07-27-2008, 12:03 AM
[/color]Hello,
Several people in my family were diagnosed with Aspergers in the past year and a half. Even my mom and one of my sisters, my Grandpa was an Aspie and two nephews are too.... I wanted to find out what this was all about and in reading “Pretending to be Normal” I saw me. I didn't feel different because I grew up in a Aspie world of artist and inventors- and though I had an awful time in public school (I failed 3rd grade, and was a big time loner who always charmed people with my are) I found so much happiness homeschooling from 7th grade on... I got to study my special interests all day long, and my mom used my special interests to teach me everything else I needed to learn...
Now I'm almost 32 and happily inventing my own world for my husband and seven children... but I am always getting in trouble in the community for the off-beat things I do- our family was just on the news for keeping two goats in the back yard...
Anyway I am really interested in finding out something you can help me with. After taking a few trips to my beloved Austria, I wanted to build an Austria style rural village in Indiana. Lots of people thought it was a great idea, so we've been trying. I now realize that Austria is an important part of Aspie history, and it's the only country that I feel totally peaceful in. Everything is beautiful and rightly designed, it feels to perfectly balanced, there is nothing annoying in the Austrian villages, and farm animals all over the place. People are always making things and it's just intriguing. I spent years figuring out what details came together to make the big picture so delightful to me, and I've tried to recreate such a world. We almost built the village this spring, but investors dropped out when the housing market crashed... so no village yet.
What I wonder... Did Austrian Aspies design the villages in Austria? Is that why I love them so much? Would you all take a look at my website and tell me if this is the kind of place that would refresh you and make your heart happy? I know it’s hard for some of us to enter the imaginations of others- but I would love to hear your thoughts.
Here is the village website:
http://www.ruralvillage.org
Here is the family website to welcome you to my world: http://www.BusyBrowns.com
I feel so happy to be an Aspie because I grew up in a family that let me be me, my parents let me do all the quirky things I wanted to do, they were quirky too. My husband has always been so happy with me too, and lovingly accepts my quirks- He even frees me to paint murals on the ceiling, floors and walls.
I've had more meltdowns lately since the government started trying to take away my pet goats! My poor husband doesn't know what to do with me when I fall apart. Learning more about what it means to be an Aspie really helps, and hearing your stories is a beautiful thing.
Several people in my family were diagnosed with Aspergers in the past year and a half. Even my mom and one of my sisters, my Grandpa was an Aspie and two nephews are too.... I wanted to find out what this was all about and in reading “Pretending to be Normal” I saw me. I didn't feel different because I grew up in a Aspie world of artist and inventors- and though I had an awful time in public school (I failed 3rd grade, and was a big time loner who always charmed people with my are) I found so much happiness homeschooling from 7th grade on... I got to study my special interests all day long, and my mom used my special interests to teach me everything else I needed to learn...
Now I'm almost 32 and happily inventing my own world for my husband and seven children... but I am always getting in trouble in the community for the off-beat things I do- our family was just on the news for keeping two goats in the back yard...
Anyway I am really interested in finding out something you can help me with. After taking a few trips to my beloved Austria, I wanted to build an Austria style rural village in Indiana. Lots of people thought it was a great idea, so we've been trying. I now realize that Austria is an important part of Aspie history, and it's the only country that I feel totally peaceful in. Everything is beautiful and rightly designed, it feels to perfectly balanced, there is nothing annoying in the Austrian villages, and farm animals all over the place. People are always making things and it's just intriguing. I spent years figuring out what details came together to make the big picture so delightful to me, and I've tried to recreate such a world. We almost built the village this spring, but investors dropped out when the housing market crashed... so no village yet.
What I wonder... Did Austrian Aspies design the villages in Austria? Is that why I love them so much? Would you all take a look at my website and tell me if this is the kind of place that would refresh you and make your heart happy? I know it’s hard for some of us to enter the imaginations of others- but I would love to hear your thoughts.
Here is the village website:
http://www.ruralvillage.org
Here is the family website to welcome you to my world: http://www.BusyBrowns.com
I feel so happy to be an Aspie because I grew up in a family that let me be me, my parents let me do all the quirky things I wanted to do, they were quirky too. My husband has always been so happy with me too, and lovingly accepts my quirks- He even frees me to paint murals on the ceiling, floors and walls.
I've had more meltdowns lately since the government started trying to take away my pet goats! My poor husband doesn't know what to do with me when I fall apart. Learning more about what it means to be an Aspie really helps, and hearing your stories is a beautiful thing.