Real Freedom is Living Outside the NT Box

Being in one's own world, to whatever degree one is socially disconnected, or different, can be one of the most single freeing experiences that a human being can hope to attain. Not all that glitters is gold. Just as not all that appears to be negative or is judged as negative or a lack is in fact the negative lack of anything.

Conversely, what I know about Asperger's Syndrome from the inside out is that the reverse is actually true more often than not. What professionals and others deem to be such lack of functioning (which is really more to speak to a lack of "fitting in") is for me the antithesis, of free-thinking, freedom of self-expression, a very strong ability not only to process information but to assimilate it and take things further than most give effort to thinking about in a 9-5 box.

Living outside the box has its inherent burdens but the benefits, in my experience, far outweigh them.

As an adult with Asperger's Syndrome the freedom that exists outside the box is profound and cherished. As I keep pushing the limits of my box-free existence I continue to find more and more to celebrate and less and less to feel inadequate about.

This process of self-acceptance is very much about not buying into the "party line". Know that what appears to be the "common goal of the whole group" or a norm of our collective culture is really underneath it all a reflection of a mass mentality that seeks to undo the inherent essence of spiritual being -- and our freedom to be as individual as we want to be or need to be.

Yates also states, "Social disconnectedness is the horse of autism: Secondary features are baggage in its cart."

This will be the topic of my next article. The horse of social disconnectedness and the baggage in its cart.