happymusic wrote:
Lene wrote:
Kind of fun aspie-spotting
Ooohh, the idea of being spotted really intimidates me! I don't know why, because I guess the potential spotter would be somewhat sympathetic...hopefully??
lol, I wouldn't worry about it
. Most people have never even heard of AS. Even if they have, they usually have better things to do!
I understand the creepiness though. Don't worry, I don't actively sit in a cafe with a notepad and binoculars- usually it's only if I'm walking behind someone and they have an unusual walk, or I'm introduced to someone who has obvious social anxiety/awkwardness- and to be honest, lots of non-aspies can have those traits too.
I jump to 'AS' immediately because I have AS myself. Since its well known to me, I'm probably hypersensitive to the positive traits and ignore ones that don't fit (have you seen those 'Hitler/Princess Diana/Pochahontas was an aspie' threads here? Same thing). I've heard people refer to it as 'aspie-dar'. Personally, as a diagnostic tool, I reckon it's only slightly more accurate than blindfolding yourself and pointing at random people
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So, yeah, you've nothing to worry about
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