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When a tv programme makes you think.

I was watching a programme about a guy with Asperger and it made me think about me as a person. What my traits are and how I deal with everyday situations.

I don’t have Asperger but I can relate to a lot of the things the guy was saying and how he coped in daily life.
I have always been slow at understanding things that are said to me. If things need to be explained it’s better to give me a visual example rather than verbal. It took me a long time to learn the time on a clock (what the numbers = to the 24hr clock etc )
Until a couple of years ago When I was diagnosed with discalcular - maths dyslexia so imagine all the problems with money extra I had growing up. And still do to date.
My hands work a lot of the time whether it being working the tips of my fingers or working them when I talk they are always moving.

It takes a lot for me to concentrate on one thing. My brain seems to wonder to other things or I start something else. It’s a pain when you want to do something in a length of time.
Coordination is a whole other issue. It took me a long time as a child to learn to ride a bike. A bat and ball game took longer because my brain count get eyes and hands to work together.Which was great trying to fit in at school.

Crowds are an issue at times so living in the country is a bonus. Don’t get me wrong I like trips to big cities for shoppers but not for long periods of time.

Part of the programme was about how a company gave people a 5 day inertview so that they didn’t feel pressured. Listening to that my brain was shouting yes. Why can’t I do that? That way they aren’t just taking me on a 10min interview.
To say the programme made me think was an understatement. It made me think about what I can and can’t do and how I’m seen by people

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