Posted by River1924 on May 19, 2005, at 2:25:07
In reply to Re: freaked out by asperger's, posted by Declan on May 19, 2005, at 0:48:40
No classical autism in family.
I had intimacy once for a few hours. I was just on a walk with a friend and I could suddenly express myself and improvise ideas on the spot and have a dialogue. (I was 20 and had stopped taking a very high dose of loxitane several days earlier... I think my brain hit a sweet spot as it adjusted. My stupid diagnosis at the time was pre-schizophrenic.) I would never have known what I was missing and I wish it hadn't happened.
Empathy? I can not sense another person's pleasure. And, when I was 20, I had to be told other's had feelings. I'm not good at naming my own feelings so I'm not good at naming someone else's. I can pick up the general tone of someone's mood. I'm somewhat intuitive or I think it would be much worse. I work in a nursing home and the elderly appreciate my care and concern for their comfort. I can't make them laugh usually but I do notice if they are uncomfortable.
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