I do not have ASD. A therapist once told me, somewhat disparagingly, that I was Asperger-y. As a reason why most people (like her) might not like to talk to me. But I talked before I walked, so ASD should be ruled out from that.

I DO have a math and science temperament, though, and majored in math. I experienced trauma in a hospital when I was 3 and that may have been an important part of the process of me disconnecting from some emotions. When I came across the “Aspie criteria” several years ago I thought it sounded great. My late husband was an introvert and a science nerd, too, and we both seemed to naturally have this value system. I wonder if it might be a common, natural way of life for some people other than those with Asperger's? Like, Asperger's can predispose to this way of life but other people can live it out, too? And if those of us like this were in the majority, how might things be different?

It would be understandable if conventional, sociable women were frequently drawn to the “helping professions”. But being scientific-oriented I assumed that therapists and therapy would be, too, even though that might not be their main strength. How is that different from therapists assuming that I would be like them? They were the professionals! And psychotherapy is promoted as scientific. What a joke on me! Nevertheless I continue to believe that therapy could be a lot better for a lot of people if it did take a more scientific approach somewhere. We sciency nerds and geeks might have something to contribute to the social sciences, too. Wouldn’t that be a surprise!