[Majic]

So, funny story. A couple weeks ago my neurotic super pattern recognition abilities stumbled upon my absurd resemblance to the concept of "Asperger's," which imho is an unnecessary categorical distraction from High-Functioning Autism, but that's just my personal take on the subject. I'd taken a coincidental interest in savantism (aka the whole Rain Man thing), and realized that I must've skipped the class lecture day over this shit because I'd never heard of the Asperger's differentiation before. Thank lordy my natural interest in the human mind has made up for my awful higher education habits, or else who knows when (if ever) I would've found this out instead. Summary of the revelation: I managed to make sense of my life to date, and it's quite delightful. I liken it to tickling yourself... when your brain knows you're touching your body (no euphemism intended), you don't get the spaztastic fluttering sensation, but when it's someone else, you're liable to collapse on the floor in hysterics. Being aware of the differences in my neurological wiring makes picking out and overcoming irrational thought and behavioral tendencies MUCH easier. My newly begun quest to get a "professional" diagnosis has gone distastefully slow so far, courtesy of the fact most all resources/research/"management" are directed at early age case scenarios. But, I'm also just an impatient fucker, and sifting through all the stuff out there is a time-consuming process.

You guys are a bunch of weird fuckers, so I figure at least one of you fools is bound to be another autistic, or have had interactions with the like. Discuss, I say. Discuss!