And while I can not rattle off every type of train ever built, I have my own lists: World Series results, stations on the New York Subway, crews of the US Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions.
And I like the cartoon showing the difference between the stereotypical autistic person and the reality.
And while I can not rattle off every type of train ever built, I have my own lists: World Series results, stations on the New York Subway, crews of the US Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions.
And I like the cartoon showing the difference between the stereotypical autistic person and the reality.
Me, as well! And, like you, Kiwiwriter47, I can rattle off most of the crews of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, along with the first seven Space Shuttle crews. I remember the dates of BOTH the Challenger disaster (Tuesday, January 28, 1986; 11:38 EST) and the Columbia disaster (Saturday, February 1, 2003, 8:59 EST--BIG space geek here).
I'm not as huge a space geek, and I lost track of the crews and other information after the Space Shuttle started flying -- there were so many missions -- but I am very impressed.
And you know how Asperger's, except for memorization and strong work ethic, is a living hell.
Philámayaye (thank you in Lakȟótiyapi). The biggest benefit of my diagnosis was finally finding commonality for all of my reactions and behaviors that were always labeled as being just a weird quirk only I had.
THIS IS ME.
I'm an Aspergian.
And while I can not rattle off every type of train ever built, I have my own lists: World Series results, stations on the New York Subway, crews of the US Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions.
And I like the cartoon showing the difference between the stereotypical autistic person and the reality.
READ THIS.
THIS IS ME.
Me, as well! And, like you, Kiwiwriter47, I can rattle off most of the crews of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, along with the first seven Space Shuttle crews. I remember the dates of BOTH the Challenger disaster (Tuesday, January 28, 1986; 11:38 EST) and the Columbia disaster (Saturday, February 1, 2003, 8:59 EST--BIG space geek here).
I'm not as huge a space geek, and I lost track of the crews and other information after the Space Shuttle started flying -- there were so many missions -- but I am very impressed.
And you know how Asperger's, except for memorization and strong work ethic, is a living hell.
Philámayaye (thank you in Lakȟótiyapi). The biggest benefit of my diagnosis was finally finding commonality for all of my reactions and behaviors that were always labeled as being just a weird quirk only I had.
At least you know you are not as horrible a freak as you think you are.
The worst thing about it is feeling like you just DO NOT BELONG IN THE WORLD.
Not being able to remember stupid stuff or being unable to hold a conversation. It's feeling completely isolated at all times.
My middle son is like that with baseball, as well as history.