Calling all Autistics of the Escapist

[JoJo]

I'm pretty sure 99% of the 'people' on this site call themselves autistic

What's with the scare quotes around the word people, are you implying that autistic people aren't actually people?

 

[repeating integers]

I'm pretty sure 99% of the 'people' on this site call themselves autistic

What's with the scare quotes around the word people, are you implying that autistic people aren't actually people?

What with the phrase "call themselves", I think he's just implying the plain ol' Escapist membership aren't people.

 

[JoJo]

I'm pretty sure 99% of the 'people' on this site call themselves autistic

What's with the scare quotes around the word people, are you implying that autistic people aren't actually people?

What with the phrase "call themselves", I think he's just implying the plain ol' Escapist membership aren't people.

Perhaps, but then he's a member of the Escapist too, that'd imply he isn't a person either, unless he's the one enlightened true person amongst us lowly regular forum-goers 0.o

 

[ace_of_something]

My brother in law has Asperger's he's an insufferable dick-head. Who thinks he knows everything about everything and will disregard you even if you have physical proof he is wrong he acts like and will flat out state he's 'better than most' at any activity. He works in retail and constantly tells stories about people who are 'morons' who to me sound like they're asking reasonable questions. No to mention he talks down to his mother and sister (my mother-in-law and wife) for silly things. He wasn't diagnosed until he was about 33 when his fiance and him went to pre-marriage classes (with a priest/psychologist that I recommended) and then he was recommended to a specialist.

That being said I'm not sure how much of that is Asperger's and how much is just personality flaws.

I'm pretty sure 99% of the 'people' on this site call themselves autistic

What's with the scare quotes around the word people, are you implying that autistic people aren't actually people?

What with the phrase "call themselves", I think he's just implying the plain ol' Escapist membership aren't people.

Perhaps, but then he's a member of the Escapist too, that'd imply he isn't a person either, unless he's the one enlightened true person amongst us lowly regular forum-goers 0.o

Or he's saying a lot of people on this site are full of crap and tend to declare themselves to have a condition or ability without actually knowing. example: start a thread on 'which hand do you use' 50% of our site is ambidextrous despite the fact less than 1% of all people are.

That's my best guess.

I sure can't think of anyone who would claim to be autistic/aspie that isn't though.

 

[The Human Torch]

I am autistic. I have Aspergers, and it's awesome.

It's what has made me who I am, and I would not trade it away. I say this, because, there are people out to "cure" autism, thinking it's a disease. It's not. Not in the slightest. If someone were trying to inject me with a needle that would remove my aspergers, I would have to give them several warnings, before beating them senseless. You kill my aspergers, you pretty much kill me. It's how I've been able to create everything I've come up with, and why I tend to be so different from everyone else. And I love it! I just can't stand normality, and often walk backwards down the hall, or strike action poses or Matrix moves when doing something athletic, just for the fun of it. No one else around me seems to be like this, because, they all like to be normal.

If it weren't for my autism, I never would have come up with the following under my own completely standard mindset...

One day, the craziest videogame idea I had ever thought of popped into my head during one of those "Don't do Drugs" presentations in high school. That should give you some context. It's called "Noble". And it makes no sense at all.

Reginald Noble awakes from his chambers and strolls around the military base. He is the only one dressed casually, and the only one in the entire complex speaking informally.

When war breaks out, Reggie breaks out his three-headed chaingun and charges out against the enemy forces in a brown/gray environment, with plenty of cover, and some extra second gun (like a shotgun, or something). It all seems like your average cookie-cutter shooter for a few minutes, until the freaky monsters start showing up.

Before you know it, you're fighting elephants with machine guns, pixelated things inside a 16-Bit dimension and battling flying textbooks that breathe fire and horrible flesh-hungry food in Mr. Noble's old high school.

It plays in a very oldschool style, reminiscent of Serious Sam, Duke Nukem or Quake. You've got weapons that shoot things like chickens and fireworks. Mines come in the form of wet cats, Reginald's melee attack is a headbutt and you gain health by chasing down anthropomorphic food that screams and runs away when it sees you (mostly doughnuts with eyeballs), all like the cheese or the key in Conker's Bad Fur Day.

Did I mention this game makes absolutely no sense and solely exists to be as ridiculous as possible?

Just because you are able to combine a plethora of crazy ideas, does not make you a unique asperger suffering snowflake. And it doesn't mean that you would not have these ideas, if you didn't have asperger. My average dreams consists of crazier stuff and I am not suffering from any autism.
So congratz, your disease made you into a person of random acts, while everyone is stuck being 'normal'. Actually feel a bit insulted by your post. Not sure why. Maybe it's seeing denial turned into personal glory.

Hmm, something I need to think about.

 

[ElPatron]

Well don't make ignorant blanket statements then. It's not that hard.

Funny, because I just explained that I did none of that.

And did you learn "blanket statements" on The Escapist too? Because this site's vocabulary is poor. It seems we can only use buzzwords.

I'm pretty sure 99% of the 'people' on this site call themselves autistic

What's with the scare quotes around the word people, are you implying that autistic people aren't actually people?

