02-04-2007, 06:12 AM
02-04-2007, 06:13 AM
Welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay in THe AspIe DimEnsiOn!!!!!!
02-04-2007, 09:13 AM
I would not have guessed that English isn't your first language! Welcome, Lance. I'm a newbie here too. If you're like me, you'll be continually amazed at how much of yourself you will see in what other members say.
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Athie
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Athie
02-05-2007, 12:52 AM
I have read quite commonly that the social aspect of AS becomes alot more apparant at the start of puberty, as social interactions become more complex.
02-05-2007, 01:00 AM
At our school we had a talk about sex at about 12, very medical. Confused me and I never wanted to know about it after that.
02-05-2007, 01:27 AM
Yes I knew all about it. I have no problem with the physical side but don't understand the emotions
02-05-2007, 02:15 AM
That is my problem now, you had a nasty break up as a result of a relationship, so why would I want to try it myself. All relationships seem to fail or survive due to suffering.
02-05-2007, 02:23 AM
I have only seen it in books so I wouldn't know any links for it. I will have a look for some though.
Did you have any strange quirks in your social abilities when you were sociable? Some aspies are sociable, but they do it in odd or different ways.
Like an unusual strictness in the rules of games and so on (if you played any), and getting upset if these were not followed.
Or any odd friends, like ones who was much older or younger.
Those were just some of mine, I'm trying to think of some more.
Did you have any strange quirks in your social abilities when you were sociable? Some aspies are sociable, but they do it in odd or different ways.
Like an unusual strictness in the rules of games and so on (if you played any), and getting upset if these were not followed.
Or any odd friends, like ones who was much older or younger.
Those were just some of mine, I'm trying to think of some more.
02-05-2007, 02:31 AM
Always stuck to rules and got angry if others didn't.
Best friend younger than me.
Best friend younger than me.
02-05-2007, 03:33 AM
Hey lance
Have you taken that test yet about aspie and neurotypical? I did one night cause I was curious ever since my son got diagnosed with it. I alwasy felt different that any toher kid and never had much friends.
It was interesting how the test came out.
Your Aspie score: 109 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 99 of 200
You are both Aspie and neurotypical
the site is: http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php
Have you taken that test yet about aspie and neurotypical? I did one night cause I was curious ever since my son got diagnosed with it. I alwasy felt different that any toher kid and never had much friends.
It was interesting how the test came out.
Your Aspie score: 109 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 99 of 200
You are both Aspie and neurotypical
the site is: http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php
02-05-2007, 03:45 AM
I had my sister take the test too. She came out about the same as me.
She was like hmmm I don't understand. I have been trying to get my sister to understand that if your child has a disorder it is okay. They are still human and now she sees a little more.
She was like hmmm I don't understand. I have been trying to get my sister to understand that if your child has a disorder it is okay. They are still human and now she sees a little more.
02-05-2007, 12:38 PM
I don't think you have it.
I went through the same bother to detail a lot of my peculiarities I seem to have, and not only did no one say "Welcome, you seem Aspie", they said I probably don't have it.
Just because I don't like to take things apart, and my interests aren't very scientific, and I don't have tons of stims, doesn't mean I don't have it.
So, it's my opinion that you don't have it.
I went through the same bother to detail a lot of my peculiarities I seem to have, and not only did no one say "Welcome, you seem Aspie", they said I probably don't have it.
Just because I don't like to take things apart, and my interests aren't very scientific, and I don't have tons of stims, doesn't mean I don't have it.
So, it's my opinion that you don't have it.
Lance Wrote:
Hello everyone!
I stumbled across this forum when reading about AS, and decided to post since I see a lot of myself in many of the posts here.
