Thread:McAlastair/@comment-26356785-20161112205000/@comment-27496972-20161113225232

I'm not sure how you're answering that question. Are you sympathising with me, feeling sorry or am I missing out on something?

ASD is not just a social handicap, it affects my mind on multiple levels. Check the Wikipeadia page, it explains a lot about it's characteristics if you scroll down to it. I don't have all the symptoms, just a majority of them (e.g. I'm not lacking in empathy or emotion, I just don't show it often). I mean, yes you're right I struggle to remember to do even the simplist of things such as stand up straight, keep eye contact when talking, using my inside voice instead of yelling and... it just sucks.

My biggest problems are with social interaction and and a higher sensitivity rate to everything, and I mean EVERYTHING: My emtions are more fragile, I can't handle the sound of screeching metal or squeaking rubber agains a wet surface and after too long in sunlight I get unbearably itchy.

I'm not asking for any sort of special treatment here, critisism is a good thing to me. However, there's a fine line between constructive feedback and a full on Gordan Ramsey meltdown. All I'm asking is for not-so-harsh words for feedback.