Poll: Asperger Syndrome [please vote, even if you don't know what it is]

[tthor]

i myself have Asperger Syndrome.
part of why i made this post was to see what most ppl know about AS
and possibly to educate people about it

-[if anyone has any questions about asperger syndrome, feel free to ask me]


If any of you believe you may have Asperger syndrome, or would just simply like to learn more about it,i would recommend u read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome , and see how much this wiki-page sounds like u

 

[Xan Krieger]

I've been through hell because I have it. Was actually put in a mental hospital against my will for 3 days when I was 16 years old. I'll be happy to share that story if anyone wants to hear it.

 

[tthor]

I've been through hell because I have it. Was actually put in a mental hospital against my will for 3 days when I was 16 years old. I'll be happy to share that story if anyone wants to hear it.

aspergers has caused me a good deal of suffering as well,
tho probably not near what you have gone thru..

[but i guess there is still time for me to get institutionalized]

 

[LordMarcusX]

5 out of 12 votes say they actually have Asperger's Syndrome? It's the new A.D.D.

Not to say Asperger's is a joke. To have it is potentially debilitating. But being anti-social, shy, or agoraphobic is not to have Asperger's. There are serious neurological issues at work with Asperger's.

 

[ssjSephiroth]

Yeah...nothin' beats having just little enough Asperger's to want a social life, but just enough to not be able to ever have it. It's like looking at paradise through a glass wall that you can't break. I've devoted 5-6 years of my life so far to the sole purpose of learning how to talk to people in ways that wouldn't make the word "conversation" hang its head in shame, to marginal, at best, success.

 

[sms_117b]

I've only come across this in one person, and in the last few weeks. I don't know whether it's Aspergers or just him, but he's stalking my friend, making her life hell (I'm not going to say exactly what he did, because it's very embarrassing and I don't want to do it to her) he's trying to get her kicked of the Uni course because she wouldn't leave her fiance for him and said to a lecturer who has a physical disability (no arms, well very short) that everyone makes fun of him for it. I read it and I happily acknowledge that it exists and therefore causes social interaction difficulties, but there still has to be a limit to what the condition does to a persons actions.

He hides behind his disability, but it doesn't make you do things like that does it?

I have a disability to, but it's not something I hide behind when worst comes to the worst, I still take responsibility for my actions.

 

[GRoXERs]

Yeah, I actually know quite a few people who fall somewhere on the autism spectrum, and a couple have Asperger Syndrome. I also know a few people who claim to have AS when they are quite clearly just introverted, which really irritates me - mostly that they feel the need to hide behind a disease they don't have to explain a trait (shyness) that I find is not only nothing to be ashamed of, but is in fact a plus.

 

[tthor]

5 out of 12 votes say they actually have Asperger's Syndrome? It's the new A.D.D.

Not to say Asperger's is a joke. To have it is potentially debilitating. But being anti-social, shy, or agoraphobic is not to have Asperger's. There are serious neurological issues at work with Asperger's.

i can't speak for every person diagnosed with it, but i am about positive my diagnosis is lagit. i a pretty social phobic, i show the obsessive tendancys are related to aspergers, socially awkward, clumsyness, insomnia, depression, speech problems, etc., i show many of the traits assoicated with AS

some ppl may by chance seem to be misdiagnosed because firstly, asperger syndrome is a bit broad of a spectrum, and can vary quite noticably between people with it.
and certain symptoms of AS can often be misdiagnosed as many other things;
ADHD, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, semantic pragmatic disorder, nonverbal learning disorder, Tourette syndrome, stereotypic movement disorder, and bipolar disorder.

 

[000Ronald]

Diagnosed. I'd tell you it gets easier as it goes along, but I don't like lying.

Yeah, my life has been crap, too. I remember a teacher kept freaking out on me becuase I started asking questions in class. I'm sure that she hated me.

Apologies Abound

 

[tthor]

Yeah...nothin' beats having just little enough Asperger's to want a social life, but just enough to not be able to ever have it. It's like looking at paradise through a glass wall that you can't break. I've devoted 5-6 years of my life so far to the sole purpose of learning how to talk to people in ways that wouldn't make the word "conversation" hang its head in shame, to marginal, at best, success.

"Unlike those with autism, people with AS are not usually withdrawn around others; they approach others, even if awkwardly, for example by engaging in a one-sided, long-winded speech about a favorite topic while misunderstanding or not recognizing the listener's feelings or reactions, such as need for privacy or haste to leave. This social awkwardness has been called "active but odd"."
-[jus quoted directly from wikipedia, didnt think it needed to be sumed up at all]

 

[tthor]

Diagnosed. I'd tell you it gets easier as it goes along, but I don't like lying.

Yeah, my life has been crap, too. I remember a teacher kept freaking out on me becuase I started asking questions in class. I'm sure that she hated me.

