I have Aspergers which is on the autism spectrum but it is high functioning. It is something that gives you a different perspective and worldview of how you look at life. It is basically when one part of your brain is lowered and another is heightened. Generally what is lowered are your social skills and what is heightened is your personality. Wile social skills may not sound like a huge deal it is, it is like being dropped in the middle of a foreign country, you may be a great person but you just can't speak the language. At this point, you're thinking he is speaking in generals and I still don't get it. Well, the best example of this is: What do you think about our president?

Average person: I really don't like him because...

Aspie: I think Obama did a good job because...so there for our president is bad

We think five hundred steps ahead of the question, but we try and bring it back around to the subject at the end. The reason I used politics is because it is a very good example of a subject that is easy to think five steps head on even for an average person.

So many people who are socially awkward think they have this because they are socially awkward. Which isn't always the case because being socially awkward doesn't necessarily mean you are on the same level as an aspie the big difference is soically awkward people just feel anxiety while aspies have to socially process every word said which can lead to social anxiety.

This is a lot too take in and handle because you are so unique and there are many people who go years without even knowing they have this. Which I can't imagine because we are so unique because people don't like things that are different so we get shunned but at least, I can somewhat narrow it down because I feel I can get the gist of what I am doing wrong and why. A lot of times people will sum it up to I have anxiety, OCD, or I am just an outward person. I feel a lot of people see the bad in having this but no one sees the good, like your genuine love for things and your loving who you are. Yeah, it is an everyday struggle but you have to just push through because low self-esteem and people aren't worth it.