First off, I'm not A-Logging or trying to sympathize with Chris. So don't even fucking start.
To begin, I'm autistic. I don't exactly know if there is a scale for rating the severity of autism, aside from the high/low functioning dichotomy, but for convenience, let's just say that my autism is very "mild," and that I'm "almost normal." This wasn't a product of luck; I had parents who refused to acknowledge my autism. I was allowed to quit school at 13 due to my social and behavior issues (nothing really autistic in nature, I just fucking hated school), but I was home-schooled (and subsequently did well in college) and got my first job on my 16th birthday. My autism, at least externally (in terms of behavior), meant that I was shy, socially awkward, kept to myself mostly, and just wanted to be left the fuck alone. None of the autistic norms like video games (which I gave up at 16), anime, nor card games (nor attraction signs, shitty drawers, medallions, or sex toys). I started college at 17, and by age 20-21, due to forced socialization at college and at various retail jobs since I was 16, I had divested myself of most autistic traits. Now, I'm pretty much "normal."
I'm sorry to burden you all with my life story, but I said all this for a reason: to show that the CWC community is most likely completely right in isolating the cause of Chris' behavior and ways: environment, and lack of self-motivation to change. And, also, I can assure you that this is the case with "that autistic fuck" you have to deal with in your own life, whoever they may be.
The sad thing is that I also know for a fact that Chris could potentially do a complete 180 and have a semi-normal life, perhaps not entirely normal, but certainly above retard/manchild level; but he won't. I'm not defending Chris at all, but as an autistic person, I can tell you that it's easier to just give up. I didn't, because I wanted to function like everybody else. I had to spend my teenage years and three years of my adult life doing this, but I did it. But it's still easier, and sometimes less painful, to just give up.
As far as Chris is concerned, the only thing he wants that he can't/doesn't already have is a girlfriend. That's it. Otherwise, he's happy to play vidya, Legos, and marinate in his own filth. Even if he cleaned up his act, he likely couldn't achieve this ultimate goal. Even if he lost weight, used proper hygiene, got a job, and tried his best to behave normally (not like an autistic person), he still probably wouldn't get a girlfriend. I know this because I have a job, I'm not an obese manchild (and for what it's worth, I actually look decent), and my autism is not visible, and getting a girlfriend is 10x harder for me than it is for an average guy. That's just how it is. It really sucks, because I'm far too normal to engage in autistic pastimes, such as video games, trading cards, watching Adventure Time, and so on, but at the same time, I'm just autistic enough to not be normal.
Bottom line, "high fuctioning" autism/Aspergers can be largely overcome, but for Chris, and in fact, for most autistics, to do so is not desirable. Why? For one, an inherent part of autism is not wanting to leave one's comfort zone. In Chris's case, there's the additional factor of having zero aspirations in life besides getting a fuck-slave. He's already got free money- via the tugboat and Barb- to get whatever he wants, which is really not much (and this is the ONE THING I will commend Chris on: he doesn't have ridiculous expectations as far as material wealth and possessions go), and all his needs are met. It's entirely possible for Chris to turn around, but he won't.
And, as a side issue, I have no problem with Chris's lack of employment or living with his mom. His parents (mainly Barb) fucked his future, not him. My problem with Chris is what he does outside of his home: attraction signs harassment, disrupting church, vandalism, assault, et cetera. Many of you probably don't know that Chris is just doing normal autistic things, but taking them to another level of extremity. That's all. He's really just a super-autistic.
So, sorry for the long-windedness, but bottom line: Chris could change/he won't/Barb's fault/no incentive anyway.
To begin, I'm autistic. I don't exactly know if there is a scale for rating the severity of autism, aside from the high/low functioning dichotomy, but for convenience, let's just say that my autism is very "mild," and that I'm "almost normal." This wasn't a product of luck; I had parents who refused to acknowledge my autism. I was allowed to quit school at 13 due to my social and behavior issues (nothing really autistic in nature, I just fucking hated school), but I was home-schooled (and subsequently did well in college) and got my first job on my 16th birthday. My autism, at least externally (in terms of behavior), meant that I was shy, socially awkward, kept to myself mostly, and just wanted to be left the fuck alone. None of the autistic norms like video games (which I gave up at 16), anime, nor card games (nor attraction signs, shitty drawers, medallions, or sex toys). I started college at 17, and by age 20-21, due to forced socialization at college and at various retail jobs since I was 16, I had divested myself of most autistic traits. Now, I'm pretty much "normal."
I'm sorry to burden you all with my life story, but I said all this for a reason: to show that the CWC community is most likely completely right in isolating the cause of Chris' behavior and ways: environment, and lack of self-motivation to change. And, also, I can assure you that this is the case with "that autistic fuck" you have to deal with in your own life, whoever they may be.
The sad thing is that I also know for a fact that Chris could potentially do a complete 180 and have a semi-normal life, perhaps not entirely normal, but certainly above retard/manchild level; but he won't. I'm not defending Chris at all, but as an autistic person, I can tell you that it's easier to just give up. I didn't, because I wanted to function like everybody else. I had to spend my teenage years and three years of my adult life doing this, but I did it. But it's still easier, and sometimes less painful, to just give up.
As far as Chris is concerned, the only thing he wants that he can't/doesn't already have is a girlfriend. That's it. Otherwise, he's happy to play vidya, Legos, and marinate in his own filth. Even if he cleaned up his act, he likely couldn't achieve this ultimate goal. Even if he lost weight, used proper hygiene, got a job, and tried his best to behave normally (not like an autistic person), he still probably wouldn't get a girlfriend. I know this because I have a job, I'm not an obese manchild (and for what it's worth, I actually look decent), and my autism is not visible, and getting a girlfriend is 10x harder for me than it is for an average guy. That's just how it is. It really sucks, because I'm far too normal to engage in autistic pastimes, such as video games, trading cards, watching Adventure Time, and so on, but at the same time, I'm just autistic enough to not be normal.
Bottom line, "high fuctioning" autism/Aspergers can be largely overcome, but for Chris, and in fact, for most autistics, to do so is not desirable. Why? For one, an inherent part of autism is not wanting to leave one's comfort zone. In Chris's case, there's the additional factor of having zero aspirations in life besides getting a fuck-slave. He's already got free money- via the tugboat and Barb- to get whatever he wants, which is really not much (and this is the ONE THING I will commend Chris on: he doesn't have ridiculous expectations as far as material wealth and possessions go), and all his needs are met. It's entirely possible for Chris to turn around, but he won't.
And, as a side issue, I have no problem with Chris's lack of employment or living with his mom. His parents (mainly Barb) fucked his future, not him. My problem with Chris is what he does outside of his home: attraction signs harassment, disrupting church, vandalism, assault, et cetera. Many of you probably don't know that Chris is just doing normal autistic things, but taking them to another level of extremity. That's all. He's really just a super-autistic.
So, sorry for the long-windedness, but bottom line: Chris could change/he won't/Barb's fault/no incentive anyway.
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