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If you have it, would you get rid of it if you could?

Yes 55 63.22%
 
No 32 36.78%
 
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AshKetchum1992 said:

I think Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory has that

yeah Sheldon is a classic Aspie.



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glimmer_of_hope said:
Finally a good thread to read! I'm not sure about Aspergers and don't think I have it or anyone else for that matter. Glad to hear that you cope with it and that you are enjoying life. It feels good to read when people overcome obstacles! Thanks for the thread!!

No worries man, and thanks :)



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.



I remember a kid at my school had aspergers. Everyone loved him and the stupid stuff he did was found funny until about grade 8. After that he started getting bullied and all his friends from like grade 1 deserted him, it was terribly sad but he did become extremely annoying, insensitive and socially awkward. I didn't have much to do with him but yeah that's my experience with aspergers



The internet said i have 42,9% chance of having it, or maybe I'm just weird...



 

 

 

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Wow, thank you for sharing. Can you explain further why it's hard for you to talk on the phone? I have that same dread, I hate it. I usually almost (sometimes I do) throw up. I have to write what I say down, etc. What about social anxiety disorder? I'm very certain I have that.



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Maybe other people have the problem. People either accept you for you or they can go straight to hell. Racism and discriminating people on their gender/sexuality are taboo but it is acceptable for people to gang up and bully socially awkward people.

You should consider lifting weights at the gym, take up a martial arts class and learn how to fight back and defend yourself.



Soleron said:

Yes, diagnosed at 11

Best way I can put it is that you lack automatic social skills. Can't read others' emotions, can't naturally empathise, very inflexible to change/needs a rigid routine, obsessive, and very easy to get sensory overload e.g. in normal everyday situations feel overwhelmed and have to leave.

 

I don't mean to come off as insensitive, but aren't a lot of those things just normal parts of life that everyone goes through? Most kids are shy, and they can't read emotions because they lack the social experience/knowledge of an adult. Skills must be developed over time in the same fashion as a school subject like math or something ... you don't start in the 1st grade with calculus ... you need basic skills first.

Also, is there anyone that does enjoy constant change? Most people have routines, and those that don't live pretty stressful lives. More change means more mental exertion and stress. Change can be good, but I have never heard of someone who thrives on constant change.

Everyone can be kind of obsessive about something or several things ... we all develop interests and hobbies this seems like something normal to me. For example, I collect videogames ... I have hundreds and I spend coutless hours cleaning them, categorizing them, updating a detailed log of which ones I have and don't have, etc. It is a hobby that brings me joy ... not a mental disorder, but an outsider who lacks an appreciation for such a hobby would probably consider it to be obsessive.

Sensory overload, I would imagine, works differently for everyone. As a child I can recall being really sensitive to loud noises. I would sometimes even leave movies or social events because there was just too much noise, and I felt overwhelmed. I don't really have that problem anymore, but I don't think my past experiences were indicative of any kind of mental disorder or instability ... just greater sensitivity I guess.



I also am fully against any drugs being prescribed (mostly America). They do not help the condition itself, they just for example sedate you so other people can cope with you.

 

I completely agree with you here. I am going to go ahead and assume that your diagnosis did not involve any kind of established medical test (there are none for mental disorders). To prescribe drugs based on one person's belief that you have a mental disorder seems remarkably irresponsible.

Giving patients powerful drugs to cure illnesses that can not be proven to exist outside of a subjective interview from a psychologist is so grossly negligent that I am surprised nobody considers it to be malpractice.





My brother has it man. It's tough for him to make friends. He's joined a group called Hackerspace that seems to be harmless enough and there are people there with similar interests to him (photography, electrical engineering, 3D printing etc)



Slade6alpha said:

Wow, thank you for sharing. Can you explain further why it's hard for you to talk on the phone? I have that same dread, I hate it. I usually almost (sometimes I do) throw up. I have to write what I say down, etc. What about social anxiety disorder? I'm very certain I have that.

It's just I always go blank and don't know what to say or how to say it.