How do you (only people with form of autism/aspergers brain cope with life?

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being autistic is not easy. especially when dealing with something simple, yet complicated. For example i watch Sherlock on BBC, i cant remember half of what just happened, same with books. I read and when someone asks me what happened in a particular scene, i just stand there dumbfounded and searching my foggy mind seeking answers. With or without my glasses, its difficult for my attention span to function. Especially whence reading or watching tv. Isn’t a brain transplant impossible, seeing as the brain is the main functional operations of the body, remove it and your dead instantly correct?

Category: asked February 10, 2014

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I don't, personally, have autism but a good friend of mine does. Though hers is considered to be more mild than most cases, I've seen her struggle with a lot of things that most people would consider simple tasks. For the most part, she just found a way to incorporate creativity in her life. As a metal head with an appreciation for art, she's become a photographer and promoter for bands. Even though those tasks get stressful and overwhelming for her sometimes, it still brings her satisfaction when she's reached some sense of achievement. She's one of the most strong-willed people I know and despite the fact that she's failed the most common of tasks, her persistence and determination to not let her autism overcome her life gets her through the days.
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I am autistic, but apparently also a good mimic. I don't really understand anything social, but I see life as lines of equations and cause and effect. For example, I know that is someone is crying, they are probably hurt or sad. I avoid these people. "Awkward" situations occur if a person is overly pushy or doesn't fit into my expression to mood system. I personally will answer people who talk to me as long as there is reason behind it. I don't believe in "chatting". I will follow rules if they make sense. I don't like it when people touch me. I might hit them. I also have obsessions. The problem is, many people don't care about the same things as me. I have been told signs that a person is bored with a topic. I have a pattern of eye contact that proves to seem random. Many people think I am rude. I also feel that they are rude for speaking to me and touching me when I am reading. I am sorry if what I've written is rude. I don't usually have a problem with being the way I am. I wonder why I am answering this question. It is too open ended and it doesn't use proper grammar. Goodbye.
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Hm. Not sure what you're asking here. Yep, a brain transplant is impossible unfortunately. Us autistics are all stuck with our own developmentally skewed encephalons - yay! Coping with life sucks. With people you just learn and copy. Smile at them for no reason. Look at their noses when talking as it gives the impression you're making eye contact. You can get people to help you with the whole processing thing - tutors, time management software and the like. And just learn not to care what anyone else thinks. If you say something that people think isn't normal, just let them accept that that's how you think - don't apologise and back off, just shrug, smile and keep going. And use whatever quirks you like to make things easier. If you feel like walking in circles and counting to four repeatedly then just do it. You literally gain nothing by trying to acting normal and boring all day every day. If you can't understand something and you don't need to then cool. Oh and animals are great. Get a dog. And ask better questions because I still have no idea what I'm answering. And last thing always narrate things to your friends. They don't know what you're thinking even if it seems obvious to you and when you keep them in the loop they like you a lot more. This question is really annoying, I don't know how to close the answer since there is no question to make a closing statement about. Why am I even answering it in the first place? I could literally keep typing until I've passed the character limit so just going to stop typing now. But really ask better questions. No you can't have a brain transplant, good day.