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

[QUOTE=jaykray;30961422]Well I don't think liking super mario galaxy is either.[/QUOTE] But he plays it a fucking lot. It falls under "fascination with a specific thing", along with his intense interest in wiring. [editline]7th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Sobotnik;30961495]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.[/QUOTE] That's awesome, what other out-of-the-ordinary things have you memorized?

[QUOTE=_Sniper_;30961511]But he plays it a fucking lot. It falls under "fascination with a specific thing", along with his intense interest in wiring.[/QUOTE] I used to be very interested in pokemon and the simpson. I'd watch and play them every day. My cousin used to take apart radios when he was younger and loved Thomas the Tank Engine. Neither of us are autistic.

Glad to hear it. Hopefully my nephew isn't either.

[QUOTE=_Sniper_;30961563]Glad to hear it. Hopefully my nephew isn't either.[/QUOTE] Even if he is though, it's not like it's the end of the world.

[QUOTE=_Sniper_;30961511]But he plays it a fucking lot. It falls under "fascination with a specific thing", along with his intense interest in wiring. [editline]7th July 2011[/editline] That's awesome, what other out-of-the-ordinary things have you memorized?[/QUOTE] Some of the other Disney movies as well (Like the Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, etc) I also once memorized an encyclopaedia on the history of railways. I got into history because whilst reading about trains I also read about armoured ones in various wars and whilst looking for the penydarren locomotive in a history book I instead found something else about some French midget.

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;30961884]Some of the other Disney movies as well (Like the Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, etc) I also once memorized an encyclopaedia on the history of railways. I got into history because whilst reading about trains I also read about armoured ones in various wars and whilst looking for the penydarren locomotive in a history book I instead found something else about some French midget.[/QUOTE] Napoleon?

My cousin has a mild form of Aspergers, he keeps saying he wants to kill himself because he hates being different. :smith:

[QUOTE=Ardosos;30955380]How is someone with aspergers sex drive compared to "normal" people?[/QUOTE] The exact same, Autism does not effect hormones. Although me, personally, I hate the feeling of getting 'horny' because I view it as useless and unproductive. [editline]7th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=RoflKawpter;30955900]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.[/QUOTE] Fuckin' agreed. I have a friend who has Aspergers as well and while he can barely write he can do the most complex math problems I have ever seen (and I'm really good at math) in seconds. It's quite ridiculous. [editline]7th July 2011[/editline] [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've been studying it for years and it almost seems like I can spot someone with Autism out of a crowd with ease. It's kind of uncanny sometimes. [editline]7th July 2011[/editline] [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] Utter horseshit. Autism does not cause physical deformities at all, but more serious cases of Autism (like classical) are associated with them.

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;30916430]Q: It says that Asperger Syndrome sufferers can be extremely interested in a single subject. What's yours? A: World War II and Dinosaurs. Totally related.[/QUOTE] when the fuck did you steal my brain i want it back

I was a volunteer at VBS and there was a kid with Aspergers who liked to be alone, but someone was sent to watch over him, just because the kids weren't supposed to be alone. I was watching over him one day and noticed that he grabbed a DVD, put a bit of tape on it and stuck it in the DVD player and studied the noise. Is this something related to Aspergers? He did the same thing with a CD while he was messing around on the computer. He was also playing other weird noises.

[QUOTE=LaughingStock;30973173]I was a volunteer at VBS and there was a kid with Aspergers who liked to be alone, but someone was sent to watch over him, just because the kids weren't supposed to be alone. I was watching over him one day and noticed that he grabbed a DVD, put a bit of tape on it and stuck it in the DVD player and studied the noise. Is this something related to Aspergers? He did the same thing with a CD while he was messing around on the computer. He was also playing other weird noises.[/QUOTE] Mmm... maybe he has curiosity or he want to do experiments with things. I don't think this is related with Aspergers.

[QUOTE=LaughingStock;30973173]I was a volunteer at VBS and there was a kid with Aspergers who liked to be alone, but someone was sent to watch over him, just because the kids weren't supposed to be alone. I was watching over him one day and noticed that he grabbed a DVD, put a bit of tape on it and stuck it in the DVD player and studied the noise. Is this something related to Aspergers? He did the same thing with a CD while he was messing around on the computer. He was also playing other weird noises.[/QUOTE] It would only relate to Aspergers if it was his 'specialty' as they say. Other than that, no. [editline]7th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Skittles7;30967532]My cousin has a mild form of Aspergers, he keeps saying he wants to kill himself because he hates being different. :smith:[/QUOTE] Tell him he should be proud of what he has and he's better than everyone else. Cockiness can be a cure-all for depressed people.

Are there different degrees of Aspergers? Because I once knew a guy with it, and he was a complete social train-wreck. (Farting loud and hard in class, and not acknowledging something was wrong.) I'm assuming that was one of the more extreme cases, because you don't seem like that.

[QUOTE=PederPauline;30974879]Are there different degrees of Aspergers? Because I once knew a guy with it, and he was a complete social train-wreck. (Farting loud and hard in class, and not acknowledging something was wrong.) I'm assuming that was one of the more extreme cases, because you don't seem like that.[/QUOTE] Asperger Syndrome is a collection of symptoms, involving less functionality in social interactions. Therefore you could say there are as many degrees of Asperger Syndrome as there are individuals, diagnosed with the condition.

