tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773356771647520694.post8589803517164117393..comments2024-03-26T17:01:51.855-04:00Comments on Eccentrics United: An Autism Blog: How Fiction Reflects the Human MindUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773356771647520694.post-50656691561239216982012-03-24T21:13:16.693-04:002012-03-24T21:13:16.693-04:00Although it's not much, I thought I'd thro...Although it's not much, I thought I'd throw in my two cents. I'm a fiction writer who's written a comic novel about a fifty-something writer living with Asperger's Syndrome. The novel's called "Gollyweister" and is available through Amazon.com and other online retailers. It's definitely not your typical story; and since this post bemoans the lack of interesting fiction out there, I thought this was the perfect opportunity to shamelessly plug my delightfully quirky novel. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773356771647520694.post-22425925717724472862011-12-20T04:55:52.836-05:002011-12-20T04:55:52.836-05:00thank you very much for your help- I let you know ...thank you very much for your help- I let you know when I will have some news on it. Of course, I will provide a link to your original blog, I assure you for that. <br />Thank you again, <br />YiotaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773356771647520694.post-22250959977236383162011-12-19T07:57:25.731-05:002011-12-19T07:57:25.731-05:00Thank you for your comment. First, I would like to...Thank you for your comment. First, I would like to emphasize that people don't necessarily "suffer" from Asperger's Syndrome any more than do people "suffer" from homosexuality. It is an anomaly, not an illness, and any suffering very often comes from people who don't understand and don't even want to understand. These days I am pretty well-adjusted, but certainly as a kid it was tough for me.<br /><br />Yes, you can translate my blog entries if you want, as long as you provide a link back here to my original blog.<br /><br />When you end up doing this, please let me know. Thanks.<br /><br />JulieEccentrics Unitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387926241080720465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773356771647520694.post-81385009070808599782011-12-19T07:52:42.375-05:002011-12-19T07:52:42.375-05:00Hi!First of all, I would like to congratulate you ...Hi!First of all, I would like to congratulate you for your courage to create a blog like this, talking on your every day life, living with asperger's syndrome. I believe that your effort will help many people who confront the same problem, like yours. My name is Yiota and I work as a clinical psychologist at a NGO in Greece, concerning mental health. Working with people who have asperger's syndrome, I am interested in starting a blog here in Greece, where people who suffer from asperger's syndrome could share their thoughts and feelings. There isn't something alike this in Greece and I believe that it would be very interesting and helpful for people with asperger's syndrome. I was wondering if I could use some of your posts, translated to Greek, as a prologue to our blog. Your help would be really imprortant for me and could be the beggining of a beautiful effort made for people with asperger's syndrome. Thank you very much in advance. Iam waiting for your news. <br />YiotaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773356771647520694.post-79977002334682447242011-11-10T03:33:37.100-05:002011-11-10T03:33:37.100-05:00I think that is one reason I lean towards the fant...I think that is one reason I lean towards the fantasy and science fiction genres - authors such as Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett and Larry Niven. The romantic element is kept to a minimum, the characters show normal human foibles and the settings, while grounded in reality, are one step removed. The "fantasy" elements in what I consider to be <i>good</i> fantasy are imaginative, have enough logical consistency to be believable and are often aspirational in a "what if...?" kind of way. It's been described as "holding a mirror up to reality" and I can see why - things are different yet recognizable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354093815575911456noreply@blogger.com