Social?...

"INFORMATION IS INTERESTING TO ME, BUT TALKING FOR THE SAKE OF TALKING; I FIND THAT QUITE BORING."

--TEMPLE GRANDIN

My journey of learning who Temple Grandin is, has been an interesting one. Two years ago this month, I began researching Autism because I read about the plight of Mr. Gary McKinnon. It had been discovered that Gary had something called Asperger's Syndrome. I had no idea what that was. Any research on AS or Autism will bring up information on Temple Grandin. Born at a time when no one really knew how AS affected people, because only the first literature had been published on it, Temple Grandin struggled a lot in school, but says she got some of her best empowerment when she was sent to a relative's ranch for the summer. The work ethic she learned gave her a sense of responsibility. Today, she is an advocate for autistic children and adults alike. Her love of animals and ranching, coupled with her colorful blazers and shirts, and her western hats with grey hair peaking out, make her resemble someone straight out of a movie about the wild, wild west. :)

Anyway, Autistics need logical reasons, or goals when sharing information. Talking for the sake of talking really is boring, because now there is pressure to figure out something to say. Autistics don't like that pressure...which is why we become akward in social situations. We don't care for "talking for the sake of talking."