Trainbuff
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Location: New York City
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In the NYC railfan community, other railfans and some transit/railroad employees look down at some people that are REALLY into transit.
whatever someone shows a over the top interest in transit, and there story make its make to to one of the transit message boards, even though they might be NT I've heard phases such as, "perhaps he has a touch of Aspergers", or "Aspergers obsessed foamers".
This one dude on a transit forum, was making some kind of post explaining what railfans are about, he took a jab at aspies calling us "weirdos" which is ironic as hes a NT and has his fair share of social issues.  |
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ScientistOfSound
Hope I die before I get old
Joined: May 22, 2011
Age: 18
Posts: 1014
Location: In an evil testing facility
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| My obsession is a musical instrument, so people can't be upset with me for being obsessed with it. Take that, society! |
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MagicMeerkat
meerkat
Joined: Jun 12, 2011
Age: 26
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Location: Kalahari Desert
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As a kid, yes. But not anymore as an adult. I tried very hard to keep my Sonic obsession a secret from my mom but she somehow found out. I've never been that good at keeping obsessions a secret for that long anyway. My mom was never mean about my obsessions like some people she just claims she would go crazy from hearing about meerkats for the umpteenth time. She needed breaks from me talking about them and it made me feel as if my feelings didn't matter. I don't think I've gotten any scorn from anyone for my Sonic obsession, but that's probably because I've tried so hard to keep it secret and on the internet I only talk about it with other Sonic fans. I also don't have tempter tantrums because Sonic's eyes are green now or because Ryan Drummond isn't voicing him anymore. So compared to many Sonic fans, I'm probably considered "sane". The only problems my parents had with my Sonic obsession was my sudden desire for a pet hedgehog and another animal that would have to eat and go to the vet. Anyway, ever since I turned 21, no one really gives me any trouble about my obsessions anymore.
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TheSunAlsoRises
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: Do people you know view your obsessions as a bad thing? |
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Just a few thoughts:
I wonder how many people who made a living out of their obsession were disenfranchised when a trade or craft became obsolete ? It seems like such a phenomenon would effect people with autism far more than the general population. How easy would it be to replace your primary interest/obsession IF you made a living from IT ?
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AnotherKind
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Location: Neverland
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I don't care, people can kiss my ass.
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Fnord
Enigmatic Threadkilling Metasyntactic Variable
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Location: Stendec
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Do people you know view your obsessions as a bad thing? |
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| zeldapsychology wrote: | | Do people you know view your obsessions as a bad thing? |
No, they just think my interest in table-top RPGs ranges from "silly" to "weird". |
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MagicMeerkat
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: Do people you know view your obsessions as a bad thing? |
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| TheSunAlsoRises wrote: | Just a few thoughts:
I wonder how many people who made a living out of their obsession were disenfranchised when a trade or craft became obsolete ? It seems like such a phenomenon would effect people with autism far more than the general population. How easy would it be to replace your primary interest/obsession IF you made a living from IT ?
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This is actualy what I am trying to do. I.e. become a vet.
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DJFester
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Location: Minneapolis MN USA
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Some people do, but I still don't understand why. What's wrong with being into music and DJ'ing? Most people say there's nothing wrong with it... but some still give me grief for it. I don't get it. 
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jamieevren1210
Sherlock Holmes has Asperger's hands down
Joined: May 25, 2011
Age: 16
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Location: Taipei, Taiwan
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| All the time. A third grader reading all she can about cardiac diseases and neurodegenerative disorders is not what you expect from a person that age, ESP when she does it all the time. |
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