Have questions about Aspergers? Have them answered here! - General

I can't. Although some form of telepathy would undoubtedly be a welcome bonus. :v:

[QUOTE=Binladen34;30947725]I have a friend with aspergers and he has like radar and can pick up anybody else with it. Is this true for all people with aspergers? That'd be so cool, like you can amass an army just by looking at each other.[/QUOTE] Yeah um pretty sure your friend is full of shit.

[QUOTE=NotMeh;30935510]If people with Aspergers lack empathy/sympathy doesn't that also turn them into Psychopaths?[/QUOTE] Not sympathy, it's empathy. Empathy is 'connecting' to people so to speak. It's how you can relate to others pain and feelings, this does not mean a psychopath. A psychopath is a person who feels nothing towards themselves and others and also lack many other chemicals in the brain. [editline]6th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=PopLot;30935771]Sociopaths* And no, sociopathy/psychopathy is as much influenced by environment as it is by genetics.[/QUOTE] A sociopath is more environment, while psychopaths are genetic.

[QUOTE=Binladen34;30947725]I have a friend with aspergers and he has like radar and can pick up anybody else with it. Is this true for all people with aspergers? That'd be so cool, like you can amass an army just by looking at each other.[/QUOTE] That would be the worst army ever. "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes" "But I don't like looking into people's eyes"

[QUOTE=jaykray;30950045]That would be the worst army ever. "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes" "But I don't like looking into people's eyes"[/QUOTE] "Don't sterotype" "But I like stereotyping"

[QUOTE=jaykray;30945597]That's incredible. I wonder how many people here actually have ADD or Aspergers. Once you take into account self diagnosis and compliant doctor diagnosis I bet the number goes down drastically.[/QUOTE] There are many ways to be sure you have it, such as being diagnosed multiple times by different doctors. I was diagnosed many times (by all kinds of doctors) so I'm sure I have it. If you're rich you can now let a lab look at your DNA or brain. [editline]6th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Zillamaster55;30950238]"Don't sterotype" "But I like stereotyping"[/QUOTE] Another thing people with Aspergers have is not understanding sarcasm, which is shown here.

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;30950242]Another thing people with Aspergers have is not understanding sarcasm, which is shown here.[/QUOTE] You can't really tell when it's sarcasm if it's in text.

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;30950405]You can't really tell when it's sarcasm if it's in text.[/QUOTE] Actually you can, ask the people who rated me 'Zing'. It took me about 1.5 years to learn sarcasm in general, including internet sarcasm. Internet sarcasm, while harder to learn, is still understandable.

[QUOTE=jaykray;30950045]That would be the worst army ever. "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes" "But I don't like looking into people's eyes"[/QUOTE] More like: "Don't shoot until mumble mumble." "But I don't like mumble mumble."

[QUOTE=MaverickIB;30950634]More like: "Don't shoot until mumble mumble." "But I don't like mumble mumble."[/QUOTE] The awkward group hug after they win.

I thought this thread was about the vegetable, but this is even more interesting.

[QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;30952114]I thought this thread was about the vegetable, but this is even more interesting.[/QUOTE] What's more interesting than smelly urine?

[QUOTE=PopLot;30935771]Sociopaths* And no, sociopathy/psychopathy is as much influenced by environment as it is by genetics.[/QUOTE] Jeffrey Dahmer had a perfectly normal childhood. You can't blame everything on environment. And also, in my experience, people with Aspergers don't entirely lack empathy. They lack the understanding of the nuances of the way people communicate. Body language, tonality, etc. It's not a problem of not feeling emotions. It's just figuring it how to express them.

Can you hold your hands steady, or do they shake? Also, can you draw a straight line?

[QUOTE=Shoupie;30952585]Jeffrey Dahmer had a perfectly normal childhood. You can't blame everything on environment. And also, in my experience, people with Aspergers don't entirely lack empathy. They lack the understanding of the nuances of the way people communicate. Body language, tonality, etc. It's not a problem of not feeling emotions. It's just figuring it how to express them.[/QUOTE] Actually, you're wrong. In an earlier post I talked about a study that showed the differences in people with Autism's Cerebral Cortex. The Cerebral Cortex controls your understanding of things (sight/sound/touch/taste), so it's more likely it's the fact that they don't fully understand other people. [editline]6th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Ardosos;30955034]Can you hold your hands steady, or do they shake? Also, can you draw a straight line?[/QUOTE] Always shaking, never done a straight line in my life.

How is someone with aspergers sex drive compared to "normal" people?

If you didn't know you had Aspergers, would you act differently ("normal")?

My father has Aspergers. He is 48 and was diagnosed 3 years ago. He is also diagnosed with ADD. Aspergers is part of the autism spectrum of disabilities. You got your drool on yourself, sit in a wheelchair and giggle at everything (in my opinion, should be culled, but whatever) and then you have REALLY HIGH functioning autists (lol) who can calculate or remember prime numbers to the umteenth billion number. My sister has autism as well. Fun stuff. Lower functioning than others, but fun stuff. Autism is a bitch, sometimes at least. Other times, it can be fucking amazing.

As long as we're talking about autism in the family, I guess I'll mention my nephew. He's like 8 and he has a weird fascination with electrical wiring and loves to open shit up to see the wires inside. When we were having our house built, we showed him the half-built building and he just about lost his shit when he saw the wiring in the walls. He also really loves Super Mario Galaxy. He's a good kid though and does really well in school. He hasn't been professionally diagnosed yet, but my mother has worked with autistic kids all her life and she sees all the signs in him.

