Friday, 9 December 2016

A dream


I had a dream last night about my Aspergers.

It was primarily about the use of facial expressions. In the dream I was with many other people who had Aspergers but a lot of them could use and read facial expressions but I couldn't. So I felt the odd one out. I had this overwhelming thought that if ONLY I could do facial expressions then I would be more 'neurotypical.' I would be able to interact better and not get caught up in this Asperger type speak where there is a strong emphasis on the words that are actually spoken. Do you understand what I'm saying here?

You see, it has been said that in the neurotypical world, a lot of communication is not so much about words but facial expressions, the use of body language and the WAY words are said. But with a lot of people on the autistic spectrum it is nearly all about the words spoken. I was watching a young girl on the bus today and already at this young age she displayed many facial expressions. What I'm saying is conversation flows better when there is use of facial expressions and body language. I then, in the dream had this idea that maybe I could 'learn' to do facial expressions, because I've not a clue really.

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