I feel like an idiot

[Gray Dill]

This is not an unusual state for me to be in with respect to social situations and communication.  I have Asperger's Syndrome.  So, I don't have a sort of mental model for how people think, I gather that is an ability that most people have.  It's like I have more bandwidth to get information into my brain on the other hand, so it's not a total loss, it's more of a trade off.  My wife is mad at me with respect to the way that I went about getting a laptop for my daughter for her birthday, which is that I downgraded myself and gave my daughter the laptop with the big screen because she does a lot of video editing, a regular MacBook wasn't going to cut it for her, I got her a Bamboo touch and pen and Final Cut Express 4 to go with it.  I thought it was pretty sweet and my daughter seems happy with it, it seemed like a logical decision to me.  So, I am at a loss with what's the problem.  I tried to explain my reasoning and my wife's reply was, "I really appreciate your efforts but you have missed the entire point."  Which is probably true, it's just frustrating at times like these.