Maybe I'm missing something here, being on the wrong side of the equation, but this is just wierd. Some people have a hard time reading and responsing to emotional signals, like facial expressions. Now a machine is going to read them for you?

Introspection is the study of onself. Look into onself and try to objectively see what the motivations and reactions are.

I had a hard time understanding other people for the longest time. I didn't know why until recently, but long before that I found a way to cope with it.

I can't really feel the differences between autistic and typical any more than anyone else. I only have one point of view: mine. Whatever that is, a mix of some autistic, some typical, some just me.

Some things that I think may be autistic tendencies are:

The topic of Autism comes up again every once and a while on Slashdot. It's come around again today.
I like that it is getting more attention in regular society, and not just relegated to some edge condition.

In the last few years several topics have come and gone on the subject. One of the most controversial is the possible link to mercury bearing vaccine perservatives. There is a lot of genetic connection as well.

Five months ago, I discovered that I am Autistic.

It was not a complete surprise. Things like this had tipped me off to the possibility a while back. But it is the sort of thing that can rearrange your outlook on life. I started this journal to meet with people who are also autistic to see how they view life, people, issues of autism, or just simple chit-chat.