Hey, is this linked to Aspergers?

[Lumanny the Space Jew]

ASPERGERS, NOT ASBERGERS.
You have shamed all of us Aspies now.

[Lumanny the Space Jew]

OK, I'm back.

That is totally 100% High-Functioning Aspergers there.
Takes one to know one, I guess.

You've likely overthought your way out of your own head.

[Relia777]

... I realize the person mis-spelled it... and by rights I might have complained myself too, because people used to say I had a**-burgers <.< as if it was a joke.

But I don't think the spelling really matters now that I have made myself after so many years finally comfortable with that aspect of how people act, and that if someone had said something about me it was only due to their own immaturity and lack of comfort that another person is different to them.

Lumanny the Space Jew

OK, I'm back.

That is totally 100% High-Functioning Aspergers there.
Takes one to know one, I guess.

You've likely overthought your way out of your own head.

Quoted for truth.

[Nymrah]

spiffyschmoo

... I realize the person mis-spelled it... and by rights I might have complained myself too, because people used to say I had a**-burgers <.< as if it was a joke.

But I don't think the spelling really matters now that I have made myself after so many years finally comfortable with that aspect of how people act, and that if someone had said something about me it was only due to their own immaturity and lack of comfort that another person is different to them.

I think it shows she has done no research whatsoever though, and if you say you have aspergers, you should at least know a little bit about it. Like how to spell it.

[Relia777]

Bloodstained-Snow

spiffyschmoo

... I realize the person mis-spelled it... and by rights I might have complained myself too, because people used to say I had a**-burgers <.< as if it was a joke.

But I don't think the spelling really matters now that I have made myself after so many years finally comfortable with that aspect of how people act, and that if someone had said something about me it was only due to their own immaturity and lack of comfort that another person is different to them.

I think it shows she has done no research whatsoever though, and if you say you have aspergers, you should at least know a little bit about it. Like how to spell it.

Yeah, but during a period of being mentally exhausted as was explained, it might be too much extra strain on an already unsettled mind. If I was in the middle of a situation like that I might not want to spend the extra effort on understanding a specific thing as spelling crying

Though I understand where you are coming from on that.

[Nymrah]

spiffyschmoo

Bloodstained-Snow

spiffyschmoo

... I realize the person mis-spelled it... and by rights I might have complained myself too, because people used to say I had a**-burgers <.< as if it was a joke.

But I don't think the spelling really matters now that I have made myself after so many years finally comfortable with that aspect of how people act, and that if someone had said something about me it was only due to their own immaturity and lack of comfort that another person is different to them.

I think it shows she has done no research whatsoever though, and if you say you have aspergers, you should at least know a little bit about it. Like how to spell it.

Yeah, but during a period of being mentally exhausted as was explained, it might be too much extra strain on an already unsettled mind. If I was in the middle of a situation like that I might not want to spend the extra effort on understanding a specific thing as spelling crying

Though I understand where you are coming from on that.

I would >.<
But being a perfectionist is also a symptom of a different branch of the autism family. I'm slightly autistic, and my dad is pretty bad. I grew up with asperger and ADHD kids and the likes, because my mom was the only one who could handle them, so their parents let them play at our house lol. So I got to see alot of different versions of autism.
It's really interesting to read about, because there are SO many symptoms, and so many variations.

[Relia777]

The book I found relates to both Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.

It's less about the disorder itself and more about the beliefs about it, and the fact of how it is categorized into 'high functioning' and 'low functioning'. Saying that it may not be in our best interests to keep on trying to separate the disorder. Yes it can be useful to categorize things but...

Well I didn't read the whole book. I just skimmed through it in the bookstore but I want to purchase it to read the whole thing

In case anyone was interested... I didn't write the sub-title down but this should find it.

Unstrange Minds, by Roy Richard Grinker

[Relia777]

Bloodstained-Snow

spiffyschmoo

Bloodstained-Snow

spiffyschmoo

... I realize the person mis-spelled it... and by rights I might have complained myself too, because people used to say I had a**-burgers <.< as if it was a joke.

But I don't think the spelling really matters now that I have made myself after so many years finally comfortable with that aspect of how people act, and that if someone had said something about me it was only due to their own immaturity and lack of comfort that another person is different to them.

I think it shows she has done no research whatsoever though, and if you say you have aspergers, you should at least know a little bit about it. Like how to spell it.

Yeah, but during a period of being mentally exhausted as was explained, it might be too much extra strain on an already unsettled mind. If I was in the middle of a situation like that I might not want to spend the extra effort on understanding a specific thing as spelling crying

Though I understand where you are coming from on that.

I would >.<
But being a perfectionist is also a symptom of a different branch of the autism family. I'm slightly autistic, and my dad is pretty bad. I grew up with asperger and ADHD kids and the likes, because my mom was the only one who could handle them, so their parents let them play at our house lol. So I got to see alot of different versions of autism.
It's really interesting to read about, because there are SO many symptoms, and so many variations.

That's interesting. I wish I had had a chance to know others like me when I was a kid. Mostly I was mis-understood and went un-diagnosed until I was about 16 or 17. I was told I was pretty much ADHD also.

[Nymrah]

spiffyschmoo

The book I found relates to both Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.

