Who do you tell you have AS and how?

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I don't tell anyone.

Only my family know....no one else.

I haven't actually directly told anybody I have AS. I wrote an editorial on it a while back, so I know for sure one of my friends knows, and she probably managed to tell the entire population of the city I live in (she has a mouth on her the size of China).

I'm also in the middle of writing a couple of books on AS, and a few people I know have read the introduction to one. As far as I can tell, it hasn't changed how they think of me, it just makes it slightly less awkward when I do something considered to be 'wrong'.

Steve,
Yes my former pastor is teaching at an evangelical denomination. While he didn't committ a crime, per se, he still did things that were inappropriate like staring at me and talking down to me as if I were a child. My friends thought I was being delusional that he really "didn't" do these things and basically think I am a liar and slanderer even though I saw with my own eyes what he was doing and the tone of voice he was using sometimes to speak to me, which was not good. If I am right (and you are right), a pastor should love and respect others and not lust on other women, especially one that looks underage.

I am sorry all this hypocrisy you have seen and heard in churches has you bordering on atheism, but I can understand your frustrations. I tried to get the (former)pastor demoted because of what he did to me, but unfortunately everyone in that church thinks he's god or something.

But my new church is much better...and the pastor is almost the opposite of my former one.

I don't think you should tell anyone unless you plan to ask for their hand in marriage. Most people are conceited idiots and will treat you like your mentally ill.

Coming from the other side of the fence...

One of my mates told me after she weirded me out giving me funny stares that she had AS, then proceeded to explain what it was. For me it actually explained a lot of her nuances and I got to know her even better! All she did was randomly blurt out for no apparent reason that she had Aspergers. Makes it easier to relate to her

But generally speaking it'd probably be best to tell people if they need to/would like to/should know. For folks like me it means we can understand you BETTER and can more adequately be your friend Others yeah, will treat you badly. Judge carefully who gains that knowledge.

Last edited by laz0r on 15 Jan 2007, 2:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.

i tell everyone, because of corse in the school enviroment people want to know why you act wierd

I told my mother but she really doesn't seem to know what I am telling her. I told my grandfather and he understands.

I tried to tell my Mom, she passed it off as depression. I told one person I work with because she happened to be studying during her break and was doing a paper on Aspergers. Got to talking to her about it. I've told no one else. There is one friend who I care about a lot and have just frozen everytime I've wanted to. She's always getting on me to find a nice gal and why I havn't yet and why I don't go out more yada yada yada etc etc etc.
I just dread having to explain it and the pity it will probably bring.