Quote:Because most people do not understand Aspergers (if I recall correctly that's what you have), and have no patience, or are unwilling to try and understand your concept of logical thinking...I'm somewhat familiar with Aspergers as a long time friend has it as well and some people just blow him off as being socially awkward along with repetitive behavior and interests...Some even call him a slow learner which is far from the truth...Back in our teenage years people called him [BLEEP] just to be mean...

 

The answer to your question is that people just don't understand your thought process (due to Aspergers), and you don't understand why...If people understood Aspergers they would understand you better

 

Repetitive behavior is probably universal among people on the autism spectrum.

 

My concept of logical thinking goes like this: If you know what makes me mad, doing it (for example saying something about cats being food) is making me mad on purpose even if the statement is obviously a joke.

 

People with Asperger's syndrome appear to be slow learners because of their social deficits. Intellectually, there is often no difference in learning speed. A common problem is taking information too literally. Years ago at work I took a phone call and told the caller the lady he wanted was out of the room. He said, "I will call back in a couple minutes." When my coworker came back she was mad at me for not taking a message because someone else told her about the call. The guy never called back. How was I supposed to know she needed his name and number? That kind of thing can make a smart person look stupid.

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