I have a minor version of Aspergers Syndrome too. [QUOTE=PederPauline;30974879]Are there different degrees of Aspergers? Because I once knew a guy with it, and he was a complete social train-wreck. (Farting loud and hard in class, and not acknowledging something was wrong.) I'm assuming that was one of the more extreme cases, because you don't seem like that.[/QUOTE] Yes there are.

[QUOTE=Burgervich;30975582]I have a minor version of Aspergers Syndrome too. Yes there are.[/QUOTE] Are you self diagnosed?

[QUOTE=PederPauline;30974879]Are there different degrees of Aspergers? Because I once knew a guy with it, and he was a complete social train-wreck. (Farting loud and hard in class, and not acknowledging something was wrong.) I'm assuming that was one of the more extreme cases, because you don't seem like that.[/QUOTE] It's a spectrum disorder, so yes. It's a 'gradient' so-to-say, it's not black and white.

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;30972051] Utter horseshit. Autism does not cause physical deformities at all, but more serious cases of Autism (like classical) are associated with them.[/QUOTE] It's utter horseshit, yet it is still found in serious cases of Autism? Elaborate.

[QUOTE=Roll_Program;30917291]Sorry to hear you have aspergers. Do you ever freak the fuck out in public?[/QUOTE] No, but if enough people are surrounding me i will start to pass out.

[QUOTE=ScoutKing;30975994]It's utter horseshit, yet it is still found in serious cases of Autism? Elaborate.[/QUOTE] It's associated with serious cases, here's why: in genetics there are 'causes' and 'effects' (so to say), the thing that caused the Autism gene(s) to appear can also make other deformity gene(s) to appear in an individual.

[QUOTE=Pacmaney;30918028]At the risk of being late I'm gonna post it anyways, Why would Facepunch need to ask questions about a condition everyone here already has? On a serious note do you have high pain tolerance?[/QUOTE] Higher than average

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;30976564]It's associated with serious cases, here's why: in genetics there are 'causes' and 'effects' (so to say), the thing that caused the Autism gene(s) to appear can also make other deformity gene(s) to appear in an individual.[/QUOTE] So the common phrase thrown around "a high forehead can be a deformity that is in people with autism/aspergers" has a grain of truth to it then.

[QUOTE=ScoutKing;30976898]So the common phrase thrown around "a high forehead can be a deformity that is in people with autism/aspergers" has a grain of truth to it then.[/QUOTE] First of all it should not come with Aspergers at all unless it's completely unrelated (or an extremely weird birth). But yes, a [i]grain[/i] of truth is there, but I would say only 50% (max) of serious Autistic cases have any deformities. Also, what do you mean by 'common phrase', I have never heard of that before in my life.

Do you ever catch yourself arguing over semantics with people or just generally killing the mood in social situations without even realizing it? I knew one guy with aspergers and that's what he was known for.

I've been told my whole life I have Asperger's and I think it's bullshit, My failure to communicate with people is just because I'm always depressed, and I have no significant interest in any subject. How likely is it that my diagnosis is just bullshit?

Oh yeah, forgot to mention; my subject of interest is The Beatles.

[QUOTE=tomcat13;30979550]Do you ever catch yourself arguing over semantics with people or just generally killing the mood in social situations without even realizing it? I knew one guy with aspergers and that's what he was known for.[/QUOTE] All the time, every time. [editline]7th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=BALLSANDASHWALL;30979795]I've been told my whole life I have Asperger's and I think it's bullshit, My failure to communicate with people is just because I'm always depressed, and I have no significant interest in any subject. How likely is it that my diagnosis is just bullshit?[/QUOTE] 50%. Only way to tell is to get yourself diagnosed by multiple doctors. Don't try to think about it unless it's something you're interested in. To be honest, I'm glad to be diagnosed, I get in front of everyone at themepark lines. Woohoo! [editline]7th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Flyingman356;30980768]Oh yeah, forgot to mention; my subject of interest is The Beatles.[/QUOTE] Okay then, what was the guy who assassinated whatshisface?

Hm... now, I don't really like to bring up other people, but I guess it's worth mentioning. My girlfriend has Asperger's. If Maverick still browses this thread, this is the partial reason of why it is taking so long. But the point is, while there are some negative sides to this, there are also positive ones. For one, she tries her best to go beyond the social limitation imposed by this. She works as a volunteer at a number of places, mainly to have more social contact. She can be extremely cute and innocent at times, which I really like. Although she sometimes is unable to answer some things even to herself, at least I know that she is open to me and others, as much as it is possible for her to do. I really have to thank her to make my life much more enjoyable in many ways. :unsmith: Oh, and for the sake of subjects, she loves Broadway and anything by Jim Henson.

Why exactly rest of you aren't as entertaining as this man: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWVY5gU_GU[/media]

[QUOTE=BALLSANDASHWALL;30979795]I've been told my whole life I have Asperger's and I think it's bullshit, My failure to communicate with people is just because I'm always depressed, and I have no significant interest in any subject. How likely is it that my diagnosis is just bullshit?[/QUOTE] If you have no significant interest in anything of any kind, then it's total bullshit. The people I know with aspergers have a huge interest in something or other, be it trains or art. I personally have a ridiculously huge interest in music, and I have a slightly mild case of aspergers.