Asperger's Sydrome/Autism...

Started by The Exorcist November 2nd, 2008 4:26 PM
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Just wondering, do you guys have a family member or friend or even yourself, has Autism or Asperger's. Just curious, because the thing is, I have it (diagnosed when I was 5 years old). Just making sure I'm not the only one on this forum with something like that.

EDIT - I'm not posing for attention, I'm just sharing something with you guys. I hate posers.

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Autism? If you mean the stupid heredable eye syndrome that makes you wear sucky glasses, yes.

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thats not autism, my little sister has Autism and shes had it since she was born but shes a lot better now but she still has it. We get a speech therapist person to work with her and at school shes with all the normal kids so thats good.


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When I lived in Perth with my former foster parents, one of my foster brothers had Asperger's. I don't think he had it too, too bad, but it was noticeable to say the least. He had plenty of ticks; he'd twitch his head every now and then, and he'd always have to look behind his shoulders - both ways - before he could sit down and stay quiet for an extended period of time. It was kind of strange at first, but I got used to it. Another thing I noticed is that he'd always take things very literally. Example; if I were to say "There's many ways to skin a cat", he would reply with something along the lines of "Ew, that's gross... why would you want to skin a cat?". Then I'd have to explain to him what the saying meant. Of course, he still wouldn't fully understand, so I eventually learned to stop using any kind of metaphor.
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I have about 3 friends with aspergers, one of them has it quite severely, the other two not so much. It's sad, some people still don't accept Aspergers as a real disability.

Also, it is possible to overcome Autism and Aspergers. There's an English artist who couldn;t speak a word at 5, couldn;t communicate, needed a strict routine etc (common Autistic traits) now he's around 20, famous and leads a pretty much normal life. He can talk fluently and communicate perfectly. Doctors aren;t sure why or how he made such progress from his initial diagnoses. Most people think it was his determination to share his art.

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I don't think that it's a large disability, people with this disorder can still function fairly normally if they have the willpower to overcome it. It's all a matter of 'Mind over matter' really. It irritates me to see people with Asperger's Sydrome being treated like they're as severely disabled as someone with a more severe form of autism, when they're not that bad off. It undermines their confidence greatly and I think that there should be more of a push to allow people with Asperger's Sydrome to be treated as normally as possible, with their condition in mind of course but not so much that it affects how they treat them.

Asperger's Sydrome is a High Functioning Autism i've been told. So it's not as bad as other forms of Autism.

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This reminds me of a book I've been studying for my A-Level English. It's called "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time", and it's written from the point of view of a 15 year-old boy who has Asperger's. It's a very good book, one of my new favourites, and it gives a good insight into what living with the condition is like.

You should check it out sometime. But yes, I do respect people with the syndrome, even though I didn't fully understand what it entailed before reading said book.

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o/ I have Mild Autism and me my dad also think my mom might have it too. So know, you aren't the only one. ^^ I also have sensory issues (Possible Sensory Integration Disorder), ADHD, a slow learning disability, Social Phobia, and possible Dyscalculia.

I just never tell anyone because, well you sometimes hafta be careful. Alot of the times people here are like those in real life and they tend to think you are saying you have some sort of disability just to get attention but that's not true for me.

The reason for that is because I have little to no control over my emotions and hyperness online, I tend to say things without realizing the consequences, I also tend to obsess over things for less than a week and at times I get yelled at because I change my themes and obsessions too much. Stuff like that.

I consider myself normal because no matter what disability you have, you are still normal. As long as you are a human being, it doesnt matter if you learn slow or have a cripple because in god's eyes we are all the same.

I think I'll close this before it gets too long. XD
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No, but my neighbor has autism, he's about eight or nine. There's a kid at my school who I think might have autism, but I'm not sure. It's a lot more common disorder than you would think.

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Man thats heavy.
Must really stink livin with it.
Soz to hear it buddeh.
=(
Yeah, but I was researching and found out that their memory and IQ is higher than a person without it (some people that is), in fact people said in a documentary that they sometimes know TOO MUCH about stuff.. It's not like I know all of Slipknot's history (lol, I think that explains it...). Also it sucks because it's hard being the social type.... Anyhow that's enough talk for one post (no not talk, a post...)

Man thats heavy.
Must really stink livin with it.
Soz to hear it buddeh.
=(
Yeah, but I was researching and found out that their memory and IQ is higher than a person without it (some people that is), in fact people said in a documentary that they sometimes know TOO MUCH about stuff.. It's not like I know all of Slipknot's history (lol, I think the explains it...). Also it sucks because it's hard being the social type.... Anyhow that's enough talk for one post (no not talk, a post...)

