Written by SAPL on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 in Clothing, Sensory Sensitivties.
Donna S. Rutherford on Flickr
Clothing can be such a pain in ass for Asperger People. Too tight, not tight enough, feels scratchy, the list goes on for material and fabrics that rub their sensory sensitivities the wrong way.
Because of this, some Aspies prefer to just be plain naked.
Usually this is confined to a private area, such as one’s own home or apartment, but there are exceptions.
Written by SAPL on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 in Communication.
Image: Uberushaximus on Wikimedia Commons
You know that guy. Like many Asperger people, he shies away from oral communication and speaks his mind with the keyboard. He thinks texting should be a recognized foreign language. He might text his wife when she’s cooking in the kitchen at home when he’s away for long distances such as the bedroom upstairs. He will engage in a 20 minute back and forth email conversation when it could have been done face to face in five. Especially considering his office is right next door to yours. So close, you can even hear him typing his next response.
Written by SAPL on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 in Clothing.
Sandy Austin whanau on Flickr
Clothes may make the neurotypical man or woman, but they will never make the Asperger person.
Aspies generally have no use for the latest fashions, and would prefer to wear clothing for comfort and practical purposes.
Written by SAPL on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 in Communication, Socialization.
“Wow, they’ve a got nice place,” says Jack as he and the wife drive by a luxury condo community. “If anything ever happens to you and the kids, I’m moving there.”
There’s honesty. And then there’s brutal honesty. Too often the Aspie possesses the latter.
Written by SAPL on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 in Communication.
Image: swanksalot on Flickr
Asperger people have an innate drive to be honest and truthful. This goes along with their strong sense of morality. Honesty can be a wonderful trait to have if your best friend or partner is an Asperger. And it can also makes things difficult.
Written by SAPL on Monday, November 10th, 2008 in Asperger People In The News, Careers.
Like many bright Asperger people, Bram Cohen ventured out into the workplace thinking he would find challenging and rewarding opportunities that matched his intellectual abilities and gave him the opportunity to interact with those smart and rational like him. Delusion #1.
Written by SAPL on Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 in Communication.
Once upon a time there was a young college Asperger student working as an assistant to a professor who was a very busy and prolific researcher. The student liked the job-good pay, close to home and school, and was in the area of interest the student wanted to go into after graduation.
Written by SAPL on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 in Communication, Socialization.
“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” is a popular television series on Fox involving a robot that displays many Asperger traits. The whole gist of the story is this: Sarah Connor (Lena Headey) has a son, John (Thomas Dekker). John is being pursued by a Terminator that wants to destroy him. They recruit Cameron, a Terminator played by actress Summer Glau, who has been reprogrammed to help instead of hurt John (Good Terminator) and off they go running from the Bad Terminator and trying to figure out how to stop him. In between plots, there are love stories, adolescent angst, and plenty of robots getting blown up, shredded, burned, then putting themselves back together in a strange Humpty-Dumpty fashion and reactivating themselves to chase after John again. Pretty typical life for a teenage boy.
