My name is Ian, and I have autism.
It's really not a big deal. Or rather it *shouldn't* be, but for some reason it is. All my life I've had to answer for the fact that I'm "weird". Personally I never thought "weird" was an issue. Thinking differently is a good thing, right? Outside the box?
Well it's not. In my experience, society would rather that you think, act and speak the same as everybody else. Different is bad. Different is unprofessional.
People are scared of the autistic.
That's what this blog is all about. There's no reason to be scared. There's nothing to fear from people that have brains working differently than yours does. I'll be exploring my experiences (what happens autism and society collide) and showcasing the comedic results.
I will explore the fun side of the autistic mind, and the dark side of society's reaction to it. I want to promote understanding for this "affliction" and make this a better world for the next generation of autistic folks. A generation that includes my daughter.
I want to show you all that autism isn't really all that different.
My name is Ian and autism has me.
It is funny that I am reading this today. I also think differently. Recently, at work, I made a suggestion for a new way of doing something at my job and I feel that I made a mistake in doing so.. It made perfect sense to me. But, after explaining it for like 45 minutes, my boss finally said he understood what I was saying and it made perfect sense, but "teaching that way of thinking to others might prove to be an issue".. I still don't get that. I only said to tell people to pay their current bill and any credits they get today will be on their next bill. Not hard to do..and it would keep people from calling back next month, confused about their bills. I really get ya on the thinking different thing.
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