Uncovering Myself, A MemoirGrowing up, I never knew I was autistic.Uncovering Myself, A Memoir
How is that possible? Well, to be honest: my particular brain malfunction is pretty rare, very high-functioning, and can be—and in fact, was—mistaken for the typical social awkwardness of someone much too smart for his own damn good.
I'd started reading at an unbelievably young age, but had serious problems dealing with my own age group. I couldn't figure how to fit in, and eventually stopped trying; I became sarcastic, insensitive and often quite hurtful—traits which, as one can imagine, didn't exactly get me invited to a lot of parties. My parents chalked it up to my having
AutisticI am autistic -- a "high-functioning" autistic. Does that mean I'm smarter than you? Probably, but trust me, it doesn't show. What does show is that I am definitely different from most of you. Not better, not worse, just different.Autistic
I don't think I'll bother with medical definitions of autism, or the variety of syndromes that belong to the very wide spectrum of autism. Google it, Yahoo it, or just ask Jeeves, if you want the more concrete definitions of autism. For my purposes, I just want to share with you what it's like to be me.
My sensory nervous system is like the ultimate electronic espionage device, gone horr
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cute bunny!
i wish i'd met joel. his shell was really cool-looking.
Very nice gallery
Seeee you!
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And thanks so much
Muask.
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"This tastes like AIDs! What does yours taste like?"
"Meningitis."
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"If you were my son, you'd be wearing a dress right now."
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