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by ekie

The thing about having an ASD is that I usually don’t just ‘pick up on’ things.  I need everything spelled out to me, exactly as it is, so that I can process the information before I proceed.  Luckily, I love learning, and even though I am done with my formal education, I am still learning things everyday, including some things that people my age probably figured out long ago.

Some things I’ve learned lately:

1.  When your mother says ‘water the tomatoes while I’m away’, she does not just mean the tomatoes, and she does not just mean once.  She means, water the garden, all over, every day so that it doesn’t die.

2.  When people say, ‘Haha, you have a Boston accent!  Say park the car in Harvard yard!’ they are not looking for a long explanation of why, exactly, you cannot park a car in Harvard Yard – at least not the main one, the Law school yard has a small lot near where they usually put up the sukkah.  Oh, and if it’s move-in day, or – no.  They just want to hear you say the phrase because to their ears, your Boston accent sounds funny when you say it.

3.  You can, in fact, get sunburned – very sunburned – on a cloudy day.

4.  When you are so used to the topic of gay marriage that you automatically say ‘husband or wife’ instead of ‘husband’, you really need to catch yourself when talking about future plans in an interview because, you know, you may accidentally give interviewers an impression that, while no big deal in the scheme of things, is not an impression you meant to give.  Oops.  (I don’t suppose that in my thank-you note, I can say, oh by the way, I’m actually straight?)

5.  Indoor plants are also included in the edict to water the plants.  “How long do you think it would take you before you remembered on your own, if I didn’t remind you?”  my mother just asked me.  “Well, I don’t know.  It’s been a week, and I haven’t remembered yet.”  I replied. 

So.  What have you learned lately?

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