It's less about the disorder itself and more about the beliefs about it, and the fact of how it is categorized into 'high functioning' and 'low functioning'. Saying that it may not be in our best interests to keep on trying to separate the disorder. Yes it can be useful to categorize things but...

Well I didn't read the whole book. I just skimmed through it in the bookstore but I want to purchase it to read the whole thing

In case anyone was interested... I didn't write the sub-title down but this should find it.

Unstrange Minds, by Roy Richard Grinker

I think it's fair to seperate aspergers from general autism though, because aspergers is just slightly different and is actually a syndrom (appearantly lol) and autism comes in more variations. It's a wider spread condition than aspergers, which is pretty focused on the symptoms that come with that.
But they are very similar of course. I personally don't think you can understand autism or asperger by reading about it. You need to be it or know one to really get it. Words are easy to read, handling it is a whole different matter.

[Nymrah]

spiffyschmoo

That's interesting. I wish I had had a chance to know others like me when I was a kid. Mostly I was mis-understood and went un-diagnosed until I was about 16 or 17. I was told I was pretty much ADHD also.

Well, I come from a special family... like I said, my dad has a bad case of autism, and always have. I have two sisters and we're all 'gifted' as they call it. My oldest sister skipped a class and her goal is pretty much to be the youngest professor ever. She's damn smart, but also socially a bit uncapable. School and work go before boyfriends. She just enjoys that more.
My other sister is quite unhandable. She acts like a 12 year old whenever she doesn't get her way, even though she is 21. She got tested and has an IQ higher than 150. She's also socially... uhm special. She thinks everything revolves around her.
And then there's me, artsy fartsy, I could draw when I was 2 years old, and am basically the standard of an autistic kid. Prefer to sit in my room all day over doing things with friends and such.
Only 'normal' person is my mom. She has had a haaard time raising us (since my dad is practically a kid aswell sometimes...)
We had a few family friends, of which two had asperger, one little girl had down syndrom and multiple had ADHD. I think we just drew them in, lol.

[Pepsi-Drinker]

Magikwok

Sounds like you're just a stubborn idiotic teenager. Get off your a** and find something to do with your life that you don't fail at. Listen to your doctors.

I suppose you listen to your doctor when he says bend over, ROLFLMAO and worse off you actually do it. lol How does that make you feel?

[Relia777]

Bloodstained-Snow

spiffyschmoo

The book I found relates to both Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.

It's less about the disorder itself and more about the beliefs about it, and the fact of how it is categorized into 'high functioning' and 'low functioning'. Saying that it may not be in our best interests to keep on trying to separate the disorder. Yes it can be useful to categorize things but...

Well I didn't read the whole book. I just skimmed through it in the bookstore but I want to purchase it to read the whole thing

In case anyone was interested... I didn't write the sub-title down but this should find it.

Unstrange Minds, by Roy Richard Grinker

I think it's fair to seperate aspergers from general autism though, because aspergers is just slightly different and is actually a syndrom (appearantly lol) and autism comes in more variations. It's a wider spread condition than aspergers, which is pretty focused on the symptoms that come with that.
But they are very similar of course. I personally don't think you can understand autism or asperger by reading about it. You need to be it or know one to really get it. Words are easy to read, handling it is a whole different matter.

The thing with me though is I generally try to find associations. The way things match, even though yes they do technically belong to different categories, I like to see how they are able to co-exist and how we might one day understand one another more completely. I just never have liked our classification system. I think it limits us a bit too much.

[Pepsi-Drinker]

Magikwok

Sounds like you're just a stubborn idiotic teenager. Get off your a** and find something to do with your life that you don't fail at. Listen to your doctors.

Futhermore you actually take advice from someone who sticks their finger and god knows what else up people's assholes for a living. God damn. That defies all logic and reason.

[Nymrah]

spiffyschmoo

The thing with me though is I generally try to find associations. The way things match, even though yes they do technically belong to different categories, I like to see how they are able to co-exist and how we might one day understand one another more completely. I just never have liked our classification system. I think it limits us a bit too much.

I understand what you mean though, but I guess that's part of "you got to be one to know one" thing. People that don't have it have a completely different view and see aspergers as something completely horrible, and while it can be pretty bad, it's also pretty decent to work with if you know how to associate with them.
People like to classify things though, because it gives them something to hold on to when they have no clue what to actually do with it.

[Relia777]

Bloodstained-Snow

spiffyschmoo

The thing with me though is I generally try to find associations. The way things match, even though yes they do technically belong to different categories, I like to see how they are able to co-exist and how we might one day understand one another more completely. I just never have liked our classification system. I think it limits us a bit too much.

I understand what you mean though, but I guess that's part of "you got to be one to know one" thing. People that don't have it have a completely different view and see aspergers as something completely horrible, and while it can be pretty bad, it's also pretty decent to work with if you know how to associate with them.
People like to classify things though, because it gives them something to hold on to when they have no clue what to actually do with it.

You say interesting things often...

I understand classification, and it's purposes.. but I just one day want to see a point where we don't stop with having received something to identify with, but grow with the condition and live out what it gives us beneficially.

Like.. for example, the fact that once in a while I have moments where I'm perfectly clear mentally, and everything, while I have a hyper-sensitive moment. At these times sometimes I capture down on paper some of the most amazing things I have written. Lately I've been able to do this more often because I worked for a long time at being stronger.