As a person with aspergers, I feel the need to point out that the definition you use is a very basic description, and implies that we’re not friendly, which us far from the truth. People with aspergers often have certain trait in common, but being killers is not one if them.
Traits in common (not all are diagnostic criteria):
Inability to distinguish between sarcasm/rhetorical speaking and normal speaking
Rarely sustain direct eye contact
Large vocabulary, often starting in childhood
Bad short term memory, photographic long term memory
Strange allergies
Difficulty prioritizing tasks, focusing on small details
Clumsy
Repetitive activities (I eat the same thing for lunch every day)
Sensitivity to certain sounds or lighting (fluorescent lights give me headaches)
I’m actually a better salesperson than most of my coworkers because of it. To most people I seem overly excited and happy, and smile while explaining all the technical details of the product I’m selling. I’ve been told I come off as very genuine, and people don’t get a saleswoman vibe from me.
Being a bubbly gullible genius (not all of us are, and not all the time) hardly makes someone a killer. Outside of our comfort zones, we may appear withdrawn, but that’s just because the rest of you are confusing.
As a person with aspergers, I feel the need to point out that the definition you use is a very basic description, and implies that we’re not friendly, which us far from the truth. People with aspergers often have certain trait in common, but being killers is not one if them.
Traits in common (not all are diagnostic criteria):
Inability to distinguish between sarcasm/rhetorical speaking and normal speaking
Rarely sustain direct eye contact
Large vocabulary, often starting in childhood
Bad short term memory, photographic long term memory
Strange allergies
Difficulty prioritizing tasks, focusing on small details
Clumsy
Repetitive activities (I eat the same thing for lunch every day)
Sensitivity to certain sounds or lighting (fluorescent lights give me headaches)
I’m actually a better salesperson than most of my coworkers because of it. To most people I seem overly excited and happy, and smile while explaining all the technical details of the product I’m selling. I’ve been told I come off as very genuine, and people don’t get a saleswoman vibe from me.
Being a bubbly gullible genius (not all of us are, and not all the time) hardly makes someone a killer. Outside of our comfort zones, we may appear withdrawn, but that’s just because the rest of you are confusing.
As a person who has Aspergers I take offense to being considered a crazy disabled person.