Re: CHAT: OT CHAT: Asperger's syndrome

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>Strangely, that's never bothered me.  I've always had a tendency to be a
>sort of passive observer, rather than active participant, in
>conversations and the like.  When I'm with two or more people, I tend to
>be quiet and just listen to the other people talking, only rarely
>speaking.  I've often suspected that there's a social person hiding
>underneath my shy exterior.  :-)
It's usually as I'm going to the party i ger nervous. Once I get into the
place, and meet everyone the nervousness subsides. Most of it is i dont
know how they'll be, but i shouldn't be worried cause everyone i've met at
parties is cool.
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>Ditto here.  Heck, I have two or three personalities online, depending
>on the person I'm chatting with, all of them quite distinct from my
>real-world personality.  :-)
My online persona is more what i'd be like if I was extremely outgoing. I
dont lie to people online about myself (if I think they'd be a friend), so
i'm basically the same way I am in real life, but less inhibited ;).
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>> But, i can start up a
>> conversation with a stranger if they seem pleasant
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>I used to dread strangers coming up to me and trying to talk to me.  I'd
>try to get away from them, typically giving one-word or at least vague
>answers to their questions and the like.
I used to dread it when i was a child, but now i dont mind.

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