, which is why the above two concepts in particular cause me trouble. I’ve figured out over the years how to respond to [...]
Who needs friends when you have a rock? I’ve thought this more than once over the years. It all started with my first serious girlfriend, at the age of 14. When most people start to discover the opposite sex, they discover a whole new set of emotions to deal with, and I was no exception. [...]
I was keen to start this blog because I’ve felt for a long time that writing is my most successful mode of communication. I find that I can really express my thoughts and feelings well this way – that my written words tell the story the right way. I was building up a lot of [...]
This isn’t the sort of article I thought I’d be writing for this blog. It’s something of a movie review. At the same time it isn’t – it’s really of a review of my reaction to one. I saw the film Slumdog Millionaire ten days or so ago, and have been musing on and off [...]
I feel your pain, I really do. Well – some of the time I do. It depends on what your pain is. On the whole I’m not very good at reading other people’s emotions. I can tell if you are angry, or upset, or happy, but most of the more subtle emotions are guess work [...]
I’m so observant! That wood-grain effect on the table top at work. I can see where the pattern repeats itself. And that billboard. I like the use of the sans-serif font – I think it sets the tone nicely for what they are trying to sell. The aesthetics of my Apple laptop are brilliant. Look [...]
I never needed to ask this question. I used to know the answer. If you were angry when you talked to me, then you were angry at me. It was my fault. This isn’t your usual inferiority complex or some-such at play, however, it’s something else. I think it’s come from a common AS problem, [...]
Happy, sad, elated, despondent, angry. I have all the same emotions as you do. However, when it comes to experiencing these emotions, I only ever see one at a time. When I first started researching AS, I read Tony Attwood’s book The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome. For someone with AS, this is a great [...]
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