Comments on: #2 Going MIA At Social Gatherings

By: ESP

ESP — Mon, 02 May 2011 04:51:36 +0000

Since young, I had problems making friends. Always they seemed more interested to interact with others than with me. When I try talking, they make excuses to go somewhere else or see other people. Only when I found out I have asperger, I started improving because at least I know why and what are the things I need to improve on. Being an aspie is no joke.

By: Timo

Timo — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:48:41 +0000

I always end up either playing with the children and pets, examining the bookshelves for history and science books or outside, far enough away that the sound of people talking is audible only as a distant hum, but I’m able to hear my wife calling my name when it’s time to go.

By: Mariam

Mariam — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:57:00 +0000

Haha that pictoral synopsis is totally me! I’ll make small talk sometimes at parties, but if no one is talking to me and everyone is having their own little convos about some inside joke, I dont feel obligated to linger within earshot and try to figure what the hell they’re talking about.

By: MDP

MDP — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:59:40 +0000

I only recently became somewhat educated about the topic of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Asperger’s Syndrome. This is rather unfortunate considering if I had had this information many years ago, it would serve as the perect explanation for my atypicality. Since being introduced to ASD, I’ve been researching almost nonstop. This list is my most recent stop. After reading this list, I am certain that I have AS to some degree. Thank you for making this list and I intend to continue looking around this site.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:28:18 +0000

“Oh, they own that cool dog. He’ll be great to play with.”
I may not think about it beforehand, but I usually do end up hanging out with their pets when I can’t deal with any more humans.

By: AC

AC — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:42:19 +0000

I always go MIA at some point during most social events involving my family and couple of friends. I can stand about 30 minutes of inane, pointless conversation about nothing in particular then my head starts feeling hot and fuzzy and next thing I know, I’ve got to go to a quiet room to decompress (sometimes for the remainder of the evening or until I’ve heard someone in the next room say “ok, we’re leaving now”, which is like music to my ears because I know it’s ok to leave at that point!)

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By: ericabird

ericabird — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:44:51 +0000

OR they’ve got a garden or they always have new magazines or an unabridged dictionary or funny little kids or collections of fossils or shells or field guides……oh, wait, that’s MY house minus the kids.
Maybe I’ll just stay home…….