I’m always amazed over the general inconsistency that exists between information about Asperger’s syndrome published in books verses articles about the same subject published online! This is a huge red flag that should not be ignored, but the problem is that the people who have the greatest need for the correct information about those of us on the autism spectrum most likely will never read it or even know about its existence! Hopefully that will change over time, but for now it’s a serious problem. Why? Here’s why:
Today society wants everything fast and easy. First and foremost, people are conditioned to either get their education from what they hear on television or they get it through what their children bring home from government school. That’s understandable given how busy so many people are because of simply trying to survive. Those who fall into the category of ‘not having enough time and/or energy’ leftover for educating themselves should NOT form any opinion about people they do not understand! I know they do. Here are a couple of examples:
If someone has ‘meltdowns’ that send her or him into a hospital whenever holidays come around, s/he will be judged as behaving that way on purpose to avoid the stressful work of entertaining family during expected events. People don’t want to admit the possibility that the person who is having the meltdown may actually BE having a meltdown because of pumping out high levels of epinephrine from prolonged severe anxiety which then leads to adrenal exhaustion!
People who are less sensitive to sensing everything and everyone in their environment cannot perceive what it’s like for those of us who have heightened sensory awarenesses to such things as sounds, smells, visual cues, every individual’s vibes/attitudes, etc. For me, it’s the ’spiritual energy’ of others that I’m powerfully sensitive to discern — especially if they’re unforgiving, malicious, manipulative, hypocritical, judgmental, arrogant, destructively aggressive, etc. (but yet those people are blind to what I see). These willfully ignorant (insensitive compared to my level of sensitivity) people are the ones who will condemn Aspies for wanting to withdraw from social events like Fourth of July barbecues, not even accepting an Aspie’s need to retreat from the social scene periodically in order to cope with the energy draining stress that spoiled NT people cause because of their selfish expectations and lack of understanding; thereby not accepting those who are merely ‘different.’
On the next level, there are some people who will read books to educate themselves about Aspergers. Both those who don’t shy away from using the internet and those who will not use the internet usually do read books. However, the tendency for most older neurotypicals is to avoid the internet because that’s not where they are ‘comfortable.’ They (who don’t go online) are the most likely people to not get exposure to the truth. So far, the internet cannot be politically controlled . . . BUT, for the most part, the publishing industry IS. There are a few books that get out there in print that aren’t too bad, but the fact remains — if a publishing company doesn’t believe a book will be popular, they don’t want it because they are a business in operation to make money. People like me are not writing to make money. I write because my conscience tells me to. This is NOT my hobby, nor is it my pleasure to blog. I simply KNOW (along with many other Aspies) that blogging is the only hope for truth to get out into public awareness.
Why am I so aggressive now? Why do books that get published blame aggression in older Aspies as being an Asperger trait? Because most people cannot know or realize how angry a person can feel once s/he discovers what’s really going on! The factual truth of this whole autism ordeal is that it has become political, just like everything else! If you’d like to read samples of this truth without aggressive emotions, then read such articles (completely through) like The Truth About Autism: Scientists Reconsider What They Think They Know by David Wolman written for Wired Magazine.
One last, but important note: People who do turn to the internet to sincerely want to know more about Aspergers face another hurdle. All the politically controlled large and powerful Asperger industry organizations that now have become dominant are the websites which most likely ‘hog’ search engine results whenever a person types in simple terms like, “Asperger’s Syndrome” or “Autism.”
Those who truly want to do humanity a service can make a big difference by even doing simple things like letting others become aware of how things really work in regards to how and/or what information gets to who. Pro-Asperger people are not allowed to speak on television. That should make most people angry. If it doesn’t, then you will eventually get what you deserve (i.e., reap what you sow).
Tuesday 4-29-8
