Way of Life February 14, 2008
Posted by Andrew in Human Nature, neurodiversity.Tags: asperger, asperger's, aspie, Human Nature, lifestyle, neurodiversity, opinions, people
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Some of you may have already read my last entry. And like I said in the Post script, I don’t disagree with anything I have said, so I have no means of taking back what I said.
In this entry I plan on clarifying and expanding what I said before, like I said I would in the p.s.s.
From my last entry- “A ‘way of life’ is something that you choose to do and proceed with it, not something you are given. Whether what you are given is ‘a gift’ or ‘a curse’ matters not with the way you choose to live your life.”
Your way of life is your own course of conduct. There is absolutely no way you can be outwardly forced to make certain choices in your life. You make the final decisions, and nothing that you have ever been given can change that. Decisions can not, as far as I know, be influenced on you. Only the choices can. When it comes down to it, YOU make the decisions that move you forward in life.
From my last entry- “Having HFA, LFA, PDD-NOS, Asperger’s Syndrome, Bipolar disorder, ADD, ADHD, and all the others is what you are going to live your fucking life WITH, not something you are going to live your life AS.“
I want to clarify that I am not aiming this to one particular group of people, I am aiming it to everyone. This is for the ND’s, the ‘curbies’, the ‘mercury malitia’, the parents of autistics, the autistics themselves, and even the people that have nothing to do with autism and the like. Everyone needs this friendly reminder that they have their own way of life, no matter how you look at it.
I will now allow you guys to give your own opinions on this. I am not sure if I have opened this entry enough for propper discussion, but I would still like some different sides of the story, or different opinions, or some sort of comment from this.
- Andrew M.
Well, I am a self-diagnosed Aspie, so I guess that allows me to have an opinion on this comment. Actually, I agree with you for the most part, except some people do have severe problems; so telling them they have a choice is like telling a blind person that. Still, as with blindness; a person should do the most to fit in and “go with the flow”, not just say this is me and I can do what I want..
Hey Myra, thanks for the comment.
I can agree with you on that point you make, actually, as far as something severe goes. The lower functioning (I hate saying that term STILL) can’t exactly fit in and go with the flow.
I can’t say that I agree with the original point I made back then now, as my views on the whole matter have changed.
What are your current views on the matter? I’m curious.