I hate the world of other people. I often feel so intimidated by others in the world. I adore my own little private space in outerspace. As long as I feel as if I am on a desert island. Then that is fine by me. You can tell I have asperger's. It runs right through my dark Gothic veins. But somewhere out there is a friend for me. But its made all the more complicated by others, from the past tenses that I dislike. I hate and loathe my school days. You must be able to tell that? But to look at me. You'd think...Now why's he so lonely? It isn't all my entire fault. Even though it is made to look that way, by the rest of the entire planet.
You don't "have" Asperger's. You are an ASPIE. Big difference. The way we use language gives it power. You are not a person "with Asperger's," nor do you "have Asperger's." You are an Aspie, or an Autistic individual/person.
ReplyDeleteOf course, the whole idea of "personhood" itself is a corporate and legal bunch of BS, so I prefer the term "individual," though that's not the focus of this message.
Hans Asperger never wanted his Aspies to be considered disordered in any way. He even believed himself to be just like the Aspies he was studying. He made all attempts to keep his research hidden, and protect his Aspies from the Nazis. He also never wanted Psychiatry to include Aspies in the DSM.
Some say Asperger's and Kanner's Autism are merely 2 different perspectives on the same thing. Hans Asperger was the discoverer of Asperger's as well as the first advocate on our behalf. If you want proof that Asperger's is not a disorder, as well as encouragement to be who you are, just look to Hans Asperger himself.
But when they found out about Hans Asperger's research, as you know, anyone who is different is said to be wrong, and they want to eliminate or neutralize that difference.
But it's not true -- there's nothing wrong with us, as Hans Asperger could attest to, were he still living. And we have to recover from the trauma that has been inflicted upon us, and make a safe and free environment for the next generation of Aspies to be able to be themselves completely.