Posted by dj on June 19, 2000, at 2:28:12
In reply to Re: More on Little Professor Syndrome ... » dj, posted by Sara T on June 18, 2000, at 23:02:26
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> dj -
> Did you think you might be AS?
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> Proximity to others actually makes him rather irritable and overloaded and he starts to "stim". That is to spin, or flap, or make some other repetitive movements. I've heard adult AS persons say they still do that, although many have learned to control it.
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> Sara T.Sara,
Thanks again for some more thoughtful comments. Though I don't think I have AS, certainly not in a full blown way, I certainly could have the Shadow Syndrome (do u know who the author of that book is?, sounds interesting...), particularly when feeling stressed, which is when I (and we according to research I've read on social styles) often fall back to our most basic and not always best habits and instincts.
Many would and doubtless do consider me eccentric, as I am certainly not conventional. Whichever way the crowd is going is likely to be the opposite of my destination, in most cases. I certainlyn don't and never have (that I'm aware of) "stimmed", other than to repeatly vibrate a pencil or tap my foot, but generally not to excess and I am conscious (through learning) of aversive and encouraging social cues, though I've been known to ignore them more than many...
I can and do get edgy if I am in one spot too much, particularly if there is a crowd of folks about, if I am not totally absorbed in what I am doing. I was once told after an interview that if I was asked what time it was, I might respond by telling them how the watch was made or perhaps the theory of time. I can overdo it when it comes to information and my walls are plastered with quotes, articles, comics and pictures to a degree that others sometimes find over-stimulating. To me it's just mental wallpaper and as a friend once remarked - a model of my mind.
Truly I am more of an info-junkie than a people person as a get bored very quickly with folks or situations whom or which I don't consider stimulating and am quick to move on. However astrology tells me that, much of this is just Gemini traits... ; ), including skating over the surface of too much info...and diving too deep, sometimes...
Sante!
dj
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