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hunter

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22. I started college as an engineering major and switched to Biology...

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 11:33 PM

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... with the equivalent of a minor in English, although it wasn't called that in our college.

I took all those English classes hoping I'd become a better writer.

It wasn't easy.

I put words together in somewhat the same manner I write computer code or math equations. Unfortunately English is not so well defined as math or computer programming languages. It can go wrong fast and this used to panic me.

My writing skills are hard won. I still write very slowly.

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Are you autistic? I am. [View all] hunter Monday OP

This was an excellent read and insightful. Thank you. chowder66 Monday #1

KNR and bookmarking. niyad 23 hrs ago #66

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This is such a hateful, ignorant, regressive period in history... hlthe2b Monday #6

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I am, too, and I feel for you EnergizedLib Monday #11

Yes Oneironaut Monday #12

Hunter, thank you for sharing your experience Ilikepurple Monday #13

Thank you for this. yardwork Monday #14

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I have Asperger's - my inability to read ppl led me to Psy. alittlelark Monday #16

I'm an Asp. ChazInAz Yesterday #55

How did you overcome writing "like an ESL student with a head injury?" Sogo Monday #17

I started college as an engineering major and switched to Biology... hunter Monday #22

I suspect I may be on the spectrum. area51 Monday #18

Thank you for every bit of that and sharing it here. Maru Kitteh Monday #19

The kids told me that I am on the spectrum. Grolph_ Monday #20

For what it's worth, I think your writing is excellent. 3Hotdogs Monday #21

Very insightful, hunter... slightlv Monday #23

Covid DID its best, for now. vanlassie Monday #24

Sharing your story and experience has done us all a real service. Thanks ❤️ MLAA Monday #25

Apparently me too. KentuckyWoman Monday #26

Sincerely thank you for this Sympthsical Monday #27

Excellent. Thanks. I'm definitely on several spectrums. Fortunate to have found my way. Need more for Silent Type Monday #28

I am not, but I love someone who is. FM123 Yesterday #29

Thank you posting proud patriot Yesterday #30

You write very well for someone who is 'autistic'. Jack Valentino Yesterday #31

RFK jr is a total dick and a nasty moron. Would be nice to go back a couple of years when I didn't know he existed. Dave Bowman Yesterday #32

In the end, we're all, each, a bag of tricks... BurnDoubt Yesterday #33

Yes. meadowlander Yesterday #34

Thank you for this, meadowlander Hekate Yesterday #37

I am impressed by your strength Easterncedar Yesterday #40

This description is so helpful Alice Kramden Yesterday #41

Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #53

Thank you for sharing meadowlander Ilikepurple 18 hrs ago #71

Excellent post. markodochartaigh Yesterday #35

Thank you for teaching us, hunter. I remember the books that blamed "refrigerator mothers" Hekate Yesterday #36

I gather most of us are, to some extent Oeditpus Rex Yesterday #38

My experience is similar to yours Mossfern Yesterday #49

My mom had it both ways Oeditpus Rex 18 hrs ago #72

Thank you dearly, hunter, for sharing your experiences and perspective. It is laudable and helpful KitFox Yesterday #39

This is a wise and helpful thread Alice Kramden Yesterday #42

Raises hand. nt. druidity33 Yesterday #43

Autism Mr.Bee Yesterday #44

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Yep!...along with most of my family... MiHale Yesterday #46

Thank you for sharing your story, hunter Clouds Passing Yesterday #47

Probably Lithos Yesterday #48

I put my parents through hell and I was completely oblivious to that. hunter Yesterday #59

Thank you for your story LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #51

Pretty sure I am. no_hypocrisy Yesterday #52

High functioning autism is in our family, so I'm very familiar with it. I have a cousin whose parents didn't understand Martin68 Yesterday #54

Thank you for sharing your life here. You are a fantastic writer. 1WorldHope Yesterday #56

Thank you for posting--glad autism is being discussed now by people with lived experience. Timeflyer Yesterday #57

This sounds just like my son, but currently he only has a diagnosis of ADHD LT Barclay Yesterday #58

One of my kids is "on the spectrum" and now a successful adult. hunter Yesterday #60

Thanks anyway. LT Barclay 19 hrs ago #70

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probably AllaN01Bear Yesterday #62

My daughter is. Pacifist Patriot Yesterday #63

There are strong upsides to having autistic friends PurgedVoter Yesterday #64

terribly functional so not considered. pansypoo53219 Yesterday #65

found out I was Aspie when I was about 67 or so..Now 77. LiberalArkie 21 hrs ago #67

Thank you for your honesty -- your voice matters youssef5070 20 hrs ago #68

I think we are all born and live in our own world for as long as possible. Aussie105 19 hrs ago #69