Why I love Aspies. Having A Best Friend With Autism.

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ption — that they are robots.Growing up in the 90’s I didn’t know what Autism was and never heard of “the spectrum.” Today we are lucky to have widespread appreciation in the media and positive representation in tv-shows and movies. Think Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory or Dr. Jeremiah Sacani on Royal Pains.If you are an Aspie reading this you may have trouble with relationships and feeling appreciated and understood. It’s hard to find friends that will understand you. Just know that it’s possible! I can be my blunt weird self around him, leaving him to critique the ideas I randomly generate. The debates are always fun, enlightening, and amusing. As a result, he keeps me from getting too absurd while I keep him from getting too apathetic and jaded.We compliment each other in social situations, as I make it much easier for him to be introduced to outings. I think collectively we tend to overlook that apparent need for social conformity and instead just do what we want, feeding off each other’s actions as we go. It’s tremendously symbiotic! We can have an almost child-like fun together.Something that helped me

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understand myself and others was Jungian Psychology and the Myers Briggs Personality Test. It helped me to see which personality types relate well together. Often Aspie’s are either INTP or INTJ and are well appreciated by ENTPs and ENFPs (who are often have ADHD/ADD — that’s also on the spectrum). You can take the test here: <a href="https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test">https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test</a> I’m an ENTP and my Aspie is an INTP which makes for some great antics. As an ENTP I love to debate and INTP’s are one of the only types that can handle my directness without being offended or upset.To sum up, some of the best qualities of someone with Aspergers are: Curiosity Loyalty Honesty Perceptiveness Imagination/Artistic Ability Great listeners High IQThe hardest part of getting to know an Aspie is wondering how they feel. Words are just words in the world of Autism. Anyone can say the words, but backing it up with actions are much harder in their opinion. Just remember that there are other ways to show friendship and emotions. Being dependable and loyal is pretty rare these days.</article></body>

Why I love Aspies. Having A Best Friend With Autism.

My best friend is one.

When I met my best friend I actually dismissed him as being condescending, rude and awkward. Little did I know he would be the most utterly fascinating person I would come across. I quickly realized I wanted to spend a significant amount of time trying to figure him out. What I misconstrued for apathy and condescension was actually him not being able to respond to other people’s observable cues because he couldn’t see them. Neurotypical people read the signals and respond; Aspies don’t.

What is an Aspie you ask? That’s short for Asperger’s Syndrome which is a form of Autism. These days you’ll hear that someone is somewhere on the spectrum of Autism. People with Asperger’s want to connect. They do! That’s the first misconception — that they are robots.

Growing up in the 90’s I didn’t know what Autism was and never heard of “the spectrum.” Today we are lucky to have widespread appreciation in the media and positive representation in tv-shows and movies. Think Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory or Dr. Jeremiah Sacani on Royal Pains.

If you are an Aspie reading this you may have trouble with relationships and feeling appreciated and understood. It’s hard to find friends that will understand you. Just know that it’s possible! I can be my blunt weird self around him, leaving him to critique the ideas I randomly generate. The debates are always fun, enlightening, and amusing. As a result, he keeps me from getting too absurd while I keep him from getting too apathetic and jaded.

We compliment each other in social situations, as I make it much easier for him to be introduced to outings. I think collectively we tend to overlook that apparent need for social conformity and instead just do what we want, feeding off each other’s actions as we go. It’s tremendously symbiotic! We can have an almost child-like fun together.

Something that helped me understand myself and others was Jungian Psychology and the Myers Briggs Personality Test. It helped me to see which personality types relate well together. Often Aspie’s are either INTP or INTJ and are well appreciated by ENTPs and ENFPs (who are often have ADHD/ADD — that’s also on the spectrum). You can take the test here: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test I’m an ENTP and my Aspie is an INTP which makes for some great antics. As an ENTP I love to debate and INTP’s are one of the only types that can handle my directness without being offended or upset.

To sum up, some of the best qualities of someone with Aspergers are: Curiosity Loyalty Honesty Perceptiveness Imagination/Artistic Ability Great listeners High IQ

The hardest part of getting to know an Aspie is wondering how they feel. Words are just words in the world of Autism. Anyone can say the words, but backing it up with actions are much harder in their opinion. Just remember that there are other ways to show friendship and emotions. Being dependable and loyal is pretty rare these days.