[Rod_Cloutier]

Hello,

I have Asperger's syndrome, a rare neurological condition of the brain which gives me a different outlook on life than neurotypical 'NT' adults. Asperger's is essentially high functioning autism.

I have been a member of peakoil.com since 2004 and I would like to participate in an Aspie's only discussion of peak oil awareness, and related issues such as catastrophic climate change and so forth.

All Aspie's out there are welcome to post to this thread about our unique way of viewing life and nature, which often differs radically from the majority opinions of the vast numbers of 'NT's' who post here regularily on this site.

So to start this off with a roll call for Aspie members at peakoil.com. Myself: Repent, age 41 diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at age 35.

Please begin posting for this roll call so we can get these alternative thought perspective discussions started!

Thank you!

[Beery1]

I have not been officially diagnosed, but I have some symptoms of AS. Not sure I have anything to contribute that would be much different from what NTs would contribute, except for the occasional off-topic mention of the fact that I think Aspies should be considered the normal ones, that NTs are fricken crazy, needy, way too social, waaay too obsessed with touching and hugging (which just makes me incredibly tense), and never truly interested in issues when they claim to be, etc., etc.

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Repent', 'I') have Asperger's syndrome, a rare neurological condition of the brain which gives me a different outlook on life than neurotypical 'NT' adults.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', 'I') thought you were one of the few who had their heads screwed on right.

[dolanbaker]

The more complex the society is, the more pigeon holes that are needed to put people in!
Everyone has to be categorised so that they can be perceived to being in their "rightful place" in society.

One former boss of mine was once interviewed by a surveyor for some "market research", later the company requested a second interview because "his profile didn't fit" and they assumed that the original surveyor had made his answers up! I would consider him as an independent thinker.

[Rod_Cloutier]

No really, Aspie's are different than others. Its like I was given a different rule book for life than from everyone else that I know. Aspie's are just starting to organize now for rights. (groups for loners is not an obvious consept).

We have our own community website call wrongplanet.net. We're people who were sent and born on the wrong planet in error. The social and behaviorial rules of Earthlings just don't make any sense for us. Here's some links:

http://www.wrongplanet.net/
http://www.afieldguidetoearthlings.com/
http://animatedminds.com/the_films/aspergers_syndrome/

Being that were from a different planet, born here on Earth in error, we have a different 'take' on issues like peak oil and catastrophic climate change!

[Rod_Cloutier]

No, Earthling's, (we call them NT's), are always frantically running around doing things. Taking vacations, going out, running around, having affairs, ect, ect. Aspie's are often content with their own thoughts. Content to sit by a quiet stream and watch frogs hopping about.

Drastic reductions in resource consumption would be an Aspie 'no brainer' solution to many problems. Aspie's would be okay with less; its the NT's who are wrecking the place running around doing bizarre and unnecessary things. Building mansions for status, knocking each other off for power struggles, ect. ect.

Spend your day today watching frogs down by a quiet stream- its a different perspective and a different outcome!

[Rod_Cloutier]

Fell in the river today! Hit my head on a submerged discarded shopping cart.

(Another NT abomination)!

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Repent', 'N')o really, Aspie's are different than others. Its like I was given a different rule book for life than from everyone else that I know. Aspie's are just starting to organize now for rights. (groups for loners is not an obvious consept).

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', 'I') thought you were one of the few who had their heads screwed on right.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'S')ix, the Aspi is one more category of Outcasts in long list of Outcasts from this psychotically conformist American culture. The irony always is that in "coming out of the closet," the Aspi is fact re-entering the mainstream.

[Rod_Cloutier]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hat rights are you currently being denied?... Empathy is at the core of every world religion and morality.

[JPL]

Hmmm.. other PO Aspie kicking in here. There is a difference between Aspies and NTs, and it's mainly expresssed in forums etc a completely different way of communicating. It's difficult to explain, but I can usually tell a fellow Aspie within a couple of sentences.

But... it is not a social or ethinic divide, or anything else that you can put into a clever form of words, it is a fundamental difference in the way the brain is wired and the way that an Aspie interacts. There are also physical differences in the brain structure that can be demonstrated in post-mortum, x-ray etc. There is much literature on the subject if one cares to look around...

Anyhow... I think in a PO context the natural Aspie tendency to isolationism and (intellectual) self-sufficiency may well turn out be a survival trait. Basically, we just don't have this urge to hug each other all the time (except for reproductive purposes). But we shall see...

JP

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[JPL]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '
')Since you guys are so logical, then sit and think about this -- all this NT behavior you dislike so much must have been an evolutionary advantage or else primates wouldn't behave this way. We are social animals, and conformity, groupthink, hierarchies, and all our social skills are what enable us to act as a group. It's true in many other species, "the pack" and "the herd" is a proven model for survival vs. individuals.

[Pretorian]

Do you Aspies have kids? How often? Is it something in the "Y" chromosome or it spreads here and there?