tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post7276330895451153437..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: I'm officially Pop Culture NormalAmanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-56370627824259969852010-01-21T12:18:10.860-05:002010-01-21T12:18:10.860-05:00The symptom “finds it difficult now to play games ...<i>The symptom “finds it difficult now to play games with children that involve pretending” doesn’t make any sense because if the person isn’t at an appropriate developmental level, then wouldn’t this mean that they would actually enjoy being with children? NO IT WOULDN’T BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH ASPERGER’S HATE FEELINGS AND ANYTHING GIRLY.</i><br /><br />Ahahahaha! I may actually fit this criteria now, though I wouldn't have as a young child (i.e. I developed pretend play at a typical age but never outgrew it), I actually <em>do</em> find playing pretend games with children easier than having conversations with adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-37595510452004231742010-01-16T14:54:12.889-05:002010-01-16T14:54:12.889-05:00Great post. When you said that SBC thinks he'...Great post. When you said that SBC thinks he's just studying people with bad social skills, I had an "aha!" moment. That is so, so true, and it's really the main reason why I find so many of his interpretations of spectrum behavior rather inexplicable. He reduces everything about autism to social skills (and "imagination impairment"), which is completely at odds with my experiences of being autistic.<br /><br />SBC, I don't shower less than is socially typical because I'm completely unaware of the rules at age 22. I do it because of sensory and executive functioning issues.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313619400997453196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-22532969650039281582010-01-15T13:10:58.605-05:002010-01-15T13:10:58.605-05:00I should ask Simon: if my answer is, "I don&#...I should ask Simon: if my answer is, "I don't understand the question, can you reword it so it makes sense," does that mean I should answer yes by default because I am not evolved enough to interpret the reasoning correctly?Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06001020811877167957noreply@blogger.com