Fricki'n Fan
There is little that is more annoying than a flickering moving light caused by a loose fan, add the noise to that and you've got a deal breaker.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Interrupting Human Says What?
Interrupting Human Says What?
In retail I've really run into some social conundrums. Like this one.
A little Too Waspy
A little Too Waspy
I'm really not sure how her being a school teacher somehow gave her the power to sense if there was a wasp in my car, but I digress.
Waking Up Aspie
Waking Up Aspie
Change itself is hard for an Aspie. But I have had such life altering things happen to me that sometimes when I would wake up I have to convince myself that those things really happened.
Take That...Kid...
Take That...Kid...
Unfortunately a true story. I was in a new school for a week. I was already being bullied by the students. So I doodled on my notes in class. Enough so that the teachers of my classes took it upon themselves to "teach me a lesson." They put me in a room and mocked my artwork. They threw away my art supplies, and they told me I would never do anything with it.
Well You've Got Me There
Well You've Got Me There.
My brother's friend bought a "camera' from a bum and it turned out to be fake. I saw the same exact camera at a pawnshop an hilarity issued.
Oh RIght! Cousins Can Be Girls.
Oh Right! Cousins Can Be Girls.
This is how I met my fiance. Love at first...unwilling venture from the house.
Stick To The Plan
Stick To The Plan
The best laid plans. I used to sit in my car before I went inside a place and plan out my conversations with the people inside. I didn't want to get caught off guard, but most of the time I was.
Couldn't Be Me
Couldn't Be Me
When telling someone who knows about a situation somewhat about how the situation has affected me, they somehow feel the need to distance themselves from the situation. It's as if they feel like I blame them personally.
The Cycle
The Cycle
It's really hard to break this cycle. You either feel bad, and people are mad at you for it, or you act confident, and people attack you for it.
Aspie Scapegoat?
Aspie Scapegoat?
Let's get this straight right now. Having Aspergers does not make us any more dangerous than anyone else.
Do You Know How I Got This Job?
Do You Know How I Got This Job?
I'm not one for insubordination, but sometimes I wonder.
Do You Know Why I pulled You Over?
Do You Know Why I pulled You Over?
The police often think I'm up to no good. And when asked why I was pulled over I am often told "you were acting suspicious.
Stranger Danger
Stranger Danger
(In College No Less)
I often avoid situations where I am walking near women like, because everything I do is seen as threatening to some people.
Hiding Places
Hiding Places
When I can a kid, and sometimes after that I would escape away to a little world where I wrapped my hands in a circle on my desk and put my head on my hands. I could ignore the outside world that way, and it gave me comfort, which I needed when I just couldn't understand what was happening around me.
The Search
The Search
It took several years to get my first job, and even after graduating with a Associates degree in 3D Animation it took several more years to find even the proverbial "any job." For a lot of people on the spectrum it is almost impossible to get their dream job, and almost impossible to get "any job" without help from the proper channels. I currently have been a sales rep for 3 years, and have yet to break into my field since 2008.
Not Interested
Not Interested
While consoling a female friend or two online I have been confused to find they thought I was hitting on them.
Amoeba Roads
Amoeba Roads
Often times I will be asking a smart question, and be made to look like the fool.
Oh I'm Creepy?
Oh I'm Creepy?
Multiple times now I have been around "Gun lovers" talking about "Gun Stuff" and when I mention my martial arts, and kung-fu weapons I've been called "creepy"
Did I Say Astronaut Farmer?
Did I Say Astronaut Farmer?
Often times in interviews I will be asked stupid question in which the interviewer believes I am making everything up. The uncertainty on my face from being stressed about the interviewer liking me appears to them as if I am lying.
Irish Blood
Irish Blood
As I was learning to act nuerotypical sometimes I would get hit on from time to time and be completely oblivious to it. It wasn't till hours later that I realized.
Sick Day
Sick Day
Sometimes when I get sick the world around me gets quite a bit harder to block out. Lights are more annoying, and feel like they are touching me. They are even worse when flickering. I can hear, and feel everything around he at the highest "volume" in what I can only assume is what a hangover feels like.
First Post / Q and A
Growing Up Aspie
Growing Up Aspie: is a comic about my struggles, trials, tribulations, and triumphs of growing up with Aspergers syndrome. I knew that were other people like myself out there, and wanted to share some of my stories with everyone. Feel free to ask questions, make comments on your own stories. Please be respectful as I have already had one or two bad eggs come through. Other than that...Enjoy!
This was my first comic
Q&A
(Comment or email with any further questions.)
Q: Why do most of the other characters look like faceless
aliens?
A: I chose to portray nuerotypicals how most aspies tend to
see them (at first). They are often hard to read, and understand, leaving us
with a feeling that we are on the wrong planet surrounded by people who are
very unlike us. I wanted to portray that. You may notice people I’m close too
often have face because I have learned to read them, or somehow been able to
since I met them. (Side note: I am great at reading faces, body language, and
voices now, as I have learned over time to spot minor differences like these.)
Q: You’re just pretending to have Aspergers (or) using it as
a crutch.
A: For one, that’s not really a question, that’s an
accusation. I was diagnosed as a child, and rediagnosed as an adult (as needed
for job placement when it was impossible to find work) And as for a crutch, I
don’t see myself as broken or disabled, I am not all “Woe is me” about having
Aspergers, I recognize the benefits of thinking differently from everyone
around me. I will say the world could learn to accept us into the workplace,
and society a bit more….quite a bit more.
Q: Why do you feel like everyone is judging you or are out
to get you?
A: Over the years I have learned to act nuerotypicals. When
I act Aspie it makes people single me out, and attack me, and now when I act
Nuerotypical it makes people question my motives, or my credibility because it
seems like I’m lying. Which I am, because I am ACTING. So it can cause major
problems in interviews, or while being pulled over by the police, or even just
meeting my girlfriend’s parents for the first time. (What’s wrong with him? What
is he hiding? Does he have gum?) No I don’t. *hides gum*
Q: Are all of these true stories?
A: Yes. They are either completely true stories that have
happened to me, or parodies of those stories for added comedic effect.
Q: Do you think you’re better than everybody?
A: No. I address people as equals (Even superiors) until I
am given a reason not to. I do however walk away thinking “Humans” when someone
upsets me.
Q: What is the real reason you are doing this blog?
A: Because people think Autism stops at childhood barely
giving any thought to those of us who actually make it into adulthood, and the
struggles we have trying to get into the workplace. Because when I say I have
Aspergers someone almost certainly asks “Are you worried your kids will be
retarded?” Because out there right now there are people like me who have no
idea that these things happened to other people. That’s why I do this.
Please comment below with any further questions, and I will answer them to the best of my ability.
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