tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259779034549832838.post1885641917236798143..comments2023-08-12T06:41:11.740-07:00Comments on Laughing Helps: Marriage Spiced with Aspergers: Normallaughing helpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03419202929819268590noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259779034549832838.post-30506377255217957982016-05-21T15:05:43.403-07:002016-05-21T15:05:43.403-07:00Jackie, I can sympathize. I have exactly the same ...Jackie, I can sympathize. I have exactly the same feelings. All I can say is that through long introspection about the Golden Rule, I have become able to see how some people prefer to be treated differently than I would in the same situation; therefore, I treat them in their preferred way rather than my own.nhzerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409970306722413112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259779034549832838.post-83465953660264685492016-04-22T07:29:42.566-07:002016-04-22T07:29:42.566-07:00please accept my apologies for not publishing this...please accept my apologies for not publishing this sooner - for some reason it was dumped into my spam folder, which i don't honestly check too often - thank you so very much for sharing your thoughts - i really appreciate your perspective, and now have more for thought myself - blessingslaughing helpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419202929819268590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259779034549832838.post-68992140930626246792016-03-07T10:19:33.468-08:002016-03-07T10:19:33.468-08:00 I've been accused of not making an effort si... I've been accused of not making an effort simply because i have no idea what any given individual would like to talk about. And yet, when someone clearly likes a subject that i like, i've been accused of not knowing when to shut up. Some people say i'm shy, some say i'm out-spoken, others express confusion ~ is that confusion CD and, if so, who is suffering it, me or them? I am actually comfortable with my 'contradictory' nature, but dislike 'social' gatherings because others are uncomfortable with it & try to make me take part in rituals that makes no sense to me ~ why pretend to like me before knowing anything about me? & why are they offended by my expecting honesty from them? I spend alot of time and energy trying to understand how people's minds work (because that might make it easier for me to be more involved with certain community projects), but so far it hasn't helped. I only just learned of the term "Cognitive Dissonance" (for symptoms previously named e.g denial), and wonder if my inability to cope with 'society' is due to my mind having 'hyper' CD, or a deficit in CD; i know that i do make decisions, but it becomes hard or impossible to do so when only presented with unsuitable options ~ is being caught in an impasse CD and, if so, are all involved parties suffering CD?Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695737109277866316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259779034549832838.post-48107710501742695312012-05-18T08:13:20.776-07:002012-05-18T08:13:20.776-07:00thank you for reading, and for your encouragement ...thank you for reading, and for your encouragement - i greatly appreciate both!laughing helpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419202929819268590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259779034549832838.post-45436002945205888452012-05-17T22:38:32.615-07:002012-05-17T22:38:32.615-07:00I just wanted to comment and say how much I enjoye...I just wanted to comment and say how much I enjoyed reading each and every post on your blog. I have a daughter with Asperger's and I'm dating a man with Asperger's (I'm divorced, he's never married we're both in our early/mid 30's.) <br /><br />So much stuff hits home! I can't wait to keep reading (and learning) from someone who's been through so much. <br /><br />I wouldn't change either of them for the world. :)T.M.noreply@blogger.com