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Aspies in Media

“My Story?” – The Jerk (prologue bit) – Steve Martin (1979) https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qtmi4Nc-3dE Thesis: Aspies are and have always been more common than is generally assumed, and possibly even less weird; but the road to acceptance may require social elements that are not available to us, by design. I mean, if people don’t/won’t get you… maybe trying is… comedy?                 Is it that… you want me to… guess? – Dudeman Jo Firestone - I Don't Like Strangers https://facebook.com/comedycentralstandup/videos/2033404486675296 Hi, I’m Scott, and I have Asperger’s, which means I’m on the autism spectrum, a little bit. It’s kinda like being blind; I can’t tell when you don’t like me – which happens surprisingly often, apparently: I’m too weird, for some. Not crying, not complaining, just noticing, just noting (it’s become an impediment); and the irony is: I’m probably the last person to not like You . (I sense slash detect somethin like that inna backa me min