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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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curl-6 on 28 November 2013
Dark_Lord_2008 said:
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.

Don't need to defend myself anymore, no bullies since High School; I don't associate with dickheads now that I have a choice not to.



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DanneSandin on 28 November 2013

Naaah, I've never tried ass burgers

Only joking ofc ;)

I've actually worked quite a bit with Asperger's and people with ADHD, so while I don't have it personally, I have some experience. Once I started working with them, I noticed how much of all the sit coms are based around "the Aspergers situation"; where Sheldon is the best example of it. Misreading social situations, general awkwardness, niche interest etc all makes for good laughs on TV, but I don't find them quite as funny any more - it kinda feels cheap nowadays ;)



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hsrob on 28 November 2013

Not me, but my brother. To those saying no to medication, it really has to be on a case by case basis and certainly they can be overprescribed. The medications prescribed aren't typically sedatives, they generally work by decreasing anxiety.

My brother was started on meds as a child, perhaps a little more severely affected than some of the other folks here and it helped him cope with a mainstream school system that he was forced into (he was in a special school until the end of primary) It helped him curb his obsessive behaviors and stopped him getting overwhelmed so easily. He's been trialled off his meds on two occasions as an adult, on both occasions he's opted to start them again himself.

Edit: I answered a 'No' for my bro, for me it's just part of who he is and who he has always been.



Farsala on 28 November 2013

I rarely read people's feelings right, and can never think of what to say within groups bigger then 2 people. Sometimes I can be obsessive, and unflexible with what people would think reasonable. Hate talking on the phone. In classrooms I would often listen to many conversations at the same time, trying to figure them all out. However I do not think I have Asbergers, OCD, or ADHD.



thekitchensink on 28 November 2013

I have it--diagnosed at age 10. While there are certainly things about it I would love to get rid of - extreme anxiety for one thing - I'm not particularly keen on changing who I am.

I'm actually a motivational speaker discussing my journey with AS. If you're interested, give a Like to our Facebook page and you can get all kinds of news from the AS world: https://m.facebook.com/aspergersinitiative?viewtype=admin&__user=851775456

Also, if anyone's in Southern Ontario, you may wanna check out my next speaking event - details on the FB page. Would be great to meet some of ya :)



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Coca-Cola on 28 November 2013

Never been diagnosed but I believe I have it.
I'm getting better with anxieties
but socially I am a wreck sometimes. People say that I say and do things that are very awkward, but I don't think so.

It's embarrassing sometimes - especially because I am nearing 50, and I'm a preacher! I catch myself cursing during sermons sometimes. haha. thank God my congregation understands.



blublibla on 28 November 2013

Asperger is a very special autistic syndrome because on a minimal level it actually concerns lots of people, including me.

On very low level, Asperger is simply the difficulty to relate to basic social interaction or human emotion which does mean you're less sensitive. Au contraire.



kirby007 on 28 November 2013
DanneSandin said:

Naaah, I've never tried ass burgers

Only joking ofc ;)

I've actually worked quite a bit with Asperger's and people with ADHD, so while I don't have it personally, I have some experience. Once I started working with them, I noticed how much of all the sit coms are based around "the Aspergers situation"; where Sheldon is the best example of it. Misreading social situations, general awkwardness, niche interest etc all makes for good laughs on TV, but I don't find them quite as funny any more - it kinda feels cheap nowadays ;)

BAHAHAHAHA

i was wondering how long it would take for someone to make the joke

it quite some posts actually



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STRYKIE on 28 November 2013

Yes, diagnosed in 2001, rarely suspected of it though...

Without going into too much detail, I think any problems that have stemmed from it was more the way my mother thought I should be brought up accordingly as a result of the diagnosis, rather than would-be typical symptoms or whatever, to the point where unrelated issues ended up going under the radar.

While I don't doubt that I'm somewhere on the spectrum, I do wonder if maybe I would have been better off if I never did diagnosed, if that makes sense.



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Soleron on 28 November 2013
DarthVolod said:
Soleron said:

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.

Well, partly it's that my social skills development was about 3-4 years behind. When I was in high school I could have coped well with primary school at that point; and same for university and high school. At age 16 I could not go to the shop on my own. But I could have got top 1% marks in high school maths and english tests at ~age 13.

But there's just some fundamental barriers there. I retain zero empathy; I cannot feel what other people are feeling even if I understand what they're feeling theoretically. And whenever I do something new I need to write down and rehearse every step down to the last detail. Example. Getting on a bus. I have a book that says: check money. check timetable. wait for bus to pull up. wait for people to get off. walk on. state destination and ticket type. give money. take ticket. sit down.

And without that I could never have just done that. Now obviously once I'm used to it I don't need to check that. But every new thing is THAT difficult.

Also, I believe everyone exists on the autism spectrum somewhere. No one is completely normal. It's just that some are over the threshold of symptoms to be clinically significant, i.e require extra support to be able to cope in mainstream education.

I could not have survived school without the support I recieved, which was in the form of: help in all practical classes; being able to take 5 minute breaks outside the classroom to calm down when things got too much; being able to take exams in a room on my own; being able to change for sports on my own.

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.

More like, if at 11.30 it was meant to be Art and instead was Music due to a last minute change, at age 11 I would be unable to cope or even stay in the lesson. I HAD to know in advance. It's not about liking change or not.

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.

This is autistic spectrum behaviour. From this description you'd meet the criteria on this one point. Categorising them and keeping a log is something I do but it's not normal.

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.

Again, for me it's that it persisted well past where other children would have been able to cope. I STILL can't do group situations. I was in during an icebreaker activity for a course a few weeks ago where you had to state your name and something about you, and I just stayed silent until the course organiser moved on.

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.

1. There's a massive incentive for doctors to get people on drugs 2. It can mitigate the symptoms of ADHD, Tourettes and the like that commonly present alongside Aspergers, and make the child manageable. But you're not doing the child any favours by sedating them.

One point - it's not as subjective as that. There are given tests with defined thresholds, and they are repeatable by any psychologist. If you score enough overall you are diagnosed. It's not chemical testing, sure, but it's not what they think of you either.