Aspergers Syndrome

[AngelDragon]

You should change that to most. I don't know about other people you've come across, but I certaintly didn't choose to have this diagnosis on my papers. It's made me a target for stereotypes and discrimination. If I could take it all of the records, I would. It's even preventing me from enlisting in the military.

I was actually quipping on the fact that Asperger's is one of the most common Internet self-diagnoses and subtly expressing my frustration at the people who go "Dude, I read this thing about Asperger's, and I think I might have it, dude!" based on an Internet article.

But good luck with yours. If it makes you feel better, there's a society out there full of people who honestly think Asperger's is the next step in human evolution, a gift from God and even a sign of aliens choosing the special people they'll keep alive.

Oh, and according to that horribly done quiz, I'm very likely to have Asperger's (Aspie score: 130 of 200. Neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 84 of 200). Good thing I don't believe in online quizzes. If I do have it, I was never diagnosed by the three psychiatrists I've seen in my lifetime.

[Nicholas]

I was actually quipping on the fact that Asperger's is one of the most common Internet self-diagnoses and subtly expressing my frustration at the people who go "Dude, I read this thing about Asperger's, and I think I might have it, dude!" based on an Internet article.

But good luck with yours. If it makes you feel better, there's a society out there full of people who honestly think Asperger's is the next step in human evolution, a gift from God and even a sign of aliens choosing the special people they'll keep alive.

Oh, and according to that horribly done quiz, I'm very likely to have Asperger's (Aspie score: 130 of 200. Neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 84 of 200). Good thing I don't believe in online quizzes. If I do have it, I was never diagnosed by the three psychiatrists I've seen in my lifetime.

One would think that it would be obvious that people shouldn't self-diagnose for things like this. I was diagnosed as a young child by people trained to know what they're doing.

[technomage]

We have a couple at TWeb...

Including me.

[Polrean]

Considering that the chances of Asperger's syndrome is 0.26 in 1000, I'm surprised that people knowing others with Aspergers, or having Aspergers far outweighs people who don't on Tweb.

[Jo Ayanami]

I was tested for autism when I was a child... aspergers wasn't considered valid, recognized nor tested for at that time. I wonder what the odds are of the sibling of an autistic having aspergers...

[technomage]

I was tested for autism when I was a child... aspergers wasn't considered valid, recognized nor tested for at that time. I wonder what the odds are of the sibling of an autistic having aspergers...

Supposedly pretty good--it's suspected that there is a genetic component, but that component has not (ttbomk) been isolated.

[mfoster]

The trend among most researchers is not to make much of a distinction between classical (Kanner's) autism and Asperger's autism. For instance, there is some indication that the DSM-V (expected to be released in 2011 or 2012) will eliminate Asperger's as a separate category and combine it with Kanner's autism and PDD-NOS into "autistic spectrum disorder." Distinctions would be described in terms of dimensions.

Mark Foster

[Jo Ayanami]

Supposedly pretty good--it's suspected that there is a genetic component

That's what I've understood...

[Truth be Told]

I was actually quipping on the fact that Asperger's is one of the most common Internet self-diagnoses and subtly expressing my frustration at the people who go "Dude, I read this thing about Asperger's, and I think I might have it, dude!" based on an Internet article.

Yes, that's quite true. And many of them probably might have it, but it's definetly not something I'd recommend flaunting around.

Oh, and according to that horribly done quiz, I'm very likely to have Asperger's (Aspie score: 130 of 200. Neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 84 of 200). Good thing I don't believe in online quizzes. If I do have it, I was never diagnosed by the three psychiatrists I've seen in my lifetime.

There's the possibility that you do, you know. It's rather alarming how many people are receiving the diagnosis, and many of them are people you would probably never suspect.

It's also possible that the mix of psychological and biological studies that certain disorders might get "criss-crossed" with another based on similiar behaviors. Allot of my past life was crappy not based on the AS diagnosis (although that was a huge part of it all), but because i have incompetent parents.

In the end, whether or not I really have it, I have to take it as it is. The natural course of evolution dicates how certain genes get placed within a certain group of people within a given population, so arguing about whether or not it exists in me based on definite knowledge would most certaintly be wasting time.

[AngelDragon]

There's the possibility that you do, you know.

Oh, I know. In fact, based on my *snicker* professional opinion, I'd say it's very likely that I have it. It's just that I've seen three professionals before (for unrelated issues, granted) and the subject never came up. But I don't care if I do or don't. If I do, then my anti-social quirks (which never really bothered me very much) are finally explained, and if I don't, eh, I'm just weird. Normalcy is overrated anyway.

[Paul Almond]

Considering that the chances of Asperger's syndrome is 0.26 in 1000, I'm surprised that people knowing others with Aspergers, or having Aspergers far outweighs people who don't on Tweb.

Selection effect. People who know what Asperger syndrome is, or have some kind of connection with it or interest in it, are likely to represent a greater proportion of the people reading this thread than they do of the forum users as a whole.

[jstr]

I'm new, I'm female, I'm a diagnosed (recently) HFA- Aspie though have been pretty sure it fit since the early 80s when I took some grad work in autism, I am also INTJ. Kind of a chicken and the egg problem, I figure. Oh yes, also have several kids, all somewhere on the spectrum, 4 now young adults.

[OfficialPro]

Your Aspie score: 151 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 54 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie