Asperger's Syndrome- Gift or Curse?

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interspark

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i have asperger's syndrome, in my school years it didn't really bother me, in fact it improved my concentration and i enjoyed the individuality, but now that i've finished college, i no longer have any reason to see my old friends and have trouble keeping in touch with them, because of my asperger's syndrome. so now i've been getting increasingly depressed and lonely and just today found myself for the first time regretting this condition i've been born into.

so if you or a friend have asperger's i'd love to hear your opinion on the matter and how it affects you/them
 

James Rednok

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I would suggest watching the movie "Mary and Max". It might not help all too well, but it's nice; and has a bit to do with Asperger's syndrome.
 

ApeShapeDeity

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Binct of both, from my limited experience.

One of my mate's brothers has ass-burger's (sorry, had to) and he's done well out of it... He's a code freak. The guy can stream binary over his screen and read it.

As a result he got a 6 figure income straight out of high school. He took a work experience thing with a company and because he smashed all the problems they gave him, they gave him a problem that a 4 person code team couldn't nail down in over 2 months... It took him less than 2 days... so.
 

Vault101

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I dont think aspergers/autism always gives you some super ability
 

Duck Sandwich

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I've been told I have Asperger's by someone who has it himself. Never been actually diagnosed by a doctor or anything.

I have an obsession with organizing things like how much I eat, how much money I spend, my weight/body fat, and whatever errands I have to run.

When I organized my papers for my tax return, I put them all in envelopes categorized by what type of expense they were (automobile expenses, donations, etc). The guy who did my taxes told me "You're nothing if not organized."

It's also helped me keep in shape. I have dozens of spreadsheets (probably even a few hundred at this point), detaling what I eat in a day (I often reuse sheets/daily diets, so I don't make a new one every day). I use the spreadsheets to make sure I have a good intake of fats, proteins, and overall calories.

Because of my obsession with my diet (and because I'm a cheap bastard), I'm hesitant to eat anything that isn't prepared/cooked by me, whether I'm at a restaurant, or a friend's/relative's house. I prefer the taste of my own food for the most part, and it's also healthier and more filling.

I'm fairly obsessed with work and keeping in shape. I almost never miss a day of work/school or mixed martial arts training, unless I'm either sick, injured, or have some other important event going on that takes place at the same time.

As a result of this, I hate vacations. There's nothing I'd rather do for fun than train, and going for a few weeks without stepping foot inside a martial arts club of some sort makes me feel like SHIT.

I also don't care much for going out to restaurants, clubs, movie theatres, or bars. So I pretty much have no life outside of work, training, video games, or the occasional community/volunteer event.
 

DRobert

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ApeShapeDeity said:
Binct of both, from my limited experience.

One of my mate's brothers has ass-burger's (sorry, had to) and he's done well out of it... He's a code freak. The guy can stream binary over his screen and read it.

As a result he got a 6 figure income straight out of high school. He took a work experience thing with a company and because he smashed all the problems they gave him, they gave him a problem that a 4 person code team couldn't nail down in over 2 months... It took him less than 2 days... so.
I don't know which offends me more; the joke or the unnecessary apostrophe. Actually, I do. It's the motherflippin' apostrophe.

Also, you are taking one example and using it to make a very broad statement. As I understand, it's less than 10% of people with autism that are also savaunts. So either your friend's brother is an exception, or else his intelligence is unconnected to his disease.

On the original post, Rainman might make autism look fun, but asperger's and autism more generally are mental disabilities that people overcome. They are not magic make ya smarta conditions.
 

GothmogII

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DRobert said:
ApeShapeDeity said:
Binct of both, from my limited experience.

One of my mate's brothers has ass-burger's (sorry, had to) and he's done well out of it... He's a code freak. The guy can stream binary over his screen and read it.

As a result he got a 6 figure income straight out of high school. He took a work experience thing with a company and because he smashed all the problems they gave him, they gave him a problem that a 4 person code team couldn't nail down in over 2 months... It took him less than 2 days... so.
I don't know which offends me more; the joke or the unnecessary apostrophe. Actually, I do. It's the motherflippin' apostrophe.

Also, you are taking one example and using it to make a very broad statement. As I understand, it's less than 10% of people with autism that are also savaunts. So either your friend's brother is an exception, or else his intelligence is unconnected to his disease.

On the original post, Rainman might make autism look fun, but asperger's and autism more generally are mental disabilities that people overcome. They are not magic make ya smarta conditions.
I'll have to agree with this. Additionally, almost the entire 'Aspie' network rubbed me the wrong way. Fair enough, people want to be there for each other and support each other through a shared network.

But it's the pseudo-superior attitude that bites me. "I'm not deficient! I'm just differently abled! -Superior- even to normal people!" Which is fine I suppose if you really are some kind of super-genius because of it, small comfort for the rest of us who feel alienated and miserable.