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5 Surprising Traits of Adults with Asperger’s (That Nobody Talks About)
The other day, someone at work laughed at a joke I’d heard three days earlier. I only just “got it,” and I couldn’t stop laughing—long after everyone else had moved on. That’s just one weird window into my life with Asperger’s as an adult. Most conversations about autism stop at childhood, but adulthood with Asperger’s? It’s a whole different ballgame—and a surprisingly underexplored one. Time to lift the curtain and get a little personal. Let’s talk about what it’s really like, quirks and all. 1. Emotions: Always Late to the Party Ever had that feeling when your emotions don't show up until everyone else has gone home? That's my daily reality. As someone with what was once called Asperger's syndrome (officially removed from the DSM in 2013), I experience emotions on a bizarre time-delay. It's like my feelings are stuck in traffic while everyone else'...
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