During my career as a teacher, I have met and taught many wonderful people with Asperger Syndrome, which is a form of high-functioning autism. I have enjoyed their humor, their quirky wit, and their unique observations of the world.
There’s an old saying that if you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism. WebMd states “because of the wide variety of symptoms, no two children with Asperger’s are alike.”
One common characteristic with Asperger’s, however; is difficulty with social cues.
The U.S National Library of Medicine states, “People with Asperger syndrome become over-focused or obsessed on a single object or topic, ignoring all others. They want to know everything about this topic, and often talk about little else.
Some people act just like this on social media! They get so hyperfocused about their business that they turn into spaminators with Asperger syndrome, perseverating about their businesses over and over, vomiting too much unwanted information on facebook walls. In fact, they may have dynamite social skills in real life, but stick them online, and they immediately acquire Social Media Asperger Syndrome (SMAS)!
For example, these social media challenged people have DMed me in twitter telling me to look at their glitzy business or download their free ebook. Sometimes I write back to them and they throw another opportunity at me.
There are a couple of guys on twitter who update every 3.14 seconds on this opportunity or that opportunity or urgent update. I replied to one guy who claims to be a social media expert and he just kept shouting about nothing, not listening, and never replied back or has commented on anything I have posted, or anyone else for that matter. Another so-called “social media guru” has DMed me several times about his dynamite company; made feeble attempts to get to know me, and has vomited all over my inbox.
Do any of those behaviors sound like anyone you’ve ever spotted on social media?
