The Friend of Joy
New Member
Hi, I wonder a bit: What was your challenges growing up with autism or Aspergers? I myself has a very mild Asperger diagnosis, and don't consider myself autistic exactly, but admits I had signs of this when I was younger.
I am curious: What was your challenge? Was it empathy, understanding sarcasm, acceptance, or anything really?
I know very well that a lot of people with this syndrome, including myself, have a lot of empathy, but still: There were any moments there you sort of, without knowing it, crossed other people's boundaries, or they were being sarcastic and you didn't understand it? It is just interesting to find out how different an experience can be from person to person.
I myself was very introvert and shy when it came to strangers as young, especially those on my own age, preferring to spend time with adults who I could have more interesting conversations with. I understood some sarcasm, but not all of it, before I learned how sarcasm worked via an online-forum and related experiences, more than a decade ago. When our teacher told us we had to win this and only winning mattered, before a sports-game, when I was young, I didn't get she didn't mean it that seriously. Today I would have, but back then I didn't always comprehend things like that, taking many people too seriously. I did however understand when some made of fun of me, but that seldom or never happened, at least not directly.
Empathy has always been strong with me though, and I have never really crossed other people's boundaries without understanding it, as far as I know of. And I have always cared for other people, and I am not an introvert entirely with those who I know and trust. I can be social as well.
But everyone is different: How was growing up for you? It is your story which is the point of this thread, not mine, or more correctly: The story of each and every one of us.
-Friendly regards: FoJ
I am curious: What was your challenge? Was it empathy, understanding sarcasm, acceptance, or anything really?
I know very well that a lot of people with this syndrome, including myself, have a lot of empathy, but still: There were any moments there you sort of, without knowing it, crossed other people's boundaries, or they were being sarcastic and you didn't understand it? It is just interesting to find out how different an experience can be from person to person.
I myself was very introvert and shy when it came to strangers as young, especially those on my own age, preferring to spend time with adults who I could have more interesting conversations with. I understood some sarcasm, but not all of it, before I learned how sarcasm worked via an online-forum and related experiences, more than a decade ago. When our teacher told us we had to win this and only winning mattered, before a sports-game, when I was young, I didn't get she didn't mean it that seriously. Today I would have, but back then I didn't always comprehend things like that, taking many people too seriously. I did however understand when some made of fun of me, but that seldom or never happened, at least not directly.
Empathy has always been strong with me though, and I have never really crossed other people's boundaries without understanding it, as far as I know of. And I have always cared for other people, and I am not an introvert entirely with those who I know and trust. I can be social as well.
But everyone is different: How was growing up for you? It is your story which is the point of this thread, not mine, or more correctly: The story of each and every one of us.
-Friendly regards: FoJ