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that article was disturbing. things i've known about myself for a long time but hesitated to put into words for fear someone else would get too good a handle.

it's somehow comforting to know that it's not just me.

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Shit, just pick up any book on Asperger from Amazon.

that's not it -- i don't exhibit any of the social limitations on interaction; i feel empathy, am better than most at reading body language, am a reasonable public speaker, able to generate emotional response from an audience, etc. while i'm fond of and take comfort in ritual (i use a shaving kit, with a brush and bowl, for instance) it is not a governing behavior, and i don't lose myself in repetitive actions. they actually bother me. so that's likely not it.

i don't think the article is describing something that's disorder-ly, just a particular type of mental modeling.

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