Anyone else have autism/aspergers?

The places I could go with this thread... Ahh, political correctness...
Anyway, I have aspeegers. Which doesn't exist anymore in America. Good thing I'm in England.

 

I'm on the spectrum somewhere. Haven't been fully diagnosed yet. My dad has Asperger's.

 

My therapist I had a few yrs back wrote on my notes as thinking I had aspergers. I don't know to be honest. then a psych doc though I was schizotypal personality.

 

I have severe ADHD and my parents, who are both doctors, think it may be a combination of ADHD and Aspergers. I heavily show the overlapping symptoms, and also the ones that are relevant to Aspergers. In fact, I'm going for an evaluation tomorrow.

 

aspergers, self diagnosed. thinking of doing a formal diagnosis just to confirm what i suspect and probably find some closure, answers and support.

 

This is my situation exactly! It's tough finding closure & information regarding diagnosing ASD/Aspergers in young adults & adults. I haven't had much luck, but I have no idea how to even move forward with receiving a formal diagnosis.

 

I have atypical Autism. Which in medical terms is called Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. And it is one of the four autism spectrum disorders. It considered milder than typical autism but not always the case. Mine only been difficulty with socialising And difficulty with changes with routine. And I have problems with maths and spelling. But on the plus side I have a good memory.

 

I do ! I have been diagnosed as High functioning Autistic (or Aspie)
I was quite relieved when I was diagnosed, back then I was trying to desperately figure out why I was so different and now I finally had answers

 

I, myself, have not been diagnosed, but I've definitely had/have extremely similar characteristics with my brother, who is severly autistic. We both have incredible memory regarding things we're passionate about, a habit of repeating words/phrases, a tendency to become obsessed with one food/song for a very long time, a better sense of direction than my mom (haha well her sense of direction is really bad though), and a lack of interest/skill in socializing with others.

I couldn't speak full sentences till I was in 1st grade. Speech therapy helped alot. Overall, my academics was terrible, until 3rd grade, when my academics shot up to be way above average. Timeliness has been a severe issue for me until middle school. In these ways, I'm exactly like my mom.

 

Yes I am autistic yes.

 

I don't know and think it's too late to care, if you catch my drift? Growing up I had a really hard time fitting in. I was often ostracised from other groups of children for reasons I didn't fully understand, having said that I think I have a pretty good grasp on things like sarcasm and irony etc.. My issues fitting in could have been down to things like traumatic experiences in early childhood and being sheltered/socially isolated.

 

I would say it's a safe bet that most people who are active on forums probably have some form of it, myself included. Forums tend to attract those who are uncomfortable with real world social interaction but still want to be social and communicate in some way. That is what I have noticed from moderating different forums over the years and being an owner of a relatively large one anyways. Those who don't mind social interaction can just discuss things with people face to face and generally have no need of using forums to discuss things.

 

I don't mind social interactions and have tried to discuss things with people face to face, but it's not always easy to find people who get it. I live in a place with very little opportunity for meeting people, and I have a feeling most of the people around here would be quite judgmental about me not being completely straight (small town mentality etc.) If I was living in a more open/cosmopolitan area with more opportunities I probably wouldn't have joined any forums.

 

I think there might be some accuracy in this, but I suppose it could also apply to anyone who’s introverted. Personally, I’m introverted, but I can put myself into expected social situations when I have to. I’m okay at work (with the exception of being socially awkward around other adults), but I’m pretty comfortable with my students socially...I find that kids don’t judge as much, so I’m more relaxed with them. With other adults, I feel like I have to act a certain way, and it sometimes feels unnatural to me...so I sometimes copy what others do so that I fit in a bit more haha. I’m not always comfortable discussing personal things with others face to face, even those I’m closest to. But I’m comfortable with writing to express myself, so that’s why message boards are good resources for me. And that’s why I enjoy writing in general...I just express myself better that way...I’m more articulate in writing, but in person I can be awkward, especially if I’m having a bad anxiety day.

 

That's your opinion.

I am autistic, but I'm a very outgoing, flamboyant person.

Not all autistic people are like that, and use the internet like that.

Not all people use message boards for that reason.

People choose not to talk to me, I don't choose to not talk to people. It's not like that.

I rarely go on message boards. I'm only here because I'm unfortunately queer, and sadly there isn't many safe places to talk about those issues.

 

I'm being tested next Monday so we'll see...

 

Yeah, I hadn't thought of it that way, those are completely valid points. I shouldn't have made such a general statement like I did. I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to be judgmental about you guys or anything like that.

 

Totally agree with this. I've always been able to articulate myself better through writing so I find places where I would need to write more extensively better. But in a way it's also about comfort because it takes me a long time to express myself the way I'd like to when I don't know someone well as I get far too nervous. So writing things down is a way to bridge the gap.

Also, there aren't many safe spaces (if any) that offer such unparalleled advice like what you can get on here.

 

Yep, I have autism

 

Online forums do have a habit of attracting a high saturation of introverts, although as a few people here have said, there are some extroverts on this forum.

Personally, I'm more on the introverted side of things, and at times yes- socially inept. Certainly a lot less socially inept then I was, but that's not saying much.

Sarcasm tends to be very touch and go, sometimes I pick up on it, other times people can be sarcastic to me for hours and I think they're being serious. I'm much better at telling when people are bored than I was, say at 15 and younger, although I can get too much into a subject sometimes. These days I don't have any problems with eye contact either, this used to be a problem with me with certain teachers, and my old art teacher used to refuse to answer any of my questions until I made enough eye contact with him based on his standards.

Then again, I've seen myself on film, and I have been known to randomly glance at walls and floors very occasionally whilst in conversation.

With the amount of posts I have here, you probably all think I don't get out much, haha. At least with written communication you have time to think out your response, but face-to-face interaction is fine as well.