Peter Flom, a friend of mine, told me this one.
A guy is flying in a hot air balloon, and he's lost. So, he lowers himself over a field and shouts down to someone on the ground:
"Excuse me! Can you tell me where I am and which way I'm headed?"
"Sure! You're at 34 degrees, 2 minutes and 1 second north, 210 degrees 20 minutes 12 seconds east, at an altitude of 1102.2 meters above sea level, and, right now, you're hovering, but you were on a vector of 2.31 radians at .14 meters per second."
"Huh. Thanks! By the way.....do you have Aspergers Syndrome?"
"Why, yes, I do.....but how did you know?"

"Well, everything you've told me is true, it's way more detailed than I needed, and you told me in such a way that it's no use to me at all!"
"Huh......Are you a clinical psychologist?"
"I am! But HOW IN THE HECK did you know THAT????"
"Welll.....
You don't know where you are
You don't know where you're going.
You got where you are by blowing hot air.
You like to put labels on people after asking them a few questions AND although you're in exactly the same situation you were in 5 minutes ago, now, somehow, it's MY fault!

Yvona Fast
www.wordsaremyworld.com
Author, Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability: Stories and Strategies, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004