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

[GothmogII]

Well, it sounds like you yourself are admitting that it is nothing more that the "diagnosis of the week". That of course, being my point.

There are TRULY disabled people in this world (the severely Autistic among them). Labeling peculiar personality traits as "Aspergers" and trying to validate it as a disability is in my opinion, truly insulting to those that actually suffer from a debilitating condition.

aspergers and autisum are actually compleately unrelated. and severly autistic people, hell, all autistic people, need help. but to say what you just did is wrong. like saying to a man with one leg "get up you lazy bastard! you shouldnt get anything! it should go to this guy who has no legs at all!" someone elses greater hardships do not make my hardships any less real.

Bing bang boom! Critical link attack!

http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/?gf80.htm+f840
From the World Health Organisation's site. Don't want to click the link? Here's the bit on Aspergers:

A disorder of uncertain nosological validity, characterized by the same type of qualitative abnormalities of reciprocal social interaction that typify autism, together with a restricted, stereotyped, repetitive repertoire of interests and activities. It differs from autism primarily in the fact that there is no general delay or retardation in language or in cognitive development. This disorder is often associated with marked clumsiness. There is a strong tendency for the abnormalities to persist into adolescence and adult life. Psychotic episodes occasionally occur in early adult life.
Autistic psychopathy
Schizoid disorder of childhood

Autistic Spectrum Disorders from the National Institute of Mental Health: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topi...pervasive-developmental-disorders/index.shtml

Completely unrelated my ass. But then, the links are for your benefit not mine. You would have been correct however if you had said as per WHO's analysis that it differs from it, but that does not mean unrelated.

 

[Sindaine]

My mother seems to think I might have it; I am way too old to be diagnosed, however, and unlike what I've heard about most Aspies I can carry on a conversation and even have a sense of humor.

 

[Raziel_Likes_Souls]

I wasn't diognosed with Asperger's, but I used to have the whole one sided conversation thing and clumsiness.

 

[ThreeWords]

I came down with some pretty bad Asperger's last year. I had just came back from a holiday in lanzarote so the doctors thought it had something to do with the water. I was ill with it for about 3 weeks before it cleared up! Bloody nightmare!

do you even know what you're talking about?

 

[GothmogII]

I came down with some pretty bad Asperger's last year. I had just came back from a holiday in lanzarote so the doctors thought it had something to do with the water. I was ill with it for about 3 weeks before it cleared up! Bloody nightmare!

do you even know what you're talking about?

I think it was a joke? Pretty crappy one true, but I doubt they're serious, I hope -_^

 

[GothmogII]

My mother seems to think I might have it; I am way too old to be diagnosed, however, and unlike what I've heard about most Aspies I can carry on a conversation and even have a sense of humor.

Mmm, I doubt you're too old, this isn't the Jedi here, you don't have to have been diagnosed at a young age. Although, there's no point anyway if you don't see it as a problem or it doesn't have such a significant impact on your life that you would need to.

Second, the socialisation bit isn't true for all, and as has been said, for many, you really can't tell the difference of someone with aspergers from someone without.

 

[Rajin Cajun]

Everyone on the internet seems to have Asperger's which leads me to my theory that the Internet causes retardation.

 

[ThreeWords]

I came down with some pretty bad Asperger's last year. I had just came back from a holiday in lanzarote so the doctors thought it had something to do with the water. I was ill with it for about 3 weeks before it cleared up! Bloody nightmare!

do you even know what you're talking about?

I think it was a joke? Pretty crappy one true, but I doubt they're serious, I hope -_^

agreed. anyone that stupid in reality should consider medication

 

[Ignignoct]

Asperger's Syndrome seems like a part of society looking to diagnose any sort of social awkwardness or eccentricity as a disease or "syndrome" to help the "afflicted" get some social leeway.

Learn, Adapt, Change... If you can.

 

[Thequestioner]

I have mild Asperger Syndrome, it doesn't effect really. It's just pretty cool that you've got it.

 

[Ignignoct]

I have mild Asperger Syndrome, it doesn't effect really. It's just pretty cool that you've got it.

Case in point...

 

[mokes310]

My cousin has it, and she's been getting better every year. I believe that she'll be attending the University of Washington this coming fall and I couldn't be happier for her.

 

[Ignignoct]

My cousin has it, and she's been getting better every year. I believe that she'll be attending the University of Washington this coming fall and I couldn't be happier for her.

Could you do me a solid and give a quick run down of what she had and how she's "better" now?

I'd like to know from someone with personal experience, who doesn't personally have it.

 

[I3uster]

oh cool i just love these "diseases".

99% of the people who say that they have em are really just trying to excuse their lack of social skills and complete shyness.

For a nice unbiased view on the whole thing:
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Asperger_syndrome

(if anyone REALLY has it, feel free to be completly offended, and by REALLY i mean you have the diagnosis from a psychologist)

 

[Ignignoct]

oh cool i just love these "diseases".

99% of the people who say that they have em are really just trying to excuse their lack of social skills and complete shyness.

For a nice unbiased view on the whole thing:
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Asperger_syndrome

(if anyone REALLY has it, feel free to be completly offended, and by REALLY i mean you have the diagnosis from a psychologist)

Honesty is a great way to get banned from these forums.

You better apologize and edit that quick!

 

[I3uster]

For a hard to diagnose disease which is rare in the purest forms, its kinda strange to have so many cases in just one forum ^^

 

[Xhakhal]

My sister, cousin, uncle, brother, father and some assorted other relatives have either been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome or ADHD (and some both).

I myself am free of them, though, but I live with them every day.

Them, and bipolar disorder, that two of the people in my family are diagnosed with.

 

[I3uster]

oh cool i just love these "diseases".

99% of the people who say that they have em are really just trying to excuse their lack of social skills and complete shyness.

For a nice unbiased view on the whole thing:
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Asperger_syndrome

(if anyone REALLY has it, feel free to be completly offended, and by REALLY i mean you have the diagnosis from a psychologist)

Honesty is a great way to get banned from these forums.

You better apologize and edit that quick!

Apologize?
This page is a satire for all those people who diagnose themselves with a serious psychological condition just to excuse their nerdiness.

 

[Ignignoct]

oh cool i just love these "diseases".

99% of the people who say that they have em are really just trying to excuse their lack of social skills and complete shyness.

For a nice unbiased view on the whole thing:
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Asperger_syndrome

(if anyone REALLY has it, feel free to be completly offended, and by REALLY i mean you have the diagnosis from a psychologist)

Honesty is a great way to get banned from these forums.

You better apologize and edit that quick!

Apologize?
This page is a satire for all those people who diagnose themselves with a serious psychological condition just to excuse their nerdiness.

Which is precisely why I'm going to be sad to see you go.

There's always other forums out there, at least.

*comforting shoulder pat*

 

[I3uster]

oh cool i just love these "diseases".

99% of the people who say that they have em are really just trying to excuse their lack of social skills and complete shyness.

For a nice unbiased view on the whole thing:
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Asperger_syndrome

(if anyone REALLY has it, feel free to be completly offended, and by REALLY i mean you have the diagnosis from a psychologist)

Honesty is a great way to get banned from these forums.

You better apologize and edit that quick!

Apologize?
This page is a satire for all those people who diagnose themselves with a serious psychological condition just to excuse their nerdiness.

Which is precisely why I'm going to be sad to see you go.

There's always other forums out there, at least.

*comforting shoulder pat*

Well lets see if the mods have a sense of humor or not...