Well, my point back then was that it’s only a label in the regard that only now does society actually perceive people with autism as not working right. Before this materialist society where everyone needs to make the most money possible, people with autism might just have been able to excel at and be appreciated for whatever it was they focused on: philosophy, science, bureaucracy, watchmaking, etc.. It wouldn’t surprise me if many great inventors and scientists were what we would today call autists.Delphine wrote:Actually that would explain the flowers + naked girl thing. His brain doesn't make the "uh, this is wrong" connection, just the "yay, this is pretty!" connection.Malchik wrote:So are you like "high functioning"? 'Cause I don't know if arranging flowers in an appeasing manner around a naked girl counts for much in the eye's of society.P.P.A. wrote:I thought I’ve mentioned it a few times by now that I actually am autistic, as diagnosed by my psychologist! This only works on people who aren’t, Kogen. (Actually,it doesn’t work on anyone, but you get my point.)
PPA, I don't recall you mentioning your autism. Although if you did so during your "autism is just a mean label!" post I didn't notice, because I was too busy thinking that my brother's autism isn't a label, it's the reason his damn brain doesn't work right.
Well, that, or they would have been beaten by their parents and forced to somehow fit into a life they would never want or be able to accept or even to bear, like Frederick the Great.
And, uh, well… I wouldn’t call myself “high functioning”, although I do tend to get quite good at things I get obsessed with. (It’s usually either obsession or complete neglect, rarely is there a middle ground.) Not to mention that these things tend to be a little out of the way, like heraldry, 19th century dramas, and ſo on. Oh, and I avoid social offline contacts like the plague and feel uncomfortable just talking to anyone in person for a few minutes unless it’s my grandparents. I guess that counts!
Why are flowers with naked girls wrong? D: (I made sure to censor all relevant bits so the “naked” part doesn’t cause any trouble!)