The Opinionated Aspie

   I was going to write a scathing blog post about how slightly disappointed I was with the last three seasons of 'Awkward.' now that I've finally watched them, and yes, you read that right... I did use the word "scathing" to describe how I was planning to write about something only slightly disappointing to me.   But there's a matter far more pressing I think I should write about first, and the reason I let you, the reader, know about what I would have written had nothing pressed at me harder, is because telling you how I would write a review shredding something that brought me pleasure, many laughs and a great escape, perfectly encapsulates my personality and my aspie brain.   Of course... I'm still going to write that scathing review. No matter how much sentimental residue clings to me once I'm finished with this one. I still have to be me.   For a short while now, I have been working a job that has nothing to do with hair. Kind of a summer...

  I posted the meme you see above to my Instagram last year, and it cracks me up every single time I see it, no matter how many times! The look on that kid is so priceless too. It's what one of my daughters looks like when she's online, and how my other daughter looks when it comes to Anime. And perhaps I would have looked this happy about my interests too, if I hadn't had the kind of upbringing I had. But perhaps not. I can't really know if I would be any different than what I was.   After all, I'd still be autistic and I'd also still be me. We aren't all carbon copies of some original form. That being said, I may not be able to speak for all autistic people on how they handle their obsessions, but I can  tell you that we all tend to be hyper-focused on what we're interested in, and little else. These "special interests" may manifest differently from person to person, or you may not even know someone has them if like me (when I was young)...