When you meet someone at first glance, do they notice that you are an Aspie?
Because where I work, my boss said he knew I might be an Aspie just by the way I acted in the workplace.
Most people notice my unique personality but only a few can actually tell. just about everyone notices my aloofness. I think the fact that I make Eye contact probably throws a few people off.
Well, I would be shocked if someone noticed, but I suppose it's actually possible. They wouldn't be able to be sure, but I've never cared to hide the way I behave, so there's enough there to make a guess, probably. I'd have to be someone I'd actually lower my defenses and talk to rather than socialise with (read: smile and nod and respond with the occasional 'yeah' or 'sure' or 'right' or witty comment. This works best in groups of 4+, otherwise people notice you're not actually contributing.)
If I ever detect anyone pitying me I will have to give them a manual attitude adjustment. Of course, I've never noticed anything yet, so various stupid humans (my math teacher says that; I think I should adopt it) are probably safe.
...in reading that above post you should note that I abbreviated 'It would' to 'I'd;' it should say it'd. The pronunciation (id) and the capital letter threw me off.
People have always told me that I'm 'weird'- even those who hardly know me. I also seem to get picked on a bullied by people - including complete strangers I've never seen before - than my NT peers. ------------------ I doubt that they could actually identify me as aspie.
I can identify fully with this.
Same here. I think a lot of people could point out the ways I'm different, but few seem to make a connection to AS (at least, it hasn't been vocalized toward me). When I told my bro about it, he thought about it for a few seconds, and said he could definitely see the possiblity.
I can tell other autties pretty well.
But i'm in a cruel social situation, so they know but I can't talk to them or anything.
I feel awful for it.>->
I don't really see any such evidence, Batman. You seem articulate but with a low opinion of yourself and a few sensitive spots.
I don't know if certain people can tell or not. I wish my parents would notice, or that in high school at least one of my teachers or my gifted facilitator would have noticed. I think a lot of people still aren't even aware of it, which is why so many people are as of yet not officially diagnosed. Hell, I didn't even notice until two months ago. I mean, I noticed I was different, but I never knew what to call it.
I think a lot of people still aren't even aware of it, which is why so many people are as of yet not officially diagnosed. Hell, I didn't even notice until two months ago. I mean, I noticed I was different, but I never knew what to call it.
Thats me. I used my intelligence to hide the fact I was "different". Till I open my mouth in an apsies kind of way, no-one is any the wiser.
yeah I love cold rainy days to, I reckon I can tell an aspie from an NT, my bos gave my mum "Look me in the eye" I think he's sort of gessed I am, most people just complain I walk funny or tell me I'm wasting my life coz I'm not going to uni, they dont realise that I'd love to go I just dont know what to studdy there, there once was an old guy who asked my mum if I was Autistic
Speaking of noticing...
I'd had a feeling the grandson of one of the clients at the vet clinic was an Aspie, but I wasn't sure, especially since my contact with him was limited to helping him find the clinic cats and telling him which dogs it was ok to pet. Today I about fell over when I found out that he is indeed an Aspie, and his brother has classic autism.