I have a malfunctioned sense of equilibrium and a relatively large ommetaphobia, but that's it.

I do have more than one autist friend, though, and I treat them as I would treat anyone else.
You should anyhow, my friends still treated me the same when I told them this year that I found out I had AS.


This reminds me of a book I've been studying for my A-Level English. It's called "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time", and it's written from the point of view of a 15 year-old boy who has Asperger's. It's a very good book, one of my new favourites, and it gives a good insight into what living with the condition is like.

You should check it out sometime. But yes, I do respect people with the syndrome, even though I didn't fully understand what it entailed before reading said book.
Yeah, I've got that book as well, it's pretty good stuff, and also its okay to not understand. The book does give a good understanding of AS.

I don't think that it's a large disability, people with this disorder can still function fairly normally if they have the willpower to overcome it. It's all a matter of 'Mind over matter' really. It irritates me to see people with Asperger's Sydrome being treated like they're as severely disabled as someone with a more severe form of autism, when they're not that bad off. It undermines their confidence greatly and I think that there should be more of a push to allow people with Asperger's Sydrome to be treated as normally as possible, with their condition in mind of course but not so much that it affects how they treat them.

Asperger's Sydrome is a High Functioning Autism i've been told. So it's not as bad as other forms of Autism.
Exactly what I'm saying to myself, I've been taking this as a big deal, but I realise there's worse possibilities with AS/Autism, anyhow they still should be treated normally, I see the person, not the disability.



Okay, I think that's enough replies...

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Man thats heavy.
Must really stink livin with it.
Soz to hear it buddeh.
=(
Actually no. People with Autism can live very successful lives. With the right treatment, they can be just like you.

thats not autism, my little sister has Autism and shes had it since she was born but shes a lot better now but she still has it. We get a speech therapist person to work with her and at school shes with all the normal kids so thats good.
My dad told me that one time when I was younger I had a delay with speaking and I didn't say a word at the rightful developmental age. I had a delay in my development but with speech therapy as a young child, I finally learned to speak.

Autism can be tough to live with but like I said, its not like something that will bring you down the rest of your life. Many people are able to live lives with disabilities. It's just like a person that is in a wheelchair, they learn to adapt to everything in wheelchairs and they live the most inspiring lives ever. Alot of people misjudge them because they always think that being in a wheelchair would be the hardest thing to live with but its not.

Autistics have one thing that they are good at. Usually, it's something that makes it easier for them to communicate. For me its writing, and as you can see, my biggest talent because I can express my needs and even my feelings, just about everything in writing or even just typing.
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Yeah, I have Asperger's.
I had delayed speech and motor control as a baby.
I get offended by little things, (even on the internet) and I get stressed pretty easily, and I'm also narcissistic, so my life can be hard at times. But I'm still a pretty normal person.

It's hard to describe everything about my life, so I'll leave it at that.
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I had delayed speech and motor control as a baby.
I get offended by little things, (even on the internet) and I get stressed pretty easily, and I'm also narcissistic, so my life can be hard at times. But I'm still a pretty normal person.
That's sounds alot like me. I get like that all the time. I get pretty emotional over the smallest of things.
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I think this SomethingAwful article is a pretty good summation of my skepticism's about the legitimacy of Asperger's Syndrome (or at least the self-diagnosis thereof):

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/aspergers-zeph-mercurial.php?page=1
LOL :]

It's true to a degree, a lot of people wrongly use Aspergers to make themselves feel better over their own social downfalls. Which is pretty sick.

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LOL :]

It's true to a degree, a lot of people wrongly use Aspergers to make themselves feel better over their own social downfalls. Which is pretty sick.
Yeah that's the sort of thing I see all the time online. People tend to make up some disability just to get attention and to gain friends. They think that having a disability is a way to gain that but its not because even having apserger's, its not your fault for being lazy and anti-social but because you have a developmental delay.

It's just like those that thinks aspies or autistics or ANYONE with disabilities is a disgrace to our society. It's sad because alot of people can't understand that we were just like them and just because we learn at a slower pace doesnt mean we are stupid and retarded. I know a bunch of people with disabilities and one of them is my very best rl friend, his name is Tyler and he is the sweetest person ever. He is always there to give you a laugh even at the worst of times.

There is also the ones with Down Syndrome and those ones are the sweetest and the most cutest ever. Not everyone is a disgrace just because they are different because we are all the same, we are human, are we not?
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