Poll: Do you have Aspergers Syndrome?
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Don't have it, as far as I know. I have never been to a shrink or anything.
Some people who I've conversed with on the Internet, mostly people who know someone who has Asperger's or something similar, have inquired if I have it because apparently I "act like I could be autistic". I'm not exactly sure what they mean by that -- I know I think in a way that may be perceived a bit odd, but I don't see how it connects to autism in particular.
Self-diagnosis doesn't take you very far, I know, but as far as I can tell, I lean more towards being schizoid with a slice of psychopathy or something related to that. I don't find this problematic, but my family does have a history of problematic mental disorders, so maybe I should see a psychologist sometime in the future. Dunno.
Some people who I've conversed with on the Internet, mostly people who know someone who has Asperger's or something similar, have inquired if I have it because apparently I "act like I could be autistic". I'm not exactly sure what they mean by that -- I know I think in a way that may be perceived a bit odd, but I don't see how it connects to autism in particular.
Self-diagnosis doesn't take you very far, I know, but as far as I can tell, I lean more towards being schizoid with a slice of psychopathy or something related to that. I don't find this problematic, but my family does have a history of problematic mental disorders, so maybe I should see a psychologist sometime in the future. Dunno.
I'm pretty certain I don't have it, despite being practically a recluse without people around to nag me into going out into the wide world. I just don't have many people around me who share my interests, and I really don't care at all for their interests, to the point that I really hate the things they like to do and will not suffer through them for the sake of their company. Yes, despite this, I am fairly certain I do NOT have Asperger's. When I do interact with people, I can get along with them just fine. I have heard that because I don't contact people often (and they almost never contact me), I seem quite distant to just about everyone, but that's more just my way of doing things than any mental disorder. (You can even note my below-average post count for someone who's been around the forums for almost a year).
I do have a very mild case of OCPD, diagnosed when I was very young (too young to remember it), that my parents effectively "parented" out of me to the point that I did not even know I had it until they told me three years ago. Explained a good portion of my own behavior and my parents' reaction to it. BTW, there is quite a bit of difference between OCPD and OCD, yet when people refer to OCD, most are actually referring to OCPD. OCPD is the "neat and tidy" one, where you have to have certain things in a proper, straight order and in a proper place, and have a general daily routine. You just tend to really like things clean and "just so". OCD is more related to bouts of having an obsession with doing a specific thing a certain number of times, like chewing food exactly 10 times every time, and other unusual habits, like only walking on the cracks on the sidewalk. OCD is generally much more debilitating to a person's daily life than OCPD and when their obsessions are broken is far more damaging. If you have ever heard about the thing with people freaking out about washing their hands 30 times a day, that's full-blown OCD. If you know of someone who just seems to be a neat-freak and organizes themselves to death, or gets really annoyed that the blue and red couch cushions have been switched around, that's OCPD. I have (quite mild) OCPD and my aunt and uncle have OCD, and they are quite different beasts. Just thought I would point that out.
EDIT: Also, I have hyper-sensitive hearing and am highly sensitive to touch, including being diagnosed with extremely severe trypanophobia (the fear of doctor's needles). Not the kind where you pass out, either. That would make things easy. I have the panic-attack, bolt-from-the-room-and-run-for-your-life kind. I have never had a blood test and haven't had any shots since I was 13 for that very reason. I am shaking while typing this thinking of it.
I do have a very mild case of OCPD, diagnosed when I was very young (too young to remember it), that my parents effectively "parented" out of me to the point that I did not even know I had it until they told me three years ago. Explained a good portion of my own behavior and my parents' reaction to it. BTW, there is quite a bit of difference between OCPD and OCD, yet when people refer to OCD, most are actually referring to OCPD. OCPD is the "neat and tidy" one, where you have to have certain things in a proper, straight order and in a proper place, and have a general daily routine. You just tend to really like things clean and "just so". OCD is more related to bouts of having an obsession with doing a specific thing a certain number of times, like chewing food exactly 10 times every time, and other unusual habits, like only walking on the cracks on the sidewalk. OCD is generally much more debilitating to a person's daily life than OCPD and when their obsessions are broken is far more damaging. If you have ever heard about the thing with people freaking out about washing their hands 30 times a day, that's full-blown OCD. If you know of someone who just seems to be a neat-freak and organizes themselves to death, or gets really annoyed that the blue and red couch cushions have been switched around, that's OCPD. I have (quite mild) OCPD and my aunt and uncle have OCD, and they are quite different beasts. Just thought I would point that out.
EDIT: Also, I have hyper-sensitive hearing and am highly sensitive to touch, including being diagnosed with extremely severe trypanophobia (the fear of doctor's needles). Not the kind where you pass out, either. That would make things easy. I have the panic-attack, bolt-from-the-room-and-run-for-your-life kind. I have never had a blood test and haven't had any shots since I was 13 for that very reason. I am shaking while typing this thinking of it.
According to the poll, 20% people have been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome. Does ANYONE see anything wrong with that? Seriously?
Another statistic I'd like to see is the country where those people are who answered yes. I bet it's mostly US (maybe Britain, I don't know how's it there) and I'd bet that it's misdiagnosed in most cases. When something has a 20% rate, it's either an epidemic or personality trait. However, the modern psychiatry is off the rocks, and feels like everyone should be medicated.
