Hello my fellow spectrites.  In case you are wondering, that is a new word I just invented.  If you are on the spectrum you are part of a group.  Groups are always defined together based on type, location, and other classifications.  If our group must be on the spectrum, we may as well be proud of it so enjoy and be proud to be a spectrite!

This is my last night in New Mexico for a week or so.  I’m waiting for parts, my helicopter and work area have been cleaned, and all my paperwork is nice and tidy!  Just the way it should be.  I wanted to get one last post in before I fly home tomorrow. 

Something happened that made me think back about all my social missteps and maladies over the years.  Many of us on the spectrum tend to answer questions or make small talk in a matter of fact way, missing the social queues of tact and style in our words.  That is a big reason that we become social outcasts.  I am willing to bet that after you read about this, some, most, or possibly all my fellow spectrites will be able to relate to my social blockheadedness. 

We had a halibut feed for lunch today.  It was awesome!  If you have never had Alaska halibut, you need to put that on your bucket list. 

While I was in the serving line, I was paid a very nice compliment concerning this very blog.  I was asked to get the web address to more of the employees here at Aero Tech so all could read and see what I do.  Now, here is the kicker.  The person I was talking with just happened to be the president of the company!  I could have been or should have been very gracious and thankful in the conversation.  I should have said, l will make sure to send you the web address.  Instead, I pulled a very lame autistic boner.  Do you want to know what my answer was?  Huh?  Do ya?   Yeah, I’m now keeping you in suspense.

My very autistic, self-centered response was…wait for it...” I sent that address to you twice this summer.”  Can you say dumb*ss?  There was a very awkward moment following that exchange.  Sorry Patti!  Some good came from it though.  You gave me a good idea for this post!

As I said before, I am willing to bet I am not the only one of us that responds to conversation in this way.  We do tend to be matter of fact and to the point in our speech.  We don’t mix well as our thought patterns don’t allow us to work around the first thing that pops into our brains.  We tend to turn people off from us as things we find to be completely hilarious, normies (normal people that are not spectrites) just don’t seem to get, as well as normies jokes going completely past us.  Have you ever said to yourself, ‘I don’t get it’, while trying to fit into that crowded conversation?

Trust me, if you’ve ever been in this type of situation, you are not alone.  We all do it, we all live with it.  The key is to make yourself aware of it and to learn from your mistakes.  Slow your brain down and think before you speak.  I know, it’s a heck of a challenge but it can be done.

I’m going to get off here for tonight.  I’ll most likely be up half the night waiting for my flight tomorrow.  I’m pumped!  Next stop, Alaska…home…Miss Kitty and Ally!!!!!

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