I’ve been struggling to gain a deeper comprehension of how Aspergers might or might not belong on the Autism Spectrum. Revelations are beginning to finally arrive for me. Now that they are, I will be doing a lot of editing on my blog. My concern is that these new insights remain consistent! Time will tell, because truth always reveals itself in a harmonious way.
Ever since I first learned about Aspergers, my inability to see what Autism has to do with Aspergers bothered me. I didn’t think it was worth making a big deal about it. After all, most people seem to simply accept Aspergers as being High Functioning Autism.
An Aspie acquaintance recently shared something interesting he learned from his trip to Alaska. He told me that some school districts there do not classify Aspergers as belonging in the Autism category.
I have read some articles expressing differences and similarities found between the Aspie (Asperger) and Autie (Autism) communities, but I didn’t really concentrate on them. I think I just needed time for what I read to percolate in my mind.
For others who also might think it’s not a big deal to know how much Autism resides in Aspergers (or vice versa), you may be surprised to see how it could actually end up being very important to differentiate. Because I want to investigate this option seriously does not mean I want to get involved in debating and/or arguing over it. I merely want to learn what I can for my own information and to share it with others who might not have the same opportunities to evaluate this as I do.
An example of a significant change in thinking is reflected in my first edit to my post My Life Before Asperger Awareness. I right-shifted the margin for what I’ve edited so far to make it quicker to find.
I apologize for whatever confusion I’ve created from the way I construct my posts. Everyone has their own way of doing things and mine just happens to be different than most.
People say you shouldn’t wait until you feel you have things near perfect before you start something like writing a book or blog. My guess is that people who seem to make less mistakes, tend to make things adjust to how they want everything to be. It seems only natural that those of us who do the reverse (he who progressively adjusts himself to how things really are), have to travel a bumpier road before appearing to go smoothly along a steady course.