Reading comprehension, do you need it?

My personal interpretation:
- Either he is saying that The Escapists are not people, they are just internet personas
- He is saying that an account does not correlate to a person - having multi accounts is possible

Just because his intent is not clear, there is no need to put words in his post to make him look bad.

 

[Gennadios]

Well, I've had Self Diagnosed Asperger's Syndrome Syndrome for a while in my late teens. Turns out I'm just introverted and shy

 

[Eamar]

I'm not autistic, but I know several people who've been diagnosed with autism or Asperger's (including an ex-boyfriend of mine). I'm no doctor, but knowing these people very well for an extended period of time, I'm 99% sure that there's nothing wrong with the majority of them.

I completely understand that these conditions are real, but I do think they're horribly over-diagnosed (along with the likes of depression and ADHD). My parents are both doctors, and they raise two interesting points:

1- normal family doctors are NOT mental health specialists. They really don't know all that much about these conditions, especially compared to actual mental health professionals. Neither of them is comfortable making these sorts of calls except in the most obvious of cases, so they always refer people on to a suitable specialist. However, many doctors do not do this, and this leads to over-diagnosis.

2- the autistic spectrum is so massive that if you look hard enough you could probably find grounds to diagnose just about anyone as mildly autistic.

 

[Appleshy]

I am Autistic and was diagonsed in the early 1980s.

 

[Mikodite]

I'm not autistic, but I know several people who've been diagnosed with autism or Asperger's (including an ex-boyfriend of mine). I'm no doctor, but knowing these people very well for an extended period of time, I'm 99% sure that there's nothing wrong with the majority of them.

I completely understand that these conditions are real, but I do think they're horribly over-diagnosed (along with the likes of depression and ADHD). My parents are both doctors, and they raise two interesting points:

1- normal family doctors are NOT mental health specialists. They really don't know all that much about these conditions, especially compared to actual mental health professionals. Neither of them is comfortable making these sorts of calls except in the most obvious of cases, so they always refer people on to a suitable specialist. However, many doctors do not do this, and this leads to over-diagnosis.

2- the autistic spectrum is so massive that if you look hard enough you could probably find grounds to diagnose just about anyone as mildly autistic.

I have to agree with the sentiment that Autism is over-diagnosed. I mean, I remember when they found out that about 80% of individuals with ADHD didn't actually have ADHD, and now you need a brain-scan to diagnose someone with ADD/ADHD...

Wait, General Practitioners are making these calls? How fucked is the American Health-Care system that a GP can diagnose someone with a mental disorder? Aren't psychiatrists suppose to make that call? Last I check its even an exhausting process for many disorders... this is why it can talk six-months to diagnose someone with schizophrenia. Geezs, someone might want to look into that.

I have to agree with the second point, though it isn't just autism that suffers from that. I had explained to me that anyone who is a bit stressed can be diagnosed with a mental disorder. Sigh.

 

[Eamar]

I have to agree with the sentiment that Autism is over-diagnosed. I mean, I remember when they found out that about 80% of individuals with ADHD didn't actually have ADHD, and now you need a brain-scan to diagnose someone with ADD/ADHD...

Wait, General Practitioners are making these calls? How fucked is the American Health-Care system that a GP can diagnose someone with a mental disorder? Aren't psychiatrists suppose to make that call? Last I check its even an exhausting process for many disorders... this is why it can talk six-months to diagnose someone with schizophrenia. Geezs, someone might want to look into that.

I have to agree with the second point, though it isn't just autism that suffers from that. I had explained to me that anyone who is a bit stressed can be diagnosed with a mental disorder. Sigh.

I'm from the UK, so I have no idea what the situation is in America. But yes, in some cases GPs diagnose this. Or, more likely, they mention it as a possibility and the patient takes that as a diagnosis.

 

[funnydude6556]

I have aspergers but I don't see how it makes life any different. To be fair I only have a mild case but still if you think having it is cool then I doubt you actually have it because the reality of the situation is having people tell you that your somehow different to other people while you try to work out how the heck your actually any different. Unless scientist somehow work out a way to allow us to view the way other people's minds work I doubt we'll even know, for all I know I act the same way any other normal person acts.

I'm not doubting other people have it worst then me just that it's always weird when people say "I have aspergers and it's awesome!" what the extremely difficult social skills is good? Not to call anyone out on their bullshit but for me I have a hard time believing someone has a disability the instant they say they like having it. I'm truly sorry if this offends anyone and if it's simply the way you handle having your disability I get that but it just seems weird to me.

 

[Lethos]

This thread has taught me two things:

1. The Escapist has some sort of aspergers gravitational pull.
2. If you make any joke regarding aspergers then people will descend upon you like ravenous wolves.

I think people need to lighten up a little bit.

 

[funnydude6556]

1. The annoying thing is you can't tell who's lying and who telling the truth
2. I'd say it depends. I don't people mocking me but sometimes jokes about aspergers can be funny like the episode of South Park "Ass Burgers"