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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder
(March 22, 2018 at 5:32 pm)Mermaid Wrote: I have this theory that most people with autism are exceptional, in the gifted sense.

Does typing 40,000+ posts over an internet forum and being the second highest poster despite taking a break for several years count?

As far as I know I don't have any talents besides being high general intelligence and being able to type like this since I was 6 years old.

My typing does feel like a gift because it took me half an hour to type like this. And that feels like the stuff of the movies.

But if that is the only gift I get besides being super smert, I wish I had more lol.

I mean, and what's the point in being smart if I don't have the motivation or self control, self discipline required to make something of myself?

On the other hand maybe that will change with enough support. I hope so. But when I really feel overwhelmed by certain stressors in life then as far as I know there are certainly cases where coping strategies are all I can get.

Basically: I'm sure with support I'll be able to progress in life more than before... but I dunno if I'll ever be fully developed (as I have a developmental disorder that can be pretty intense at times).... I hope I will. But I'm not going to get my hopes up too hard. Maybe I'll never be fully "normal" but do I need to be?

I feel like if I ever get some successful high paid jobbed it will be something pretty niche. That's how I feel.

Or maybe if I get better at consistently showing up and getting out of bed and functioning normally... I may one day be able to work at an office.

Lately I have been volunteering at an office and I only show up about once a month despite the fact they're expecting me every week.... but they have gotten used to the fact I cancel so often because reasons..... and yet, I literally am so fast at typing stuff up for them..... that I get weeks worth of stuff done in a few hours.... AND.... get this.... last Wednesday they told me to slow down so the rest of them could keep up with me because they needed to highlight certain things I was typing. LOL. So I barely even show up and I *still* need to slow down lol. Perhaps showing up would be overkill then lol. Lmao.

But unfortunately there aren't job positions out there where someone gets paid the same but only turns up a quarter of the time but does over four times the work of everyone else lol.

We're just talking typing here though. I'm sure my brain could have other talents but I can't do one thing for very long without burning out and needing a nap and a wank.

Half the time I feel like even sexual relief is mostly just stress relief for me. And it's the only way I can sleep.

Okay maybe that's TMI lol. But I think it's surprisingly revelvant lol. I'm perfectly happy having a fully online relationship and staying in my room and not getting a real life relationship, but I sure as hell need some kind of sexual activity, if only by myself... at least for stress relief and so I can sleep.

I mean, many autistic people are asexual. I'm not asexual, I'm a sexual. I have a sex drive, but I am certainly less motivated to go out and get a relationship than most people. I'd rather stay home alone in my room forever.

Sometimes I get sad briefly and desire an RL relationship. But that's mostly frustration with the fact I struggle to even get an online relationship lol. As most women (and people I assume) want more than that. Much to my disappointment Tongue

I would ideally wanna meet someone who could be an RL relationship for me. But they'd have to be fucking perfect. Or a fucking consistent fuck buddy and they'd have to be pretty fucking tolerant to deal with me whoever they are.

"I'm bored of you now. Can I go home to my room?"

I wouldn't say it like that of course lol. I'd be polite. But that's how I'd feel after a while with the love of my life lol.

Now.... I could spend huge amounts of time living with someone I love. But even just one tiny argument (which is inevitable) would scare me to death. It's not like debates on the internet, which I fully detach from and become an impersonal robot.

Anyway where was I. Oh yeah. I'm gifted at least with my fingers. (Okay and my tongue is pretty good too Razz but that's another topic lol).
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Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 4:30 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Losty - March 22, 2018 at 4:36 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Rev. Rye - March 22, 2018 at 5:03 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 5:08 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Foxaèr - March 22, 2018 at 5:06 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by The Grand Nudger - March 22, 2018 at 5:11 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 5:32 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Mermaid - March 22, 2018 at 5:32 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 6:12 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Rev. Rye - March 22, 2018 at 6:41 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by The Grand Nudger - March 22, 2018 at 5:44 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 9:53 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by The Industrial Atheist - March 23, 2018 at 8:12 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by ignoramus - March 22, 2018 at 6:24 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by J a c k - March 22, 2018 at 6:32 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 7:06 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by mlmooney89 - March 22, 2018 at 6:41 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by c172 - March 22, 2018 at 6:47 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 7:29 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Rev. Rye - March 22, 2018 at 8:11 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 8:22 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by henryp - March 22, 2018 at 7:25 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 22, 2018 at 8:25 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 8:32 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 22, 2018 at 8:38 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 8:45 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by henryp - March 22, 2018 at 10:24 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Losty - March 22, 2018 at 10:27 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by henryp - March 22, 2018 at 10:57 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 23, 2018 at 9:31 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Rev. Rye - March 22, 2018 at 8:39 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 22, 2018 at 8:46 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2018 at 9:31 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by The Industrial Atheist - March 22, 2018 at 9:37 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 22, 2018 at 11:15 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by vulcanlogician - March 23, 2018 at 12:03 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 26, 2018 at 2:42 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 26, 2018 at 2:48 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 26, 2018 at 4:08 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Minimalist - March 26, 2018 at 3:05 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 26, 2018 at 3:42 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 26, 2018 at 8:16 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by J a c k - March 27, 2018 at 2:04 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Grandizer - March 27, 2018 at 7:35 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 26, 2018 at 6:14 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Whateverist - March 26, 2018 at 6:37 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 26, 2018 at 7:12 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Rev. Rye - March 26, 2018 at 11:41 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 9:16 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Little lunch - March 27, 2018 at 10:09 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Shell B - March 27, 2018 at 10:19 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Aegon - March 27, 2018 at 10:20 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by mlmooney89 - March 27, 2018 at 10:28 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Shell B - March 27, 2018 at 10:36 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 12:27 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by henryp - March 27, 2018 at 10:38 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 27, 2018 at 11:08 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 11:21 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Shell B - March 27, 2018 at 11:14 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by mlmooney89 - March 27, 2018 at 11:22 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 11:26 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Minimalist - March 27, 2018 at 1:32 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 27, 2018 at 1:50 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 1:53 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Shell B - March 27, 2018 at 3:14 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 3:18 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by ignoramus - March 28, 2018 at 2:36 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 1:44 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 27, 2018 at 1:58 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Minimalist - March 27, 2018 at 3:10 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - March 27, 2018 at 3:11 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Minimalist - March 27, 2018 at 3:15 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by downbeatplumb - March 27, 2018 at 3:42 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 5:45 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by WinterHold - March 27, 2018 at 6:14 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 6:19 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by mlmooney89 - March 27, 2018 at 6:27 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Rev. Rye - March 27, 2018 at 7:28 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2018 at 7:36 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Shell B - March 27, 2018 at 8:22 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Foxaèr - March 27, 2018 at 8:59 pm
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by robvalue - April 18, 2018 at 1:22 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Edwardo Piet - May 11, 2018 at 8:11 am
RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder - by Catholic_Lady - May 11, 2018 at 3:29 pm



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