So on the physical deformity question that got ignored. I got a follow up question to it/ or something similar. What do you guys think about the claim, that people with Aspergers tend to have a high forehead. I've heard people toss that idea around a bit, and the few people I know who has Aspergers have a high forehead. ( I MEAN FUCKING HIGH)

[QUOTE=ScoutKing;30956092]So on the physical deformity question that got ignored. I got a follow up question to it/ or something similar. What do you guys think about the claim, that people with Aspergers tend to have a high forehead. I've heard people toss that idea around a bit, and the few people I know who has Aspergers have a high forehead. ( I MEAN FUCKING HIGH)[/QUOTE] My dad has a high forehead. Almost high enough so when he tenses the skin on his face he looks like a caveman.

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;30955164] Always shaking, never done a straight line in my life.[/QUOTE] Lol, I don't have aspergers and I probably would have a hard time drawing a straight line. But my penmanship is shit house, and I am borderline dysgraphic. (mental note, fix my hand writing)

[QUOTE=MaverickIB;30944458]Exactly...[/QUOTE] Agreeing with you makes me feel funny, I think I have aspergers.

[QUOTE=_Sniper_;30956019]As long as we're talking about autism in the family, I guess I'll mention my nephew. He's like 8 and he has a weird fascination with electrical wiring and loves to open shit up to see the wires inside. When we were having our house built, we showed him the half-built building and he just about lost his shit when he saw the wiring in the walls. He also really loves Super Mario Galaxy. He's a good kid though and does really well in school. He hasn't been professionally diagnosed yet, but my mother has worked with autistic kids all her life and she sees all the signs in him.[/QUOTE] Please don't have him diagnosed with autism or anything like that yet until you observe him in social situations and/or it gets to the point where he needs special help. When I was younger, I was the same exact way. Took apart [B]everything[/B] just to see what was inside. My parents would bring home random broken electronics for me to take apart and whatnot. I played the fuck out of Sonic games and everything too. People are waaaaaay too quick to jump the autism gun. I personally don't think young kids should be diagnosed with any kind of disorders unless they're extremely obvious and need some kind of special support. If the behaviors persist into their young adult life, then yeah, go ahead and have them diagnosed. However, thinking a kid is autistic at the age of 8 just because he likes taking shit apart and plays Super Mario Galaxy is just outright ridiculous. Young children are strange creatures; it's absolutely ridiculous when people go "Oh, he does this so he's probably autistic," or, "Oh, he doesn't pay attention in class so he has ADD or ADHD." They're little kids, what the fuck do you expect them to do?

[QUOTE=MaverickIB;30956609]Please don't have him diagnosed with autism or anything like that yet until you observe him in social situations and/or it gets to the point where he needs special help. When I was younger, I was the same exact way. Took apart [B]everything[/B] just to see what was inside. My parents would bring home random broken electronics for me to take apart and whatnot. I played the fuck out of Sonic games and everything too. People are waaaaaay too quick to jump the autism gun. I personally don't think young kids should be diagnosed with any kind of disorders unless they're extremely obvious and need some kind of special support. If the behaviors persist into their young adult life, then yeah, go ahead and have them diagnosed. However, thinking a kid is autistic at the age of 8 just because he likes taking shit apart and plays Super Mario Galaxy is just outright ridiculous. Young children are strange creatures; it's absolutely ridiculous when people go "Oh, he does this so he's probably autistic," or, "Oh, he doesn't pay attention in class so he has ADD or ADHD." They're little kids, what the fuck do you expect them to do?[/QUOTE] I didn't say he's autistic. He hasn't been diagnosed. My mother, who has taught special ed for 30-odd years, recognizes a lot of the signs of autism in him, though. He hasn't been diagnosed because we all agree that it would be ridiculous to categorize him like that at such a young age.

[QUOTE=_Sniper_;30956019]As long as we're talking about autism in the family, I guess I'll mention my nephew. He's like 8 and he has a weird fascination with electrical wiring and loves to open shit up to see the wires inside. When we were having our house built, we showed him the half-built building and he just about lost his shit when he saw the wiring in the walls. He also really loves Super Mario Galaxy. He's a good kid though and does really well in school. He hasn't been professionally diagnosed yet, but my mother has worked with autistic kids all her life and she sees all the signs in him.[/QUOTE] I liked super mario galaxy, should I get checked?

I'm another with Aspergers (Mild.) I'm pretty close to normal really, except I'm kinda lacking in confidence (Which is entirely unrelated.) A lot of people tell me I'm really funny and I'm kind of a humour Nazi (I will go as far as to punch you if you say "The Cake is a Lie" in my prescence (Not really, I'll probably just put on a really fake laugh and tell you you're 3 years behind the times.)) Anyway, I was diagnosed from a young age and for a long time I thought I was extremely different and practically a lost cause. Then I started to notice people thinking similar thoughts to the ones I did, and other ways where I wasn't such a standout, and was actually kind of similar to some other people. I have a lot of friends in people who have recently met me, but I still have a reputation of being a total weirdo among people I knew about 6 years ago. It's really annoying to meet them and know they're judging you like that, but I just have to deal with it.

[QUOTE=jaykray;30961210]I liked super mario galaxy, should I get checked?[/QUOTE] I don't think being a smartass is a sign of autism, so you're probably fine.

[QUOTE=_Sniper_;30961383]I don't think being a smartass is a sign of autism, so you're probably fine.[/QUOTE] Well I don't think liking super mario galaxy is either.

I was diagnosed with aspergers as well myself. For the first 6 years of my life I didn't speak, read or was able to write. They also suspected something was up when I recited the entire script of the movie "Lady and the Tramp" about 5 months after seeing it. Then I got taught by an annoying teacher who was angry I wasn't reading curriculum books (Once I learned to read I sped on much faster than the other kids) and that I was reading treasure island and Robinson Crusoe. When father asked her if she had read those books herself she became strangely quiet.