02-22-2017, 01:49 AM
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Oh. I never would've guessed. I guess it wasn't evident to me because I can't see other people on this forum in person.
Would your special interest be all that high art and culture you keep saying Heroes have produced so little of? I can sort of see your rigid, one-perspective view of high culture when you discuss that stuff. -Craig
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I have Asperger's. Nobody told me when I could have made adjustments and gotten to enjoy a reasonably-happy and productive adulthood. I had poor eye contact, little sense of humor, and rigidity in my way of thought. Potential employers thought that because of my poor eye contact I was shifty and dishonest. (Never mind that I tell anyone, dishonesty is for schmucks). Comedy and fiction had to be really good for me to appreciate them. Not until I was 60 was I diagnosed with it. People that I have known for years agreed with the diagnosis. I had to live a lie almost my entire adult life... and I am not a good liar.
A therapist who dealt with me after I said some regrettable things -- suggesting that I wish I had never been born, that I didn't get to live to that point, and even suggesting how I might put an end to my life -- figured that it was Asperger's in thirty minutes.
Maybe I could write a novel titled My Other Life , telling how different my life would be had I gotten a diagnosis of Asperger's and gotten to act accordingly. Asperger's can have physical manifestations such as poor hand-eye coordination, little upper-body strength, and monotonous speech. Getting away with it? That's the ticket.
Oh. I never would've guessed. I guess it wasn't evident to me because I can't see other people on this forum in person.
Would your special interest be all that high art and culture you keep saying Heroes have produced so little of? I can sort of see your rigid, one-perspective view of high culture when you discuss that stuff. -Craig
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