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RE: One of my Posts Made it to "Trending," Wow! And Why That's Pretty Random
Our middle kid (29, boy) is a mild Aspie... most people wouldn't know it, except for when he has to learn new things; everything has to be introduced in a very specific order or it just goes in one ear and out the other... it has been a challenge for him at work, but once he knows something, her tends to be in the top 1% of whatever company he's with.
My son is 22 and has yet to embrace his "Aspie-ism" He's still angry at the world and angry at me but refuses to take any kind of ownership for finding joy. He thinks I'm trying to project a disability on him when I KNOW it can be a strength. I'm a mild Aspie and jumped for joy when I was finally assessed (in my 30s.) Ah well. One day...maybe...something will click in his head.
Often part of the resistance comes from the general societal biases... Aspergers gets classified as a thing you "have," like the pox, or a wart on your nose. I used to resist it, too, under that guise. But it's really just a tool for self-understanding... I've spent the better part of 20 years studying Sensory-Processing Sensitivity (often an Aspergers lookalike, but different) and people resist it, as well, because it gets classified as something you "have." Well, no. You don't. It's a way you're wired.