Disabled
I'm increasingly coming to the conclusion that there's a 'disabled elite'. Members of which are seen as the 'Go to' people when it comes to the media wanting to hear a disabled person's point of view . They tend to be highly driven and ,indeed, skilled when it comes to self promotion, and very adept media performers.
I find it very hard to identify with such people. They are much more confident, and adept at coping with life, than I could ever be,even though there's a tendency to paint themselves as the poster children of whatever disabilities they have.
I find it very hard to identify with such people. They are much more confident, and adept at coping with life, than I could ever be,even though there's a tendency to paint themselves as the poster children of whatever disabilities they have.
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NB Maybe these disabled people are playing a part? We don't really know if they are who they say they are.
It is sometimes not even with bad intent, just a desire to be someone else.
some may not be autistic/ disabled but self-diagnosed while remaining misinformed as to what autism really is? Being an aspie is quite fashionable in certain areas of work, in my country it's Cyber security and R&D.
Others may appear on all sorts of forums and take on a chameleon syndrome persona in all kinds of different categories because they are bored and lonely.
I have also encountered "arrogant" autistics, though they have been few and far between.
Some also may be authentic wonder boys I suppose
My HFA "friend" won a sports scholarship and is unusually well coordinated but he still struggles on a daily basis to keep his life in order mentally and from a sensory perspective. Burn out happens on occasion.
@Firemonkey: I wonder if growing up in a competitive environment with great expectations has added to your sensitivity to this?
Within the last year I've been told that scores from pre teen intelligence tests had me getting around a 150 IQ(147 was quoted a bit later). I had been totally unaware of that. Academically I performed nowhere near that level.
I have recently applied a method of calculating IQ from high range IQ tests , and that gives me a 147 IQ.
You see it on youtube all the time,the arrogance and haughtiness
I don't relate well either
just like alot of people think every aspie has some amazing special talent like being a doctor , playing piano, or being artist . i got tired of hearing about that autistic guy who drew nyc from memory. do you hear about him anymore? did he make loads of money is his life better? even in autistic world i'm considered a loser among loser
Yes, very much so.
I like Amythest Schaber, but she's not posted any videos in the last two years.
I just can't go on twitter or facebook, I hate the format and how people behave on it. Also the data mining.