Reply #42: "The Highly Sensitive Person" and "Aspergers" and "Autism"

[Mr_Spock]

have a LOT in common. It is the overwhelming stimulation that many of us Aspergers people feel that prevents us from seeing the so-called "social cues" in a social situation. I can now see these "cues" because I am less sensitive due to my age. I actually used a rational approach to doing certain (illegal) drugs as a kid to try and desensitize myself because I could not stand the excessive stimulation at times. I didn't even realize until I was 42 years old that what I felt every minute of every day was called "Anxiety!!". Amazing how difficult it is for us to put certain feelings into perspective because we have felt that way for every waking hour of our lives!!!!! This is such a complicated issue, I could go on and on for days about the consequences of being neuro-sensitive and how that makes one see every aspect of daily living different than so-called "neurotypical" people. It is also an amazing gift - yes! I have a very high (top 2%) IQ and I can see problems in ways that no matter how hard I try, I cannot get a neurotypical person to conceive of!! This is why I so enjoy hearing that folks like Beethoven, Jefferson, Einstein and many other famous geniuses likely had this "special wiring" based on their clearly different social behaviors.


I'll stop here - my daughter also has Aspergers and I SO LOVE when she gets in peoples faces and tells 'em how it is. Respect authority? HA! Never and I am so proud of her as she is following in my footsteps in that regard!!!! I love the fact that we Aspergers people could care less what an authority figure has to say. Their "just another person" to us - and annoying ones at that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!