Well, speaking as someone who was diagnosed many years ago with Asperger's, dealing with people in person is often a lot more difficult then doing so online. I'll admit, I do sometimes have problems dealing with other people face to face. I don't know if I'd call it a lack of empathy, exactly, as I can often figure out what they mean if I work at it, but that's the thing: it isn't always automatic. Oh, easy stuff, sure: basic emotions, humor, sarcasm, etc. But if I want to actually see something from someone else's point of view, I have to work at it. I am not unemotional, I am not stupid, and that I am not much of a group person is not a huge failing, no matter what some people out there may think.
I don't think much about Asperger's, honestly. Perhaps it's because - as I was told, back when I was diagnosed - I'm fairly high functioning, on the Asperger's scale. I know I don't necessarily think the same way as most people, but it doesn't always seem that way. I have my own apartment, my own car, I pay for anything I might buy on my own. I do prefer dealing with people online because I am able to present myself more coherently this way. Indeed, when I tell people online that I have Asperger's, they're always surprised. (And often confused, leading to looking up links that explain exactly what the heck it is.)
"Internet Asperger's", frankly, is a little insulting. (No, I'm not upset with you. ^_^) If you meet someone like that online and think they have Asperger's, chances are you're wrong. Some people are just jackholes, and take advantage of the anonymity provided by the internet to get away with it.
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Date: 2009-12-12 10:02 am (UTC)I don't think much about Asperger's, honestly. Perhaps it's because - as I was told, back when I was diagnosed - I'm fairly high functioning, on the Asperger's scale. I know I don't necessarily think the same way as most people, but it doesn't always seem that way. I have my own apartment, my own car, I pay for anything I might buy on my own. I do prefer dealing with people online because I am able to present myself more coherently this way. Indeed, when I tell people online that I have Asperger's, they're always surprised. (And often confused, leading to looking up links that explain exactly what the heck it is.)
"Internet Asperger's", frankly, is a little insulting. (No, I'm not upset with you. ^_^) If you meet someone like that online and think they have Asperger's, chances are you're wrong. Some people are just jackholes, and take advantage of the anonymity provided by the internet to get away with it.