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Well, the good news is that I'm writing again, at least a bit. The not-bad news is that I'm a little stuck and I'm hoping that anyone who knows Autistic Spectrum Disorders can tell me if this passage is 'broken'.
Background: Maureen has Asperger's Syndrome (should be obvious) and Paul is "Mr. Amazing" at understanding nearly anything.
If this description of Paul's is somewhere between "YES! That's it exactly!" and "No, that's not it. But, it's a *very* good try at expressing the difference," that's fine.
If this is "No, no, no, you just don't get it," that's no good, and I need to see if I can get a better description.
You certainly have my permission to pass this on to anyone who you think would be a better judge of this.
(Passage begins)
Paul had once told her that he always imagined Asperger's like this: you would talk to someone, and they would snarl at you that they were wearing blue underwear. You, honestly puzzled as to why blue underwear would make a difference, and wondering how you, or anyone else, could tell what color underwear a person was wearing, would try to make things better, and they would get up and shout "It's blue, you idiot! Everyone knows that!"
Most people lived in a world with huge amounts of information available to them about other people, that came from body language, facial expressions, tone of voice, and so on. These things were invisible to people with Asperger's Syndrome. And, because nearly everyone noticed these things unconsciously, there were all kinds of expectations built up around them. To Maureen, these things were as invisible as a person's underwear color, and made about as much sense as demanding that another person's behavior towards you change based upon the color underwear you were wearing.
(end passage)
Background: Maureen has Asperger's Syndrome (should be obvious) and Paul is "Mr. Amazing" at understanding nearly anything.
If this description of Paul's is somewhere between "YES! That's it exactly!" and "No, that's not it. But, it's a *very* good try at expressing the difference," that's fine.
If this is "No, no, no, you just don't get it," that's no good, and I need to see if I can get a better description.
You certainly have my permission to pass this on to anyone who you think would be a better judge of this.
(Passage begins)
Paul had once told her that he always imagined Asperger's like this: you would talk to someone, and they would snarl at you that they were wearing blue underwear. You, honestly puzzled as to why blue underwear would make a difference, and wondering how you, or anyone else, could tell what color underwear a person was wearing, would try to make things better, and they would get up and shout "It's blue, you idiot! Everyone knows that!"
Most people lived in a world with huge amounts of information available to them about other people, that came from body language, facial expressions, tone of voice, and so on. These things were invisible to people with Asperger's Syndrome. And, because nearly everyone noticed these things unconsciously, there were all kinds of expectations built up around them. To Maureen, these things were as invisible as a person's underwear color, and made about as much sense as demanding that another person's behavior towards you change based upon the color underwear you were wearing.
(end passage)
