Autism/Aspergers base
In >>10861 the topic turned to aspergers, and it got me thinking, just how many do we have here? Feel free to make yourselves known here, talk about yourselves, or whatever
As for me, I was one of the ones diagnosed by a doctor at a younger age- I'm one of the higher functioning types who has a job, a girl, and pays my own bills, and every now and then I attend a group meeting type thing where others talk about how we can adapt to the annoying rules of the neurotypical ones (no offense :P)
Incidentally, I'm making (very slow) progress on a sci-fi/fantasy type novel wherein a special kind of human with special powers is a (hopefully not too transparent) metaphor for individuals with autism. (Similar example, Rick Riordan initially wrote the Percy Jackson series for his son with ADD/dyslexia, applying those traits to his "demigod" characters)
Oh, and yes, I do promise some MC content within it ;)
As for me, I was one of the ones diagnosed by a doctor at a younger age- I'm one of the higher functioning types who has a job, a girl, and pays my own bills, and every now and then I attend a group meeting type thing where others talk about how we can adapt to the annoying rules of the neurotypical ones (no offense :P)
Incidentally, I'm making (very slow) progress on a sci-fi/fantasy type novel wherein a special kind of human with special powers is a (hopefully not too transparent) metaphor for individuals with autism. (Similar example, Rick Riordan initially wrote the Percy Jackson series for his son with ADD/dyslexia, applying those traits to his "demigod" characters)
Oh, and yes, I do promise some MC content within it ;)