I think my friend might have Aspergers.

[Greatjusticeman]

I thought Aspergers were the opposite - scared to talk to anyone, mostly quiet, afraid of the world, had a literal way of thinking.

You're friend might just be a dick. I grew up with two uncles who made fun of me all the time, and as I got older, I turned that way. Not as extreme as your situation with you friend, though.

 

[WorldCritic]

I think Aspergers is overdiagnosed, he could be just a dick, and with my luck someone has already said this but whatever.

 

[Wintermoot]

he might just be a dick not all autistic people are social pariah,s.
Just don,t play the autistic card right away.

 

[Griffolion]

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I have a good many friends its just that when he isn't being a dick he is pretty cool. Also its not just the being a dick thing. It is like he has literally no idea how to act. He is rude, doesn't get on well with almost anyone, does literally disgusting things. It's just that I feel no one could be this fucked up a good majority of the time without having something wrong wtih them.

Well he may rank mildly on the aspergers spectrum. But he could have a generalised personality disorder too. It could also be a product of some sort of upbringing. Does he feel emotion, like a range of things rather than just anger? Could he describe the feeling of happiness rather than objectively detailing it.

 

[Ldude893]

Not Aspergers. Probably some other kind of disorder, but it doesn't seem like Aspergers. Aspergers is typically the case where someone is very good at one form of skill but does poorly when it comes to another.

 

[exessmirror]

you consider him an friend, and he you as his best friend, he might be an asshole, but he is still an friend

 

[katsumoto03]

He's probably just a dick. Feel free to continue to mooch of his family though. That's what I'd do.

 

[EbonBehelit]

I have Asperger's Syndrome myself: there are a range of symptoms for it, but being an asshole isn't one of them, at least not in the broadest terms.

Asperger's tends to cause a lack of empathy and social understanding. It also doesn't usually cause social withdrawal. Because of this, people with AS tend to learn how to socialize in a methodical manner, and fail miserably when they apply things like eye contact and body language in the wrong context and situation. They also may try to talk to others about topics they like, but failing to realize when the other person stops caring.

This tends to make such people look insensitive and rude to others, and failed social prospects can eventually build up and make a person bitter.

Still, it would be prudent to make sure you know what the situation is before you make a diagnosis of things.

 

[Badong]

I don't think being a dick seventy five percent of the time is a symptom of Asperger's.

If you really do consider him a friend, you wouldn't mind him being an asshole most of the time. If it you DO mind him being an asshole, but still want to hang out with him for whatever reason, you might want to be an asshole too whenever both of you hangout. Just make sure you don't get TOO comfortable being a dick yourself.