Post 1307117 - (Nuerotypicalism Speaks)

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[quote="morning_after"][quote="Pepperfire"][quote="morning_after"][quote="Pepperfire"][quote="morning_after"]

That kid's smart[/quote]

Yep he is. And he's artistic and funny and he's got a great mom who knows and understands what it is to be an Aspie and rather than fight him to change him into being an NT, she is constantly embattled with administrators and teachers and others trying to get them to accept the way he is and the way he thinks.

Imagine how he reacted to being told to "pretend" something (grade 2, I think) after having been taught to never lie. I think it took his mom weeks to get him to understand that "acting" was entertaining, not lying. lol

He's one of my heros.

When he was two, he'd accidentally reformatted his Mom's hard drive. When he was four and I wanted to reformat mine, I couldn't remember the key strokes so I asked him. His response? Oh, no, I can't tell you that, it will erase your entire computer and that would be very bad. It took me about 20 minutes to convince him that it was really what I wanted to do and he gave me the keystrokes.

Compared to him... I'm superhighfunctioning![/quote]

That's funny.  I used to pass just like that until I realized that passing really ate me up.

Nowadays, I just tell people what's up.  I don't care.

That just recently got one of my coworkers mad at me, who thinks that I like to listen in on her (ironically, when she wants to have a private conversation, she's been told I cannot block out background noise and hasn't been shutting the door and does it when I'm in earshot).  Sometimes the things she says, or the way she says them, bother me.[/quote]

Omg, it's bizarre, when I was a teenager and young adult (read prior to 30), I was so horrified that I would say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, now I just smile and shrug and if I horrify someone, I just apologize (even when I don't think I said or did anything wrong -- because it makes NTs feel better). And I get along easier. You should try it, it's the coolest thing.

As for people saying things because they know you're listening -- heck, be blatant about it, tell them you're listening outright, and simply close the door for her. hehe; it'll boink her out.

My Dad taught me an expression a long time ago... Revenge is a dish best served cold... and it really is.[/quote]

I know.  That's basically what I do.  And their reponses can be funny when they no longer feel irritating.[/quote]

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