Monday, June 10, 2013

Art and Aspergers...

I have Asperger's. It's not an excuse.  I really do have it.  It means I'm autistic.  Many people would say you don't look it.  And that's part of the world today... if i cant see it, it's not real.  Or in more genius wording... "The difference between high-functioning and low-functioning is that high-functioning means your deficits are ignored, and low-functioning means your assets are ignored." - Laura Tisoncik

It's basic vainity if you ask me.  It's just like my mother's lupus and fibro.  You can't see that she has it but when she can barely move you notice it.  I don't have that same kind of luck.  The only time you notice I have it is when i talk a crapload about something orrrr hate answering the phone... there are too many things to list.  I'm not stupid.  But it's not an excuse if you dont know ur doing it!  As for the art of this post.... I miss it. I miss working on something but my brain is soo upset i just dont know where to begin..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is particularly infuriating for people who really do have AS, since as this practice continues they find it harder to explain accidentally offending somebody without being seen as liars, or worse as trying to make an excuse for bad behaviour. Most genuine Aspies don't see Aspergers as a 'Get Out Of Jerk Ass Free' card, just an explanation. 


 Our society would rather just say "You are making it up and using it as an excuse" rather then trying to research or read up on the conditions. No, I'm not saying that you should let anyone get away with saying whatever they want because they said "I have Aspergers" and they shouldn't say "It's ok, I have Aspergers." What most people who are trying to say when they say "I have Aspergers" is simply that- to tell you they have it. If the person they are speaking to has no clue what that is, they'll just get angry and yell at the person with Aspergers, saying something like "boo hoo" or "everyone has problems, learn to deal with them." Yes, we all do have problems, but this one is not an easy one to deal with.(especially in my scenario where depression and anxiety are added into the mix, so not only is a social disorder I'm dealing with, but also chemical imbalances in my brain which might further alter the thing said by someone in my brain.)

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