Sometimes I wish I was more stereotypically "aspie"

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There's a downside to being a more stereotypical aspie. People pick up on your differences more and pick on you or exclude you more. They will still expect you to act like them and understand everything they say, unless they underestimate you and treat you like a special needs child.

You will never win my friend. I've had milder symptoms before I regressed into this more moderate form. Both times I had people putting pressure on me to be just like them and some even denied I could have AS.

But I still have my clouds and tops of city buildings to stare at and objects to line up, and that's a great way to ignore those people.

I'm confused.
When you said you wished you were more like a stereotypical aspie, does that mean that'd you like to start your life over as one or become one now?
Because if its either of those, the same thing happens, people who you may want to interact with start avoiding you because you are different and can't pick up or process everything as fast as the super people can.
*Thinks*
Nope, can't think of anything else to include.

Agreed
it would only sound stuck up if you gave a reason
and a specific group of people or a generalization
i.e all people are bad because one bit me
though that is an exaggeration.

Yes you can. I'm not sure how, but I think it may be possible.

I have it like you in many ways. When we are at the "high end" of the aspie d., life is difficult beacuse we often don`t get much understandings, even from our close ones. I have been thinking a lot on this subjec,t, and maybe it is not only because I don`t look or act steriotypical, but also because I don`t share much of my thoughs and feelings.
But mostely I blame the film industry. It all started with Rainman and so far up to "The Bridge"..... But on the other hand, I am close to be 40, and I remember all to well my childhood days when beeing "a special kid", as they called it then, was very much worse than to not be understod or seriously taken to be an aspie.
No it is not easy, but I think the best things is to do is not getting frustrated and just take a big sip of air. For what more can we do?

Yeah, I think this is the thing about allistic people that pisses me off the most.

"You're not autitistic, you seem too normal."
-No, I've just learned to act in a 'normal' manner in many circumstances.
I spent years learning to act that way so I can get along with people like you, and then you folks repay that by calling me a liar.
WTF!?

"You're using your autism as an excuse."
-No, I'm explaining to you why I'm having particular difficulties/behaving in certain ways.
You asked for a reason, I'm giving you one.
I don't really care whether or not you think that reason excuses my difficulties/behavior.

It's like, congratulations, you've mastered the art of not acting like a complete weirdo around other people most of the time!
Now, prepare to suffer from all the expectations allistic people will have of you because they think you're one of them!

Damned if we do, damned if we don't.