I'm 21 years old, and live in Norway. I constantly chew or play with things when idling (pens, bottle caps, whatever is in my close vicinity), and I love to organize things. I get easily frustrated when someone doesn't understand what I'm saying, or if I don't understand what they're saying. Most of the time I'm completely unable to convey my thoughts verbally without misunderstandings when they are more than semi-complicated. Although I'm perfectly able to communicate with people on other levels, and can make new friends with more or less ease, I find it stressful and uncomfortable due to the amount of effort I have to put in in order to maintain a conversation about topics outside of my interests. I'm very comfortable socializing with people I know well, but prefer to stay away from chit-chatting which I consider a waste of time, mostly because I see no purpose with it what-so-ever. I like to keep to myself, but I also like the idea of having one or two close friends nearby. People who don't know me will probably say I'm very shy, while people who do know me well will say I talk too much. I don't have many friends, you can count them all with half a hand. I have a set of routines which I preform every day, but they vary in a circle over time. When I get stressed out, I usually end up watching a complete season of some TV-show in one sitting.
I plan my every move to the greatest detail I can, I automatically try to predict all possible outcomes of the situation I'm about to embark in, be it a conversation or a simple trip to the store. I get nervous when I'm in a situation with an unsure outcome. I get very upset when people doesn't follow “the rules”, most of which are possibly based on my own idea of how things should be (IE; if someone doesn't turn off the TV when they're done with it, or lock the door before going to sleep if they're the last to go to bed, and especially if someone re-arranges my stuff).
I'm highly obsessed with whatever interests me at the time, and though my interests vary now and again, they stay confined within the fields of physics, philosophical subjects and programming. Note that I don't primarily mean the mathematical aspects of physics here though (I'm not that good with maths), more the theoretical one; I tend to get completely obsessed by thought experiments and “what-ifs”. I get agitated and annoyed if someone interrupts me while I'm nurturing my interests.
I love to figure out how things work and to create stuff. At one point or another, I can't help myself from taking that newly purchased gadget apart just to see how it works. Developing large complex computer systems is probably the most satisfying thing I can think of.
I learned to read all by myself when i was 4, by asking everyone I met what letter their name started with and by memorizing the alphabet. Some things come very easy to me, others I find to be close to impossible to master.
A while ago, I started thinking about who I am as a person, and more importantly, why I am who I am. I've always seen things a tad differently from most people, or at least it feels that way.
I'm a bit afraid to draw any conclusions though. Having read around on the forums here, I can definitely say that I see a lot of “me” in the stories told. I've also taken a few tests around the net, and though I tend to take web-based tests with a (huge) grain of salt, I find it curios that every single one of them says the same thing; that I'm an “Aspie”.
Sorry for the lengthy post (originally it was over three pages long, so it could've been worse :p), and sorry for any nasty grammar/spelling errors, English is not my primary language.
I stumbled across this forum when reading about AS, and decided to post since I see a lot of myself in many of the posts here.
I'm 21 years old, and live in Norway. I constantly chew or play with things when idling (pens, bottle caps, whatever is in my close vicinity), and I love to organize things. I get easily frustrated when someone doesn't understand what I'm saying, or if I don't understand what they're saying. Most of the time I'm completely unable to convey my thoughts verbally without misunderstandings when they are more than semi-complicated. Although I'm perfectly able to communicate with people on other levels, and can make new friends with more or less ease, I find it stressful and uncomfortable due to the amount of effort I have to put in in order to maintain a conversation about topics outside of my interests. I'm very comfortable socializing with people I know well, but prefer to stay away from chit-chatting which I consider a waste of time, mostly because I see no purpose with it what-so-ever. I like to keep to myself, but I also like the idea of having one or two close friends nearby. People who don't know me will probably say I'm very shy, while people who do know me well will say I talk too much. I don't have many friends, you can count them all with half a hand. I have a set of routines which I preform every day, but they vary in a circle over time. When I get stressed out, I usually end up watching a complete season of some TV-show in one sitting.
I plan my every move to the greatest detail I can, I automatically try to predict all possible outcomes of the situation I'm about to embark in, be it a conversation or a simple trip to the store. I get nervous when I'm in a situation with an unsure outcome. I get very upset when people doesn't follow “the rules”, most of which are possibly based on my own idea of how things should be (IE; if someone doesn't turn off the TV when they're done with it, or lock the door before going to sleep if they're the last to go to bed, and especially if someone re-arranges my stuff).
