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Without risking the act of plagiarizing Wikipedia, let me say, in relation to dyspraxia markers, that my timing sucks, my balance sucks—yes, I trip over my own feet—I suck at sequencing movements, and my spatial awareness sucks. I drop things all the time, I knock into people, I can’t tell the difference between left and right, and I have trouble determining the distance between objects.
Oh! And in reading on, let me also point out the problems associated with short-term memory, increased propensity to lose things, difficulty following sequences, and sensory-processing disorder.
I don’t believe you can have Aspergers without being highly intelligent by mainstream standards.
We come out of a conversation exhausted,
We have feelings of dread about even one event on the calendar.
At least for the moment, we can stop the thoughts associated with having to make decisions and having to face the world. A simple task has simple rules.
We seek out verbal information in written or spoken form,
When others question our works, we may become hurt, as we perceive our works as an extension of ourselves.
We have a huge compassion for suffering, for we have experienced deep levels of suffering.
only to find ourselves extremely isolated.
Some of us even have a hard time understanding what we physically look like.
Part of self-acceptance comes with the recognition that everyone is unique, everyone has challenges, and everyone is struggling to find this invented norm. When we recognize there are no rules, and no guide map to life, we may be able to breathe easier,
We think logically, and even though we are (despite what others think) sensitive, compassionate, intuitive, and understanding, many emotions remain illogical and unpredictable.
in dealing with emotions we find the intended results don’t manifest. We speak frankly and literally.
We may have trouble identifying feelings, unless they are extremes.
Sometimes situations, conversations, or events are perceived as black or white, one way or another,
We have difficulty with executive functioning. The way we process the world is different. Simple tasks can cause us extreme hardship.
While we might be grand organizers, as organizing brings us a sense of comfort,
Cleaning may seem insurmountable.
We may have dyslexia
Though there were people nearby, I nonetheless remained isolated in thought.
The tender part, the piece that doesn’t understand in the smallest degree the cruelty and harshness of this world—she remains divided and alone, hidden behind the curtain.
Huge relief in finding a semblance of answers,
Why is it that the majority believe their way is the right way, when all about them the world is falling apart from war, famine, lies, manipulation, blackmail, disease, hatred, bigotry, and poison?
it! I even sometimes feel sorry for fruits and vegetables, like when I’m shoving cucumber peelings down the garbage disposal to their impending doom.
I have been brutalized and assaulted because I do thus. Even now there is an accasional adult who will snor and chuckle at this behavior I have no power over
If you can understand the compassion I have for inanimate objects and food, then can you imagine the immense compassion I carry for animals and people? It’s phenomenal.
I have sought therapy to reduce my compassion and empathy for all objects, alive, dead, or inanimate.
Aspergers or if Aspergers is actually a condition, and not just a way of looking at the world differently.
Er, what about me slamming my head on the floor; spinning on my heels; flapping my hands; inability to guess that which is implied?
Females with Aspergers usually have a great deal of empathy for animals, nature, and people. A female’s (with Aspergers) specific facial features, body language, tone of voice, laughter, and word choice might result in an observer misjudging a female’s (with Aspergers) thoughts, feelings, and intentions.
Ditto for non-females.
People with Aspergers often face daily challenges.
Females with Aspergers Don’t Make Good Friends:
The rise in Aspergers is
... chiefly due to expanded diagnostics.
necessity of accepting others unconditionally,
Good gods no! It is mandatory to not accept everyone unconditiinally