Apologies Abound

ya.. it does often sadden me, knowing i'm not going to change[much], and will always be 'different'

tho luckly for me, my school has a program for kids with AS, so its not quite as bad here than it is for kids with AS at many other schools

 

[Piotr621]

"Unlike those with autism, people with AS are not usually withdrawn around others; they approach others, even if awkwardly, for example by engaging in a one-sided, long-winded speech about a favorite topic while misunderstanding or not recognizing the listener's feelings or reactions, such as need for privacy or haste to leave. This social awkwardness has been called "active but odd"."
-[jus quoted directly from wikipedia, didnt think it needed to be sumed up at all][/quote]
Man that sounds exactly like me *groan*. I only realise that the listener was bored and I had been babbling on for too much AFTER the conversation. Don't think I have AS though. However, I am not that open but I still approach others.

 

[seidlet]

5 out of 12 votes say they actually have Asperger's Syndrome? It's the new A.D.D.

Not to say Asperger's is a joke. To have it is potentially debilitating. But being anti-social, shy, or agoraphobic is not to have Asperger's. There are serious neurological issues at work with Asperger's.

i agree with your first statement but not your second. i'm close to being absolutely sure that asperger's syndome, like ADD, is total bullshit, and have yet to see any evidence to the contrary. i have some seriously SEVERE social phobias, but i'm not diseased, i just hate people.

also, you cannot self-diagnose mental disorders with google. if you think you are f-ed in the head, go see a psychiatrist.

 

[Jimmyjames]

Asperger Syndrome is this generation's ADHD. Vague "symptoms" which a doctor is quick to diagnose. I know 2 people that apparently have this disease, and neither of them acted any differently that anyone else before they were told about it. Now, it's become an excuse for them if they don't want to go out on a Friday night or have to do something they might not want to do. Bullshit.

 

[Nazulu]

Yep, Aspergers Syndrome right here!

 

[Cerebreus]

I've been diagnosed with it (by doctors, not a self-diagnosis), but I usually don't tell people. I often forget I have it, mostly because I believe the choices I make are my own.

I don't use it as an excuse to do what I want. I accept responsibility for my actions. It contributes, not causes.

 

[luckshot]

Yeah...nothin' beats having just little enough Asperger's to want a social life, but just enough to not be able to ever have it. It's like looking at paradise through a glass wall that you can't break. I've devoted 5-6 years of my life so far to the sole purpose of learning how to talk to people in ways that wouldn't make the word "conversation" hang its head in shame, to marginal, at best, success.

bout the same here, then i got a couple of friends who were gamers...progress stopped but eh screw it time for halo

 

[ArcadianTrance]

I have been diagnosed with Aspergers Autism, wich I suspect may be very much different from AS, however I have alot of trouble finding out more about my condition. So I'm not sure exactly how differrent they are... So I don't know what to vote. (This problem is not helped by how my mom dosen't seem to understand what the doctors said either) When I try search engines all I find are sites for either AS or Autism not whatever infuriateing combination of the two I posses. All I really know for sure is that doctors believe that my problem may have been caused by mercury being used as a preservative in my shots, thats right I used to be normal dammit I wasn't born this way! If mom and dad decided screw it; let her get mumps or what the fuck ever I wouldn't have a nerve disorder that make me unable to feel pain or climax, I wouldn't have needed my parents, to sit down and train me like a dog to not circle the damned table before sitting down to eat when I was a kid!
I'm sorry I'm so bitter about this, it's just I was sooooo close to a normal life, you know?
(I'm also a "high level Autism" whatever that means so no benifits for me)
EDIT:O.K so AS is autism thats good to know now I'll have an easier time figuring out why I'm this way, thanks for spoiler link.

 

[tthor]

I've only come across this in one person, and in the last few weeks. I don't know whether it's Aspergers or just him, but he's stalking my friend, making her life hell (I'm not going to say exactly what he did, because it's very embarrassing and I don't want to do it to her) he's trying to get her kicked of the Uni course because she wouldn't leave her fiance for him and said to a lecturer who has a physical disability (no arms, well very short) that everyone makes fun of him for it. I read it and I happily acknowledge that it exists and therefore causes social interaction difficulties, but there still has to be a limit to what the condition does to a persons actions.

He hides behind his disability, but it doesn't make you do things like that does it?

I have a disability to, but it's not something I hide behind when worst comes to the worst, I still take responsibility for my actions.

yaaa.. sadly, it wouldn't surprise me for someone with AS to act in such a obsessive, socially awkward way (tho this person would probably have a bit more extreme case of AS than most). if some of the symptoms of their aspergers were 'extreme'(for lack of a better word) enough, it would not surprise me much for them to act in such a way

and about your last comment,
tho you do make a very valid point, often, depending on the disorder, admitting you suffer from that disorder does not nesicarily mean you are not taking responsibility for your actions, but merely that ther might be a better way of accomplishing the goal at hand rather then the "normal" way, and also that you may not act in the 'normal' way others do

to say admitting it is to use it as an excuse is the same thing as saying a man in a wheelchair is just using that chair as an excuse for why he can't get up the stairs [tho i do not mean to sound rude]