Hi I'm new

[sasha_whos_there]

Hello, so I'm not even sure about my self-diagnosis but have been wondering about autism for years. I had a therapist (supposedly good) tell me, "Oh no, lol, if you were autistic you'd have zero empathy". I now realize that this was not quite accurate. Anyway, I might have a few traits.

Among things I've heard a million times: "You're way too literal", "You're so black and white" - also I have this idea that in a previous life I probably was a machine in a factory, and/or a bloodhound. All I do is observe, investigate, and seek to establish patterns - that's the only way I know how to think. And well, it works. I feel like a car going full speed and having to pull the breaks sometimes to look at something more closely - even when I let go, it's part of a pattern I've designed. I have zero imagination for "complete fiction" but can re-arrange reality in a million ways. I do have empathy, prolonged eye contact leaves me exhausted, confused and generally ashamed. And well, there's more, but hey. We'll see .
Anyway, hi, and looking forward to meeting you guys.

 

[foliodoe]

Welcome! I hope you'll find that this is a space where you can express yourself freely and ask the questions you might have been afraid to ask anywhere else!

 

[Mr. Stevens]

Welcome, I hope you enjoy it here

 

[sasha_whos_there]

Thank you

 

[Skittlebisquit]

Boop

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Welcome.

 

[Skittlebisquit]

 

[sasha_whos_there]

Boop

What is boop? "(colloquial) A gentle or playful tap or strike, especially on the nose." < wiktionary. Is this it?

 

[Skittlebisquit]

I plead wonky to the allegation($)

 

[Skittlebisquit]

Welcome to the classroom
Library, dinner party, park

 

[sasha_whos_there]

I can't sit still so library will likely kick me out. But park sounds good

 

[Skittlebisquit]

Nope. You only get kicked for being mean, using gutter talk on an open board or doing dangerous drama antics.

 

[sasha_whos_there]

haha ok library it is then

 

[Skittlebisquit]

So i wrote an intro thread a while ago. It was set for primitive bias, basic literacy, age 65. The whole format changed since then, i was gone for a while

 

[Skittlebisquit]

Well several of us worked on it actually it was a group effort.

Tech support, Win 10

This thread is for basic information and tutorials on how to use this site, based on a home computer, that runs windows 10, with a chrome browser. One of the new people is struggling with basic issues. How to use the site, how to view threads, what is a thread anyways, and basically everything...

www.autismforums.com

 

[tree]

 

[sasha_whos_there]

Ah, cool, thank you for sharing (and for making the tutorial) - I was just thinking I wasn't sure where to click, so this will help

 

[Skittlebisquit]

Its from before the new system. I am a fooldangle finagler so, i mostly just pretend alot and guess. Please dont tell anyone, they all think i am something else

 

[sasha_whos_there]

I'm sorry to tell you but I think some might have read this...

 

[Skittlebisquit]

Oh dear.
There are games too. I was a player in one of the longest duels in the history of the forum.