The real thing rarely gets a lot of attention. Someone asked what us real autistic people feel. Well, I have Asperger's. This is what I feel. When I'm not in an outgoing mood, when I am serious and need company, there is rarely anyone there. Because I am quite horrible, being an aspie can sometimes make you uncomfortable being around, "we" tend not to be very cuddly, "we" can be quite abrasive without meaning it. Saying the wrong things and whatnot. Speaking too little. Speaking too much. I'm quite used to getting negative attitudes, like even if I supported someone who felt bad for hours on end, no one does it back to me. That is always how my life has been. I'm simply not likeable. I'm not saying all aspies are like this, but quite many are. People read in all kinds of crap in what we say that we REALLY did not say.

I know I joked when Anna got a lot of attention that "I'm autistic too, can I have some attention?" At that time it felt like a joke. But thinking of being met with silence I really wonder now.

Just a few words from a true high functioning autism viewpoint.