Who else here has Asperger's Syndrome?

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toastboy44562 said:

curl-6 said:

I never knew anyone else with it growing up, but once I moved to University there were quite a few.

I wasn't diagnosed until I was 19. I always had trouble reading people; I'd never know when people were angry, or sad, unless they were crying or yelling. I would annoy and piss people off but not know why. Conversation was insanely hard; I could never think of what to say, or know when it was appropriate to jump in. 

I had obsessive interests in things nobody else cared about; spiders, outer space, infectious diseases, giant monster movies. And I do mean obsessive. I would calculate the transmission and fatality rates of imaginary flu epidemics, just for fun. I was always smart for my age when it came to things like vocabulary, but the simplest everyday tasks, like shopping or ordering pizza, were just impossible.

Over time I gradually taught myself to recognize facial expressions, and body language. It's a work in progress, but I'm learning to manage my condition.

But you know what? I wouldn't change it if I could, cos it's a key part of what made me the person I am, and I'm happy with who I am.

So, do we have any Aspies in the VGChartz community?

And for those who do, if you could "cure" it, would you?

I can never think of anything to say either. I obssessed about video game sales until I realized that they were not accurate enough for my taste. I obssessed about lyrics. Little noises annoy me and I can get angry for hours. I hate talking on the phone. I always been pretty good at reading facial expressions. i would change it because I have been bullied, discriminated and beat up my whole life.

Sales tracking appealed to my obsessive personality too haha.

And talking on the phone is horrible, I dread doing it! Just calling to order pizza becomes this huge, stressful event.

I was bullied a lot as well, most Aspies are.