Learn from the mistakes of others

not really ;)

asperger syndrome is part of the autism spectrum, and i've lived with it all my life. i've only known about it for the past year - since lorelei and i separated permanently.

my senses are wired up differently to most people's - i have sensory sensitivities, and i cannot physically process as much sensory input as most people. if i am looking at something intently, i am physically deaf, and vice versa.

and if that wasn't enough, i am not as aware of emotions as most people (i can go for months without changing facial expression 'coz i forget to smile, and so on.). i have problems reading body language and other cues to other people's emotions, etc - so i miss a lot of social cues. consequently, i can easily misunderstand, or even ignore, important social signals (such as 'shut up you're boring the fuck out of me').

for me to notice something, i have to think about looking for it and concentrate on being aware of it ... and i have to learn most social skills the way you'd learn maths (and sometimes with the same degree of success ;)

the links in my original post should give you some assistance if this lot didn't make sense either. 8D