The Awkward Adventures of an Aspie

This is my first official post for Autisdom! What does Autisdom mean? Autism + Wisdom = Autisdom, abnormal is the new awesome. I am Diana Baer 21 years old college and honor student of Phi Theta Kappa, prolific writer, connoisseur of bizarre facts, and master of trivial knowledge.

This blog will be about the Awkward Adventures of an Aspie.
Three questions you probably already have, but I will answer:
Number 1 What is an Aspie? An Aspie is short for someone with Asperger Syndrome. We have limited social interactions, sometimes repetitive speech, repetitive speech, repetitive speech...sorry what was I saying...oh yes...difficulty picking up on nonverbal cues, they tend to focus on themselves then the needs of others (not true its all circumstantial), struggle with eye contact, have obsessions with a specific subject, awkward movements, and if they have too much social interaction can lead to a breakdown (well sometimes, it really depends).


Number 2 What counts a phenomenal aspie adventure? Pirates, swords mostly, and maybe a little of fun, No, anything ordinary from as simple as getting groceries at the store or checking out a book at the library. I like the new and everyday its what keeps life interesting and new...maybe. What may seem to be the everyday normal is my new everyday challenge. There will be quick quips, funny stories, and a daily fact that you might not know.

Number 3 If you have Asperger Syndrome how on earth are you going to communicate with us if you lack social skills? Good I'm glad you asked that invisible audience I have yet to acquire. After my diagnosis I made an effort to communicate ended up in drama all through high school while taking social skills classes during three long summers. I'm much better at communicating now then I was ever before

Final point: Above All I'm a literalist with obsessions mostly in writing, with a side of movies, a dash of

So Let the Awkward Aspie Adventures begin, I will be your guide

musical, a little bit of peculiar facts, and a broad range of history in-between. My main obsession is writing and I have been writing ever since the 6th grade, yes that's "write" (sorry I'm very literal) I've been writing for almost ten years now years. I wrote my first 300 page unpublished novel in the seventh grade, the sequel in the 8th grade, and the third book in the 9th grade. Looking back on them I realized how terrible they were, but I was only new to writing then so I try not to be too critical on myself. I continued to write new novels through highschool. This blog will focus on helping you the audience understand what its like to be in the shoes of a person with Asperger Syndrome, help you see through my eye as I attempt to brooch daily social situations (I'm much better at it). It will also focus yes on my obsessions  film reviews, art, architecture, animals, history, and a little bit of everything in-between.

Feel free to check out my boards on pintesest via this link
-> pinterest http://pinterest.com/baercub/

Fact of the day: Monogolians wore the first high heels so their feet coul easily slide out of the stirrup and Egyptian butchers invented high heels so they would not step in offal (I'll let you decide what "offal" means) ;)