A point of view

"This is how autism is too often presenting to individuals who are new to it: as a grab bag of deficits and oddities.

But there are a few problems with that. Autism is so central to how I work as a person that defining it in purely negative ways cannot help but hurt my self-esteem. And I can't think of myself as a tangled up mess like this.

I have to have a way of understanding myself that is positive and congruent. I excel when I can find the order and the pattern. I have to find the patterns that help me make sense of me."

I just found the above comments online, together with the picture which I have included. I am always interested in hearing how aspergers/asd impacts upon real people's lives. 

I agree in part with paragaph 1. All human beings have their own individual personalities. To me, therefore, it seems reasonable to suppose that there will be a margin of difference in the ways that asd will manifest itself. 

Re. paragraph 2, autism is also central to who I am. I am only just beginning to realise how my brain has been wired. I am, frankly, a bit of a tangled-up mess, although I do not intend to remain so. My self-esteem has always been low, and this is part of the depression which generally accompanies aspergers. 

Re. paragraph 3, I am trying to understand myself. I note my thoughts and analyse them, and tell my readers all about them in my blog, which is a positive step. I am also drawn to patterns, which my intellect makes good use of when it has the opportunity.

I really don't like having aspergers, but you have to take what you are given. I hope the writer of the above comments will find their path in life.