greenturtle74’s Cartoon Guide to Asperger’s

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Great job with the cartoon greenturtle74! It helps explain what being an Aspie is like in a really understandable way. I just joined the forum, but there is something that I have been wondering for a while. When I first heard about the autism spectrum, I wondered if I might have Asperger's because I can sometimes be socially awkward and have always had trouble with eye contact. However, as I am in training to be a clinical psychologist and have even had training doing neuropsychological assessments for autism, the more I know, the less I think I would actually fit the criteria. For example, I don't have difficulty recognizing faces or emotions, I don't have problems with sensory overload, I am actually very good at reading other people's body language and understanding what something might look like from another person's perspective, etc. Yet, I still identify with some of the socially-related panels in your cartoon (e.g., eye contact sometimes interrupting truly listening, not wanting to be around large crowds, etc.) What do you think you would say to someone who self-diagnoses as an Aspie when they might actually simply be shy/introverted?

Made me smile, Greenturtle74
made me more relaxed with what I feel I am
plus
it is very nice to see you spreading your wings and fly.

I think you are truly an inspiration to all of us.

You made me laugh. It's great. XD

The first ones are hilarious! Keep em coming! Do you have a site? Maybe a locked thread where you put each one in a post, or a post where all are in one post? (I didn't look on all the pages of posts in this thread so I don't know if you made more.)

The part with thinking about something else when someone is talking sounds just like me. Just add some random music and some kind of image and there you go.

oh, goodness.
I like this.

...the fuzzy little people keep telling me "Q-bert," though.
still good.

Don't forget that us Aspies are clumsy. Otherwise this was very cool.

this one always makes me smile and laugh =)

greenturtle74, those cartoons made me laugh---and I so identify with what you said. Good job!! !

this guide really explains what it is like for me as a aspie and is a great way to explain my differences to other people who would accept me for who I am.

I like your comic. Sometimes I do things like that too with my own special characters.

Greenturtle, Thank You wery much for helping my daughter, and i, telling what our NT surroundings ought to know! You're simply outstanding!! !

Thanks for the laugh greenturtle74.