I've got Tourette's and ADHD/OCD. My meds keep it pretty well under control, it used to be a lot worse; it was its worst right before high school. It sucked ass, not being in complete control of my own body. 

But like you I've realized that it's made me who I am, and I like me.

that's not too bad man! I was a late bloomer myself haha.

Honestly now, did my comments offend you in any way, or are you happier with the fluffy shit the others are spewing forth?

Some people are so fucking apologetic for everything. It's the zeitgeist. We'll see how apologetic they are when Germany is taken over by Turks and Sweden becomes an Islamic country.

Then we'll see.

Thank you man. Right now i have it controlled but some months ago it was awful.

Thank you, and don´t worry, it shall not defeat me!!!! buahahahah!!

That akward moment when you click a random link on a random site and discover a syndrome that you get trough your entire life, difficulting everything you do with another people. The most disturbing thing is find that this site have a lot of people diagnosed, but yet i never heard of it before today.

Scored 33, but some questions seems more like something another people shoud tell about me. I feel that anyone that like math and dislike social interaction would score a good grade in that test. But now what? Lay down on a sofa waiting for freud come in?

I find too that something are not that bad for me like for some of you. I aways could talk to people on phone, stay in class with everybody talking, go to crowed places, atough not never enjoying much the later. Going buy thing out there was aways easy. Its interess to note that much of the problems, like talking in large group, emphathy, talking and doing embaracing stuff, are thing that are a lot minimized now, and seems most of you guys worked things like this around too.

But i really could use knowing better how to talk with any people about anything. In this world who you know is much more important than what you know. I areadly have done bad bussiness decision because of the social skills to see what another people really want.

http://www.aspergerstestsite.com/

Thank you for taking the AQ Test
Your AQ Test Score is: 32

The official criteria for Aspergers Syndrome is an AQ score greater than 32.

According to statistical analysis, 26 – 31 Is a borderline score.

86% of people with this score can be correctly classified as having Aspergers Syndrome.





There are some questions I wasn't really sure what to pick... I don't think I have Asperger's Syndrome but I share a lot in common with people who do... who knows, maybe I do have it and I just don't know O_o

I have to talk to people on the phone at my job... I really hate it when someone calls, specially when they don't go straight to the point, lol. When they ask what I expect them to ask, I always reply with the same lines as if I was an answering machine or something... I made those lines myself to be able to speak more fluently... At home, if I have to pick up the phone and call someone, I tend to doubt a lot and get a bit nervous before doing it and usually try to practice what I'm going to say before calling... It can get kinda bad if I get too nervous and forget what I was going to say or if I am asked something I wasn't expecting...

I hate being in big groups of people and if someone says "You haven't talked all day, why don't you say something? anything new?" or something like that and everyone looks at me expecting me to say something I get really nervous and probably just shrug or say "I... don't know, whatever, there's nothing new to tell!". I can get really nervous when that happens and it's even worse when they insist "Come on, there must be something interesting you could tell"

Also, I find it hard to start conversations and when I... or someone else starts it, I don't know how to keep it going. Most of the times someone tells me something I only say "Ah...", "Uh huh", "Yes", "No", "I don't know", "Why?"

I notice little details people usually don't notice and when I point them out they ask me why I pay attention to those things...

I am socially awkward but I do notice when people start giving me a weird look and I do realize when I do something "weird"... I also can read people's gestures and body language...

I do notice when I'm not being polite and why but it's already too late most of the times. There was this time when a co-worker asked me what I did on that past saturday and I didn't want to say anything... she said "Look, I'll tell you what I did" and I immediatly said "WHAT FOR!?" LOL. Others said "dude, that's rude. She just wanted to tell you what she did" and I did realize I was kinda mean without them telling me but it was too late xD and I told them I asked that because I knew she was going to tell me what she did just so she could then "oblige" me to tell her what I did because... well, that's exactly what I thought when I asked that and didn't really think before saying it out loud :P that's just an example but most of the times I know I'm being weird or unpolite.


One thing I've noticed about myself is that I can be socially "normal" if I meet the other person online before hand and talk a lot before meeting in real life. I don't know why... I even know how to keep the conversation going and talk about interesting stuff... I don't get nervous...
Also, I am really awkward, weird and extremelly introvert in front of people who could make fun of me and I can be pretty "normal" in front of people who I know wouldn't make fun of me... probably because I don't feel the pressure of being judged all the time and don't get nervous because of that? I don't know...

Anyways, this year I've improved a lot and many people who know me have told me they've noticed big changes... I still have a long way to go but it's something :P I don't think I have Asperger's but I... probably have something similar?

I was beginning to think it was never going to happen, haha. We were togetherfor 19 months, just broke up two weeks ago. Hope it doesn't take me another 23 years to find my next one, I'll be 48!

And no, I was not offended. (Though I am a little bewildered as to what all this stuff about Turks and Muslims taking over has to do with it. It sounds a little paranoid to me, to be brutally honest. Hope that doesn't offend you)

I got the same score... lol

Thank you for the clarification.

Still, another larger point beyond just Asperger's that I am concerned about is the concept of referring to mental illnesses as, exactly that, "illnesses" and "diseases." I question whether or not it is beneficial to label a set of behaviors and personality traits as a "disorder" which implies that such thoughts are fixed and unchangeable and can not be altered over time.

I guess I just don't see a mental illness in the same way as I would regard a medical illness such as diabetes or cancer. Aside from the issue as to whether or not a mental illness is really an illness in the first place (let's not forget that homosexuality amoungst other things was once in the DSM), a mental illness is most likely able to be improved upon or "cured." No amount of personal improvement and talk therapy will cure someone of diabetes or cancer ... it is all dependent on medical technology available.

A mental illness, on the other hand, can often be improved upon with time/therapy (non drug related I would argue). You spoke of your improvements in some areas, and I have seen my diagnosed bipolar friend make remarkable changes in personality over the past few years. The problem then becomes that diagnosis ... he will always see himself as bipolar, and I would imagine that you will always identify as someone with Aspergers. Even if your behaviors and personality became more normalized over time to the point where you could not even be identified as having Aspergers you would still have the diagnosis.

Then there is also the issue of the diagnosis being a self-fulfilling prophecy. I see it a lot with my friend. He withdraws and always talks about how his disorder holds him back. I just don't think he would do that (as there would not be an excuse for his behavior) in a world where bipolar disorder was not something that was diagnosed.

I'd just like to say a word in defense of medication.

It's true we live in a world where pharmaceutical companies peddle unnecessary drugs and reap billions doing so, but medication CAN do a world of good when properly applied.

From the age of 18 to 22, I could barely leave the house. Sertraline was prescribed by a GP, but had little effect. Then I saw a specialist who put me on some different drugs instead.

At first they made me nauseous and gave me spontaneous nosebleeds, but once I acclimatized to them, they gave me my life back. Sure the panic attacks were still there, but they were dulled enough that I could finally start to practice resisting them and deliberately exposing myself to triggers in order to desensitize.
They gave me the edge I needed to start pushing the disorder back without slipping three steps backards for every two I took forwards.

Not a magic bullet by any means, but in my experience, a helpful support.