This is a folder where I put all pieces of writing I deem necessary to get an insight into how my aspie brain works. This lisy is by no means comprehensive, but it'll be easier to use than linking each of them to friends that want to be able to understand how I work. Since I apparently can't add own pieces to a collection, here's one of my own for you to read as well: http://jerrekedb.deviantart.com/art/Aspie-Shutdown-419715322

...And that's what it's like to be an Aspie! by Veesha, literature

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...And that's what it's like to be an Aspie!

Aspie by IWantToBeEmmaPeel, literature

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Aspie

I have Asperger's Syndrome. Even saying it makes me feel relief. I'm not weird. I'm not strange. I'm not different. Well, I am different. But I'm different for a reason. My brain is wired up differently. My brain is square when everybody else's is round. My brain has three layers and everybody else has eight. I get worried when I don't know what I'm doing. I get worried around lots of people. I get worried if things change. I'm bad at telling how people feel. I'm bad at reading people's faces. I'm bad at a lot of social things. But I'm good at things too. I'm good at Maths. I'm good at Music. I'm good at knowing right from

Aspergers by ForPoetry, literature

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Aspergers

What is that? A disease, A mental condition, Is there something wrong with you? They ask curiously, Innocently, They couldn't have known, So please try not to blame them What is the closest definition? Your mind is wired differently, The man in the nice suit said, Taking my mother's money In return for a "diagnosis" I did not look into his eyes Did not like the Calculating look he gave me I say "Aspie" It's almost pretty In a way For something with Ugly connotations You're faking, It's not a real thing, The faces say, Stop making excuses for Being anti-social If I had the choice To act like the others To feel natu

In the shoes of an Aspie by ObiWanSkywalker178, literature

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In the shoes of an Aspie

In the Shoes of an Aspie Note: This is my experiences and thoughts on what it is like to be an Aspie. I understand others have their own experiences and opinions and I respect them for that. The reason I wrote this was a hope that those who read this gain some understanding as to how people with Asperger's live their lives. However each person is unique so their behaviour and way of life may be different to mine. I wake to the sound of my alarm going off. I groan Ugh not again... I grope for my mobile and switch it off; the alarm is rather noisy. Here I go again; having to put on that masquerade; going undercover yet again. If only people w

An Anatomy of a Meltdown by ObiWanSkywalker178, literature

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An Anatomy of a Meltdown

All my life I’ve feared failure and now that fear has not only consumed me but has opened up a new fear. The fear of acceptance; to belong. The one thing I fear more than failure is myself. I fear my dark side of rage, frustration, stress and fear. I fear for both my wellbeing and of those around me. I fear also of not belonging in this world. Sure I have a loving family and loyal best friends and I’m living a great life but all of that amounts to nothing next to the fact all I ever wanted was to simply belong. To be accepted and respected for who I am. But I know that will never happen. I am stuck with a burden. One that is both

The Importance of Names by ObiWanSkywalker178, literature

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The Importance of Names

Names have many different purposes but its main reason for existence is to identify something, be it living, dead, inanimate, or a phrase or term. To me, names are this but hey are also a label or a burden. At birth, I was given my birth name. Later in my life I was given a nickname. Upon discovering my love for writing fiction I created alias who has both a birth name, a nickname, and a title. I also have another name, one that is both a gift and a curse; Asperger’s. Now some may say, “Really? Who cares, just build a bridge and get over it.” But that’s just it. I can’t. Asperger’s is a mild form of Autis

Lost, Trapped, Confused by ObiWanSkywalker178, literature

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Lost, Trapped, Confused

Always, I’ve wondered what it feels like to grieve for something lost. To love, and be in a relationship, and what it means to feel sorrow with the tears falling down your face. I wish to communicate; to express my thoughts and get feedback on them, that is though, if I actually knew what was going on in my mind. Always I am wrought with rage, frustration, and confusion over my inability to socialise and do things that a normal person can do. I feel like an alien in a foreign world even though that alien is my human self and the foreign world, Earth. It is a curse to have Asperger’s or any form of Autism for that matter, being bo