The beginning.

Dear Reader,

This blog is going to be, as you might have guessed, about Asperger's Syndrome and the Autism Spectrum. However, I can't speak for everyone on the Austism Spectrum-- no one has elected me to do so. However, many times when I write about being an Aspie, (which is someone who has Asperger's Syndrome) those who read it say I should publish it. I don't have much written, so I can't write a book. I'd like to have a newspaper column, but first someone has to care about my opinion. (Besides, no one in my generation reads newspapers anyways.)

So, over a dinner discussion with my mother and a family friend, we came up with the idea of starting a blog. I can get my opinions out there, people can ask me about what my life is like as an Aspie, and hopefully, those who read this will walk away with a better understanding of Asperger's/Autism, or at least my version of it.

The reasons I think I'm qualified to blog about it are twofold:

1. As my mother always says, "everyone who has Asperger's is an expert on it." I live everyday with Asperger's, and ever since I was diagnosed, it has become a big part of my life. It changes everything, from my hobbies, to the kinds of friends I have, to what I like to wear. I don't know who I would be if I didn't have Asperger's-- since I don't know what it's like to be Neurologically Typical (the term for people not on the spectrum)-- but I know for a fact that I wouldn't be even close to the same person.

2. Everyone on the Spectrum that I have met has what NeuroTypicals (or NTs for short) call a "special interest". Mine happens to be writing. That's not unusual-- I know other Aspies who like to write -- but I've been told I have a unique and precious way with words that others have been unable to replicate. Maybe I don't -- it's not like I can say one way or the other -- but I am rare in that I can articulate myself quite well, considering that the cornerstone of Autism is a distinct difficulty in communication.


You may not agree with me, and you're entitled to. I could turn out to be a terrible spokesperson. But no one has yet learned to reliably say what the future holds, so why not give it a shot?


After I finish this post, I will post the two pieces I have written on my experiences with Asperger's, in separate blog posts. After reading them, you can send me questions at my Formspring account at http://www.formspring.me/xAskAnAspiex. (I'm going to check the link as soon as I finish this post.)

Additionally, my email address is: ask_an_aspie@yahoo.com. Other comments can be directed here.

That's all for now! I'm going to post my two pieces and peace out. (And eventually get some sleep.)

--An Aspie

P.S. The link works, but since you can't use the linking mechanism on the iPad, I just posted the link normally.