Asperger's Sydrome/Autism... Page 2

Started by The Exorcist November 2nd, 2008 4:26 PM
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One of my best friends has Aspergers Syndrome, and he's really cool.

Sure he can get annoying some times, asking questions about if I think he's good at something, but still, he's a really good friend to me, and I can't imagine him without Aspergers, he just wouldn't be the same =)

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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.
Yeah, I'm reading that too. Basicaly it's a funny (in some places), well-written story about the main character, who has Aspergers. It's actually quite insightful, and gives a great description of Aspergers.
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I know a couple of people who have aspergers, one serious, one mild. The serious one has to take a lot of medication (don't ask me why, I can't remember) to help "tone it down". But, he's actually very smart. So don't judge a book by it's disease cover.
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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
Everything on that web page was correct for me, so don't think anything about me as poser.
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I myself am autistic and i lead a comfortable life

aside from the fact that i get pissed easily i'm fine ^^;
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My younger brother is autistic...I tend to forget that a lot of the time, actually, even though he can't talk properly, is very loud and drives me up the wall.
Of course, with my brother being autistic and his father being "depressed" and showing possible signs of Asperger's Syndrome has cast doubts on me...in my mother's eyes, at least. Although I can confidently say I have neither Asperger's Syndrome or Autism. I do have mild OCD when it comes to my hands, though. I HATE having things on my hands. Although a lot of people are like that, no?
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http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=159071&page=24093557]I[/url] had delayed speech and motor control as a baby.
Hmmm, you may have Aspergers, but more on the lower level. Classic Asperger's has a trait of early development. Just saying.


I have a highly defined and very noticeable case of Asperger's Syndrome.

I have basically Classic Asperger's, with the traits of being hyperfocused, sensitive over minute details, sudden uncontrollable and unintentional impulses, ect. I live pretty normally as I can say, the hardest thing is often times people can't understand some of my Asperger's related behavior when it starts unintentionally and beyond control.

The one thing that's actually a little worse about Asperger's over Autism is how being on the spectrum, AS people can see their own separate world. However, unlike Autism, they're not separated from the world as most will also see within the "normal" world overlapping their own. Thus if "strange" behavior is exhibited by someone with Autism, it can be "justified," but someone with Asperger's, who usually appear to be just "normal," such "strange" behavior is viewed differently.

Moving on,

I also have ADHD, mild OCD, and SEVERE Dysgraphia.


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I have been diagnosed with this, but a realy weak disease...I sometimes have communicational troubles_I'm speaking normaly, but when I get shy...I get shy even if this person leaves 20min. ago...
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I have Asperger's, as does my brother and my dad. They both have it worse than I do, though. Like, in terms of severity (from strongest to weakest) it goes my brother, my dad, then me. I'm a lot better now that I was when I was younger. I showed all the signs of classic Asperger's: not understanding humor, taking things literally, being hyperfocused on one subject for weeks or months at a time, not knowing how to act in social situations (getting myself into a lot of trouble because of how outgoing I am), and lack of executive function.

It still gets me sometimes, though, because my executive function still isn't up to scratch. And that's a big problem in college, considering how independent you have to be to get all your work done, especially in my major.

Other than that, though, I have GID, OCD, and... that's about it. I have a couple of physcial disabilities, but I'm not sure how related they are to the topic.

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I know someone with Asperger's Syndrome, yes. Unfortunately, he was raised by an, um, interesting, family, and is completely unbearable more than half the time. Instead of helping him, they've basically encouraged all the social negatives it brings.

The very first time I met him, he essentially told me that I was an idiot who didn't know anything about anything and that I was also an evil Satanist psychopath because I had an Eevee charm on my bag. I had known him for all of ten minutes when this happened.

Since that time, despite attempts to be nice and work with him for the theatre we both volunteer at, he has proceeded to insult, amongst other things: myself, my family, my friends, my upbringing, mine and my sister's competency, and all of our religions. (Which, for the record, are the same. So...?)

He's even caused little kids to cry; he's bragged around the crew about how he loved frightening all the kids in the show and how funny it was.

On a rare occasion, he's conversational and somewhat friendly towards me. I think now that he is older and has to work with more people who are less tolerant of him acting out, he is at least getting a little better. Thankfully, I know his family has a large part to do with it, but it doesn't make the experience any more pleasant. :/

That aside, the only time I can recall being around someone with autism was in gymnastics; one of the boys in the advanced class was an amazing gymnast, but incredibly sensitive to sound and had to wear thick headphones the entire time he was there. He was two levels above me, so we didn't speak much, though. Other than that, I have a lovely friend who I don't get to speak to often that carries some genes linked to autism (wording is fuzzy here), but that's about it.

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Yeah, I have a mild case of Asperger's. It doesn't hinder me as much as it used to but it's still a bit of a headache when I'm trying to communicate with people I don't know all that well and I have to wonder if I'm making myself understood or whether something sounds awkward. Also there's the matter of the hyperfocus (the phenomena of being entirely engrossed in something to the point you tune the world out--that is until someone gets your attention and you are startled back into reality--fun stuff. My counselor says it has some benefits but I've mostly noticed the downside to it).



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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.
I read that in my A-level English as well... I didn't finish it though, we had to give the book back before I could. It seemed good though.

I don't know anyone who has any of the disabilities you just named, but some people at my school have them really bad. They have a special class just for them because they have trouble comprehending math below the standard 8th grade level.
That's the case in my school too. We've got special classes, but that's for people with severe cases. I work at a big camp sometimes, and we've got many kids coming there who have lighter cases and are just like any other kids, only that I have to make sure some take their medications correctly. Else they can get sad easier or have concentration problems.

Yeah, I have a mild case of Asperger's. It doesn't hinder me as much as it used to but it's still a bit of a headache when I'm trying to communicate with people I don't know all that well and I have to wonder if I'm making myself understood or whether something sounds awkward. Also there's the matter of the hyperfocus (the phenomena of being entirely engrossed in something to the point you tune the world out--that is until someone gets your attention and you are startled back into reality--fun stuff. My counselor says it has some benefits but I've mostly noticed the downside to it).
Mmm, that's what we're told and taught when we take care of the children at the camp.

I just think people are different. Long ago, there weren't any names for these "disturbances" or what to call it. People who had them was just a little different. But all people are different, right? And should be given even chances to succeed in life~
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WTF

I have Aspeger's.

No, really.

This is...so awkward...

Oh well. I go about it the best I can.

It's not the worst thing in the world. And I know I'm the furthest thing from retarded.
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I'm a new member here, and saw this thread.
What a coincidence, I have PDD-NOS, the lightest form of autistic spectrum.
I'm not restricted in a social way, I just have problems organising the things that need to be done. I have had more problems in the past, but I have trained myself in maintaining those problems, and eventually they disappeared!=)

PDD-NOS, in addition to Asperger Syndrome, are the two "high function" types of autism. People with PDD-NOS are often creative, have eye for detail, are easily distracted and can be very chaotic. In some cases, they are also restricted in a social way(as I said): take things literally, are not able to fully express emotions etc, but allways in a much milder way than classical autism(I don't have the social restrictions though.)
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My younger brother is autistic...I tend to forget that a lot of the time, actually, even though he can't talk properly, is very loud and drives me up the wall.
That sounds a lot like my twin brother. xD

He has a fairly severe case of Autism, but I've seen some cases far worse. Although he can't talk properly, he's extremely loud and loves to sing. Sometimes it can get annoying, but hey, at least he's doing what he wants and having fun, right? =D