What's going on with you, part II...

[pbrower2a]

(08-11-2016, 10:47 AM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:

(08-11-2016, 02:33 AM)taramarie Wrote:

(08-11-2016, 01:33 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: It is high-functioning autism. The therapist asked me what I want to do about it, and I replied, "I want to get away with it!"

At my age my core personality is unlikely to change. Maybe I can shed some personally-harmful behaviors. Those aren't the obvious ones that get one of the diagnoses of dangerous tendencies.

I will never become one of those servile types who does a hob that one loathes and smiles through it. That is as unlikely as getting me to love sheer noise. Yes, I love music -- but I could never enjoy a rock concert. It's just too loud!  

So I can treat some of my oddities as quirks; nobody is perfect. Most creative and imaginative people are somewhat weird; they simply get away with it. And, yes, get away from a gloomy place that practically mandates an unhealthy way of life.

Hahahahaha as a creative and imaginative person I won't say no to that I wear my weirdness with pride!

Never heard of high functioning autism before. You learn something new every day. How does it affect you?

High Functioning Autism - A.K.A. Asperger's Syndrome. Here in the US the Mental Health community's manual no longer draws a distinction between the two. There are conspiracy theories that the reason was to deny treatment to the folks with Asperger's who are the highest functioning. By melding the two together the threshold for treatment being indicated was probably raised.

But we would reasonably treat high-functioning depressives, wouldn't we?

My 'high-functioning autism' comes with a spotty work record, which indicates a gross waste of talent. Having a long career in menial work would be almost as bad a waste. So I have some odd responses to stimuli, I don't like noise... I seem at times a liar because I am trying to be normal . Oh, well.