It's had to know how to talk or think about aspergers, but if you go to autism-centred therapy, aspergers people probably part of your 'tribe'.
It seems derogatory to treat aspergers or autism like an illness in itself, because it isn't all bad: I've seen for myself how it sometimes gives people awesome talents, steely perseverance, nonjudgmental friendliness and a tendency to get intensely into things and become very knowledgeable and willing to share that knowledge. It's a kind of brain-wiring and I've seen it play out as a whole way of life. I don't have aspergers but these people are my tribe. I feel at home around them and drawn to them before I even know they're on the spectrum. With any luck I'll probably end up marrying one if I end up marrying at all.
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It's had to know how to talk or think about aspergers, but if you go to autism-centred therapy, aspergers people probably part of your 'tribe'.
It seems derogatory to treat aspergers or autism like an illness in itself, because it isn't all bad: I've seen for myself how it sometimes gives people awesome talents, steely perseverance, nonjudgmental friendliness and a tendency to get intensely into things and become very knowledgeable and willing to share that knowledge. It's a kind of brain-wiring and I've seen it play out as a whole way of life. I don't have aspergers but these people are my tribe. I feel at home around them and drawn to them before I even know they're on the spectrum. With any luck I'll probably end up marrying one if I end up marrying at all.