I'm highly obsessed with whatever interests me at the time, and though my interests vary now and again, they stay confined within the fields of physics, philosophical subjects and programming. Note that I don't primarily mean the mathematical aspects of physics here though (I'm not that good with maths), more the theoretical one; I tend to get completely obsessed by thought experiments and “what-ifs”. I get agitated and annoyed if someone interrupts me while I'm nurturing my interests.
I love to figure out how things work and to create stuff. At one point or another, I can't help myself from taking that newly purchased gadget apart just to see how it works. Developing large complex computer systems is probably the most satisfying thing I can think of.
I learned to read all by myself when i was 4, by asking everyone I met what letter their name started with and by memorizing the alphabet. Some things come very easy to me, others I find to be close to impossible to master.
A while ago, I started thinking about who I am as a person, and more importantly, why I am who I am. I've always seen things a tad differently from most people, or at least it feels that way.
I'm a bit afraid to draw any conclusions though. Having read around on the forums here, I can definitely say that I see a lot of “me” in the stories told. I've also taken a few tests around the net, and though I tend to take web-based tests with a (huge) grain of salt, I find it curios that every single one of them says the same thing; that I'm an “Aspie”.
Sorry for the lengthy post (originally it was over three pages long, so it could've been worse :p), and sorry for any nasty grammar/spelling errors, English is not my primary language.
02-08-2007, 11:04 AM
zachjazz Wrote:
Hey lance
Have you taken that test yet about aspie and neurotypical? I did one night cause I was curious ever since my son got diagnosed with it. I alwasy felt different that any toher kid and never had much friends.
It was interesting how the test came out.
Your Aspie score: 109 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 99 of 200
You are both Aspie and neurotypical
the site is: http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php
Have you taken that test yet about aspie and neurotypical? I did one night cause I was curious ever since my son got diagnosed with it. I alwasy felt different that any toher kid and never had much friends.
It was interesting how the test came out.
Your Aspie score: 109 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 99 of 200
You are both Aspie and neurotypical
the site is: http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php
I scored 165/200, and 39/200. It's like Jesus H. Christ... even though this is a stupid quiz, which wasn't even designed by a diagnostician.. even though it's a "biased quiz" (It says "Aspie Quiz" at the top, which creates a natural kind of bias)... it's like, I still answered all the questions honestly. If 165 and 39 doesn't mean anything, well then okay, I'm just a really odd, probably maladaptive NT.
What I've deduced quite recently is the following rough statement, which stems from Darwinian thinking on adaptation and intelligence:
Extreme maladaptive tendency + Neurotypical profile = probable lemon.
Any thoughts?
02-08-2007, 11:08 AM
Lance Wrote:
Batman55 Wrote:
I don't think you have it.
I went through the same bother to detail a lot of my peculiarities I seem to have, and not only did no one say "Welcome, you seem Aspie", they said I probably don't have it.
Just because I don't like to take things apart, and my interests aren't very scientific, and I don't have tons of stims, doesn't mean I don't have it.
So, it's my opinion that you don't have it.
I went through the same bother to detail a lot of my peculiarities I seem to have, and not only did no one say "Welcome, you seem Aspie", they said I probably don't have it.
Just because I don't like to take things apart, and my interests aren't very scientific, and I don't have tons of stims, doesn't mean I don't have it.
So, it's my opinion that you don't have it.
Maybe you're right. This is what I'm trying to figure out. Even if I do not have AS, I certainly have lots of the typical traits, which makes me wonder if I do have it. I could just have a "different" personality type, it's hard to tell. I really just want to know what's "wrong", I don't have any preferences as to what I want to be diagnosed with. AS just seems to fit the bill.
You might actually just be schizo-typal, instead of AS.
For instance I would argue that Mozart, judging from the hard documentation scholars have drawn from, is more schizo-typal than AS. There are some who argue AS definitively on him, while others go for schizophrenia; and still others who just say "oddball."
Henry Darger is another case where some argue autism, while others say schizophrenia. And there's still the third one: just an oddball.
02-11-2007, 03:13 AM
Batman 55, I don't know why those people would say they don't think you have AS. From all that you've said, it's highly likely that you do. I got very similar scores to you in that Aspie Quiz and was also selected to do the stimming quiz. If anything, your Aspie score was slightly higher than mine and your NT slightly lower.
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