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Hey guys, this blog is going to be more personal then the other blogs that I've written, just a fair warning (And a reason why it's not part of the Smashing Entries series). Now it's not gross and all, but it's more in depth on who I am.
I am an autistic person, well, I have a very mild case to put it lightly. Now remember, I am not stupid at all and I make very good grades. I can memorize all planets in the solar system in order, name all fourty-four president in the order when they became president, etc. I know how to talk to people in real life and I have the capacity to be like other people.
But to be honest, I don't think I'm well, normal. Unlike most people, I usually sit at home on my computer or play games and not much else, telling you that I am not an very social person. I'm also very underweight for my height (About six feet now), but I'm still a relatively healthy person.
Now let's compare me to my brother. We are the exact opposite of each other. He loves football, I despise them. He has to be going somewhere, I like to stay at home a lot. He likes interact with other people almost daily, I am not very socially active.
However, while doing homework (Just got done finishing it), my brother decided to make me an mexican dinner (My grandmother had to go to an ball game, yes, we live with our grandparents) and gave me a couple of his Bagel Bites (A miniture version of bagels, the one we ate was the one with pepporoni and cheese). For a few minutes, I put that aside to finish my homework. After getting the second last question done, my brother decided to talk to me about something.
This was seriously unexpected. I thought it was going to be another one of his so-called "adventures" when he gets in trouble. However, this was between me and my brother and I never thought this would be brought up.
It was about my autism. Now granted, I have talked to my other family members about it and my grandmother got me to watch most of Temple Grande, which became an influence in my life after watching. Like me, she also has a case of autism and she reminds me in some ways. It was a good movie, I'll have to watch it in full form to get the full pictures.
However, my brother brought this subject up from a different perspective. He asked why I even had autism. He didn't get it, aside from my lack of social activity, he detected nothing that would be a subject of autism. I brought up that I used to eat only a very limited amount of food, but I now eat anything I get my hand on that is ediable (With a few minor exceptions such as salads, boy I hate salads). He counter my arguement by saying I was eating junk food there.
He said that we would be similar had I not had autism and he would be similar to me if he did have autism. This was something that I find weird, but interesting to discuss. He said if I was a little more curious, I would be doing more of the things that he likes to do (Which I currently disapprove of). I like to think alot, but I'm not that kind of person who said "I'm going to do think because I want to know what happens.". That's why I mostly think before acting.
It was an pretty good converstation to talk about. Something that was related to both me and my brother. something we could link to. Maybe we are similar, but we can't notice it or act that way differently.
My brother told me not to tell anyone of our converstation, but I'll make an exception on the Internet, since after all, you won't tell my grandparents, right? With that nice converstation fresh in my mind, I want to ask a question.
Because of that, I am considering changing how I live my life. Not this moment, but after I get a job and can start affording things I want more often. So I ask you a question:
Should I change the way I live and do things or should I remain my old self? This is just a question, nothing else.
Thank you for reading.
Hey guys, this blog is going to be more personal then the other blogs that I've written, just a fair warning (And a reason why it's not part of the Smashing Entries series). Now it's not gross and all, but it's more in depth on who I am.
I am an autistic person, well, I have a very mild case to put it lightly. Now remember, I am not stupid at all and I make very good grades. I can memorize all planets in the solar system in order, name all fourty-four president in the order when they became president, etc. I know how to talk to people in real life and I have the capacity to be like other people.
But to be honest, I don't think I'm well, normal. Unlike most people, I usually sit at home on my computer or play games and not much else, telling you that I am not an very social person. I'm also very underweight for my height (About six feet now), but I'm still a relatively healthy person.
Now let's compare me to my brother. We are the exact opposite of each other. He loves football, I despise them. He has to be going somewhere, I like to stay at home a lot. He likes interact with other people almost daily, I am not very socially active.
However, while doing homework (Just got done finishing it), my brother decided to make me an mexican dinner (My grandmother had to go to an ball game, yes, we live with our grandparents) and gave me a couple of his Bagel Bites (A miniture version of bagels, the one we ate was the one with pepporoni and cheese). For a few minutes, I put that aside to finish my homework. After getting the second last question done, my brother decided to talk to me about something.
This was seriously unexpected. I thought it was going to be another one of his so-called "adventures" when he gets in trouble. However, this was between me and my brother and I never thought this would be brought up.
It was about my autism. Now granted, I have talked to my other family members about it and my grandmother got me to watch most of Temple Grande, which became an influence in my life after watching. Like me, she also has a case of autism and she reminds me in some ways. It was a good movie, I'll have to watch it in full form to get the full pictures.
However, my brother brought this subject up from a different perspective. He asked why I even had autism. He didn't get it, aside from my lack of social activity, he detected nothing that would be a subject of autism. I brought up that I used to eat only a very limited amount of food, but I now eat anything I get my hand on that is ediable (With a few minor exceptions such as salads, boy I hate salads). He counter my arguement by saying I was eating junk food there.
He said that we would be similar had I not had autism and he would be similar to me if he did have autism. This was something that I find weird, but interesting to discuss. He said if I was a little more curious, I would be doing more of the things that he likes to do (Which I currently disapprove of). I like to think alot, but I'm not that kind of person who said "I'm going to do think because I want to know what happens.". That's why I mostly think before acting.
It was an pretty good converstation to talk about. Something that was related to both me and my brother. something we could link to. Maybe we are similar, but we can't notice it or act that way differently.
My brother told me not to tell anyone of our converstation, but I'll make an exception on the Internet, since after all, you won't tell my grandparents, right? With that nice converstation fresh in my mind, I want to ask a question.
Because of that, I am considering changing how I live my life. Not this moment, but after I get a job and can start affording things I want more often. So I ask you a question:
Should I change the way I live and do things or should I remain my old self? This is just a question, nothing else.
Thank you for reading.
