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As a fellow Aspy, I started reading this thinking, I bet he's a bit of a difficult person. Maybe an Aspy. > Where my personality was called into question perh
by Singletoned 7y ago
As a fellow Aspy, I started reading this thinking, I bet he's a bit of a difficult person. Maybe an Aspy.
> Where my personality was called into question perhaps my working-class background, my northern accent, and my Aspergers could be a reasonable explanation.
Ah! Yes, I can guess which one of those three is the reason people found you difficult.
- Circuits 7y agoI don't know anyone with Asperger personally but based on my limited research and foreknowledge of the the condition I found it rather odd that the author would be surprised by any of this. I don't have Asperger's and even I wouldn't be surprised by any of this if it were to happen to me.
- clavalle 7y agoI know plenty of people on the spectrum that are pleasant to be around and work with. Engaging differently socially, while difficult in some sense, isn't necessarily unpleasant.
- matthewowen 7y agoAs a working-class northerner, I can see the case for the other two :).
- ggm 7y agoI also suspect its the classic South/North Bias. The Watford and south mob simply cannot handle Geordie, or Scots. Good that we both got there.
- neonate 7y agoProbably a she? The author is listed as Dora B.