Hi All,
It took me a while to find this forum, I hope I fit in. 57 year old Australian man, high function polymath, and generally very reclusive. I chose the nic Outdated because I don’t use any social media and I don’t do live chat and I don’t use mobile phones. I like forums though.
I grew up in a world that had never heard of autism and I learnt from a very early age that there was only ever going to be one person in the whole world that really understood me. Me. From a very young age I had to develop a very forceful personality, nearly everyone in my life was always full of advice about who I should be and how I should be and all of them were wrong. I was never shy of telling them so. I always had to be me.
I was fortunate as a young man to get a trade, I was an Offset Printer, in a physical trade environment your worth is based on ability and reliability, and all the most highly skilled tradies tend to be a little bit quirky. I fitted in well. I ended up being extremely good at my job and I was used to being highly valued, I developed an ego based on my abilities. I had a great life and I think a lot of it is due to that ego, that self confidence.
The advent of personal computers brought about the demise of that trade and my world fell apart, but the ego never faded and it still opens up avenues for me wherever I want.
I’ve had a very interesting life and I’d like to share a few of my stories with you, I hope they’re entertaining and possibly helpful as well.
Cheers,
Andrew.
It took me a while to find this forum, I hope I fit in. 57 year old Australian man, high function polymath, and generally very reclusive. I chose the nic Outdated because I don’t use any social media and I don’t do live chat and I don’t use mobile phones. I like forums though.
I grew up in a world that had never heard of autism and I learnt from a very early age that there was only ever going to be one person in the whole world that really understood me. Me. From a very young age I had to develop a very forceful personality, nearly everyone in my life was always full of advice about who I should be and how I should be and all of them were wrong. I was never shy of telling them so. I always had to be me.
I was fortunate as a young man to get a trade, I was an Offset Printer, in a physical trade environment your worth is based on ability and reliability, and all the most highly skilled tradies tend to be a little bit quirky. I fitted in well. I ended up being extremely good at my job and I was used to being highly valued, I developed an ego based on my abilities. I had a great life and I think a lot of it is due to that ego, that self confidence.
The advent of personal computers brought about the demise of that trade and my world fell apart, but the ego never faded and it still opens up avenues for me wherever I want.
I’ve had a very interesting life and I’d like to share a few of my stories with you, I hope they’re entertaining and possibly helpful as well.
Cheers,
Andrew.