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“That’s the battle—to translate from their realm into ours.”
At least, that’s how he had tried to describe it. But to hear Eddie talk about his emotions left most people with the sense that he had no idea what he was talking about. Like he was just guessing. Or parroting. Which couldn’t have been further from the truth.
Eddie, like most with Asperger profiles, experienced a complete range of feelings, but had considerable difficulty identifying or discussing them.
If only there were an emotional Google Translate app for those living with autism.
But until that day, Eddie would have to memorize the appropriate responses to specific situations.
he made a mental note that, should he ever encounter this woman stranger, he would ask her to describe what she was feeling so that he would be able to repeat it one day and sound like he knew what he was talking about.
