I have been sitting here trying to practice Knowledge and of course, my mind, wants to get in the way. This is topic I would like to address, especially in light of the spontaneous actions and hugs of Oprah by the little boy on her repeat show yesterday.
It demonstrates to me that this is, again, and as usual, a mis-interpretation by various NT's, and usually NT's of fairly high repute, or why an autistic person, or person on the autism spectrum, would behave the way that they behave. And, as usual, it is only because it is not 'what is expected'....by the NT's.
I would say that that little boy demonstrated a total ability to be empathetic and loving...but only because it was from a genuine source.
It makes me remember (and now understand)...the reason for certain people's reactions to my behavior. So what I am trying to say that I have come to realize is how my actions have impacted on another person. One in regard to the food given to me. And the other one I have just forgotten again (but will remember if the holes in my brain, made by Jim, are not too big).
So what is actually true is the putting together of all the reactions to understand why they happened. I have spent my whole life doing that. Most people, (and Jim was one who admitted it), don't have a clue why I am doing that or what I am doing it for..... the analysis of the conversations or incidents for instance. It is to understand what people were 'really saying'...in other words their true intensions..which were lost or which were unable to be absorbed consciously at the time of the incidents.
But I do realize that I have indeed a LOT of empathy. But the timing is a little off. It takes a while to process it all.
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