Comments on: Aspie Dinner http://lbnuke.com/2007/05/27/aspie-dinner/ A place to ramble... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:19:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2007/05/27/aspie-dinner/#comment-8902 Lori Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:11:18 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2007/05/27/aspie-dinner/#comment-8902 Hey Ken :) I had fun at the train museum too. We should do something like that again someday. Let me know if you ever want to go to one of the meetups. I think there is one this friday, but it is doubtful i will be able to make it. Hey Ken :) I had fun at the train museum too. We should do something like that again someday. Let me know if you ever want to go to one of the meetups. I think there is one this friday, but it is doubtful i will be able to make it.

]]> By: Ken http://lbnuke.com/2007/05/27/aspie-dinner/#comment-8860 Ken Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:36:23 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2007/05/27/aspie-dinner/#comment-8860 I find your report encouraging. I know exactly what you mean about the 2 hours versus 5 minutes. I can "fake it" for a long time, but I find it exhausting, and generally hate to be in groups for long periods of time. Even in a "geek party" with a lot of technical people I find myself the alien. I end up treating it more like a trade show, moving from group to group like I would from booth to booth, sampling the "product" the people are "selling". Our get-together at the train place a couple years ago was so much easier in comparison. I'll have to see if I can connect up again with the aspie group. I find your report encouraging. I know exactly what you mean about the 2 hours versus 5 minutes. I can “fake it” for a long time, but I find it exhausting, and generally hate to be in groups for long periods of time. Even in a “geek party” with a lot of technical people I find myself the alien. I end up treating it more like a trade show, moving from group to group like I would from booth to booth, sampling the “product” the people are “selling”.

Our get-together at the train place a couple years ago was so much easier in comparison. I’ll have to see if I can connect up again with the aspie group.

]]> By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2007/05/27/aspie-dinner/#comment-6894 Lori Tue, 29 May 2007 00:41:57 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2007/05/27/aspie-dinner/#comment-6894 I think it was a little bit of both, but the conversation was definitely way more on my wavelength than most are. I lasted at least a couple of hours before I started fading out. Usually it takes about 5 minutes. I think it was a little bit of both, but the conversation was definitely way more on my wavelength than most are. I lasted at least a couple of hours before I started fading out. Usually it takes about 5 minutes.

]]> By: Alyric http://lbnuke.com/2007/05/27/aspie-dinner/#comment-6891 Alyric Mon, 28 May 2007 23:44:50 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2007/05/27/aspie-dinner/#comment-6891 I wonder if part of the reason for your having a great time and an easy one is that the conversation was on your wavelength, so there was never a feeling that you were picking up the usual 50% or less of what was actually said. That would feel very good and quite natural - and possibly a novel experience with people, that is. OTOH, it could just be that the planets all lined up in exactly the right order and your senses never once got close to being overloaded:) I wonder if part of the reason for your having a great time and an easy one is that the conversation was on your wavelength, so there was never a feeling that you were picking up the usual 50% or less of what was actually said. That would feel very good and quite natural - and possibly a novel experience with people, that is.

OTOH, it could just be that the planets all lined up in exactly the right order and your senses never once got close to being overloaded:)

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