Also, is it me, or has aspergers become some sort of a fad lately? Just like other mental diseases before. I've noticed a pattern, every few years, a mental health issue will come forward, and millions will claim they have it. *shrugs*
Another statistic I'd like to see is the country where those people are who answered yes. I bet it's mostly US (maybe Britain, I don't know how's it there) and I'd bet that it's misdiagnosed in most cases. When something has a 20% rate, it's either an epidemic or personality trait. However, the modern psychiatry is off the rocks, and feels like everyone should be medicated.
Also, is it me, or has aspergers become some sort of a fad lately? Just like other mental diseases before. I've noticed a pattern, every few years, a mental health issue will come forward, and millions will claim they have it. *shrugs*
It is one of the many mental illnesses I was diagnosed with but I don't buy it. I can do quite well socially I just don't care to a significant portion of the time. I can work a crowd and make friends in much the same way that I can sit and work on a single complex problem without issue if it interests me at the moment.
And, for the record, the list of things a psychiatrist has tried to tell me (as a child/teenager) are illnesses that I have:
ADHD
Depression
Aspergers
Sociopathic Tendancies
Of the lot, the last is the only one that seems to hold water as it takes a conscious effort to see a stranger on the street as a person rather than a person shaped object. But, to be quite honest, I would think that is actually a normal sort of thing and not, itself, indicative of a mental illness.
And, for the record, the list of things a psychiatrist has tried to tell me (as a child/teenager) are illnesses that I have:
ADHD
Depression
Aspergers
Sociopathic Tendancies
Of the lot, the last is the only one that seems to hold water as it takes a conscious effort to see a stranger on the street as a person rather than a person shaped object. But, to be quite honest, I would think that is actually a normal sort of thing and not, itself, indicative of a mental illness.
Yes, I have a diagnosis and everything.
Mainly makes me rubbish at social things, not being able to recognize or remember people or figure out how to act around them.
Also I'm overly sensitive to smells, lights and sounds, but not to the extent that would make me unable to function normally. Or, well, normally might not be the right word. I couldn't really go to a rock-concert or something like that, but on the other hand, I don't want to, so I can't say it bothers me.
And I can't use some soaps that have a powerful smell or other products like that, but, again, it's easily handled.
It's known that autism spectrum disorders have a strong genetic basis, but the exact details are not well known, and it's possible several different genetical differences are diagnosed as the same thing.
It's possible it really affects males more often, because of the genetic basis.
Since human males have only one X-chromosome, X-linked inherited diseases occur more often in males. Women can carry the recessive trait in one of their x-chromosomes, but as they have two, the "healthy" x-chromosome will act over the recessive one. So unless both x-cromosomes have the gene that causes the trait, the woman will not have the trait.
Or it could have something else to do with sex, like hormones.
It has also been suggested that Asperger's manifests itself differently in males and females, so the same thing is diagnosed as something else, when it comes to women.
BTW, I'm female.
Mainly makes me rubbish at social things, not being able to recognize or remember people or figure out how to act around them.
Also I'm overly sensitive to smells, lights and sounds, but not to the extent that would make me unable to function normally. Or, well, normally might not be the right word. I couldn't really go to a rock-concert or something like that, but on the other hand, I don't want to, so I can't say it bothers me.
And I can't use some soaps that have a powerful smell or other products like that, but, again, it's easily handled.
It is diagnosed more often in males than females, true. As far as I know, the reasons for this are not well understood, but there are several opinions and lines of thought.Simalacrum said:
It's known that autism spectrum disorders have a strong genetic basis, but the exact details are not well known, and it's possible several different genetical differences are diagnosed as the same thing.
It's possible it really affects males more often, because of the genetic basis.
Since human males have only one X-chromosome, X-linked inherited diseases occur more often in males. Women can carry the recessive trait in one of their x-chromosomes, but as they have two, the "healthy" x-chromosome will act over the recessive one. So unless both x-cromosomes have the gene that causes the trait, the woman will not have the trait.
Or it could have something else to do with sex, like hormones.
It has also been suggested that Asperger's manifests itself differently in males and females, so the same thing is diagnosed as something else, when it comes to women.
BTW, I'm female.
Have it, and proud.
I'm pretty damn 'normal' to be honest.
Most people don't suspect I have it.
I'm pretty damn 'normal' to be honest.
Most people don't suspect I have it.
No one has told me I am but I cannot disprove a negative so I might but it is very doubtful that I have it.
Yeah gonna say I do not
Yeah gonna say I do not
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I was diagnosed with it when I was ten; food for thought but a lot of people might have it on this poll because:
1. A lot of aspergers are interested in gaming and like online socialising
2. Someone with aspergers is more likely to look at this thread than someone who isn't
1. A lot of aspergers are interested in gaming and like online socialising
2. Someone with aspergers is more likely to look at this thread than someone who isn't
I don't get how it's a disorder. My cousin was diagnosed with it and I don't see anything wrong with him, he's just shy. I'm bad a socializing but that doesn't mean I have a disorder, it means I'm human. Not all humans are perfect, and just because someone is different doesn't mean there is something wrong with them. I hate when disorders are so commonplace that people who are seriously affected by them are often taken lightly because of how many people who fake it. My main pet peeve is when people say they are suffering from depression. So are my mom and brother, both attempted suicide multiple times. If you're not planning on killing yourself you don't need pills go to a psychologist or a friend, you are dealing with a normal human emotion.
