RE: The Newly Departed thread: announcements (departures)
June 3, 2018 at 12:28 am
(This post was last modified: June 3, 2018 at 12:28 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 2, 2018 at 11:49 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(June 2, 2018 at 11:43 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Ah, but this has been a hallmark of his for as long as I've known him.
My contention is that it got drastically worse after he got his diagnosis. Which means he was under control before, but something changed.
Yep, he got another tool for his manipulation bag.
Come on CL/LFC, we have several people here who admit to being diagnosed with ASD. How many of them use it as an entitlement for bad behavior?
ASD is a spectrum. He may have certain difficulties that others in the spectrum don't have.
Anyway, I don't see why it should matter. Autism or not, he is someone who is easily provoked and agitated. Knowing this, I choose not to provoke him. Simple. I've corrected his behavior on multiple occassions, and it is possible to do so without poking the bear. I can't control other people's behavior, but I can control my own.
And trust me, he's been mean to me before as well. I will never forget, 2 years ago, when he said on the forum that I was a bad person and that my personality/morals make me unattractive. All because I disagreed with him on a particular issue, even though I had always been nice to him. I just let it go because that's all I can do, and I see no point in upsetting him further.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh