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...they used to call it "high functioning autistic," and that's what they said I was. I can't say it ever bothered me all that much but now that I'm older I can see where it bothered other people.

It is more of a nuisance for a female, especially a southern female, because you are expected to be able to gush and all that good happy stuff...not being able to recognize faces was a big problem because I was hurting people unintentionally and I didn't wish to do that.


You may grow out of it. Even if you don't, you will grow out of the positive benefits like the photographic memory -- use it while you can but DON'T assume it will always be there. Being older and post-high functioning is a bummer because you have all the deficits of not having been able to socialize earlier in life with none of the fast learning abilities you had when you were younger.

If your life is beginning to make sense, you're not doing it right...life is a mystery.