My English teacher my Freshman year of high school was bi-polar. She was one of the best teachers I've ever had. I still go visit her once in a while :) She's a great storyteller.

One of my coworkers was also recently diagnosed as bi-polar. I get along with her very well.

And one of the people I trust the most (despite never having met her and getting into a huge fight with her which resulted in us not speaking for over a year) was mis-diagnosed as bi-polar and ADHD, when she really has Asperger's like myself. She did finally get a correct diagnosis of AS, though.


I honestly have no reason to be biased against those that are bi-polar. It is terribly stigmatized, and unrightfully so.

No kidding!

"Pity comes to late, turn around and face your fate, and eternity of THIS before your eyes"

*rasies hand* If she doesn't want it, I'll take an eternity of that before my eyes



Hmmm, haven't seen either of those, but he's hot when he's not singing, so it can only be better when he is singing My favorite movie of his is Benny and Joon.

http://www.puppylinux.org/

Or the parents never catch on and their child finds out for herself 20 years later. Either way ;)


Actually in the case of autism I think therapy can go a long way in helping kids out, as long as it's the right kind. Social stories and the like.

Hell no, I'm a science freak too xD

Anyone here ever used Puppy Linux? I'm just so sick of Windows. I'm ready to switch, and it sounds like a good one to start with.

Sub-60-second boot times are definitely droolworthy

And now is the time to pull out one of my favorite quotes, from House:

"See, skinny socially-privileged white people get to draw this neat little circle. Everyone inside the circle is "normal"; anyone outside the circle should be beaten, broken and reset so they can be brought into the circle. Failing that they should be institutionalized, or worse, pitied."


There's nothing wrong with being yourself.

Michael Ball. I love his voice.

And Gerard Butler, but ONLY in Phantom of the Opera. Other than dressed as the Phantom he's not a whole lot to look at. But I tell you, if I had been Christine in the movie, it would have ended much differently They didn't really do much in the movie to make his face look like it "earned a mother's fear and loathing"

Past the point of no return
No backward glances
Our games of make believe are at an end
Past all thought of if or when
No use resisting
Abandon thought and let the dream descend
What raging fire shall flood the soul
What rich desire unlocks its door
What sweet seduction lies before us

Past the point of no return
The final threshold
What warm unspoken secrets will we learn
Beyond th point of no return

You have brought me
To that moment when words run dry
To that moment when speech disappears into silence
Silence

I have come here
Hardly knowing the reason why
In my mind I've already imagined
Our bodies entwining
Defenseless and silent
Now I am here with you
No second thoughts
I've decided
Decided

Past the point of no return
No going back now
Our passion play has now at last begun

Past all thought of right or wrong
One final question
How long should we two wait before we're one
When the blood begin to race
A sleeping bud burst into bloom
When will the flames at last consume us

Past the point of no return
The final threshold
The bridge is crossed
So stand and watch it burn
We've passed the point of no return


~"Point of No Return" from Phantom of the Opera

I couldn't tell you why, but I've found that that seems to be the case - if you can use a word that has more than two syllables you're suddenly arrogant.

I do have a tendency to correct people when they're wrong - which apparently isn't socially acceptable. But oh well - if someone can't handle corrections, it's not going to work with me anyway.

Personally, I'd want a smart guy. I want a guy that can talk nerdy to me

Lol, so you're a not-quite-typical neurotypical?


For comparison, here's mine:

Your Aspie score: 154 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 47 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie

I don't see how this is relevant. But you're right, autistic people aren't mentally ill. Autism is actually a neurological disorder, not a mental illness. 'Tis why autism is often associated with dyspraxia.

As for finding others...the internet is as good a place as any, given the communication style of autistic people. You probably don't know that there are several online communities dedicated solely to autistic culture and neurodiversity. The internet may be the best thing that has ever happened for autistics.

The real problem in finding autistic people in my area isn't that they aren't there or that I don't know where to look, it's that they either don't know that they're autistic, or they don't want to reveal it.

The Big Bang Theory

Any time.

Asperger's is a "high-functioning" form of autism. The only real difference between "classic' autism and Asperger's is that to have a diagnosis of Asperger's, one cannot have had a language delay before the age of 3. Other than that, you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference between someone with Asperger's and someone with high-functioning autism. Basically, I have problems with nonverbal (and sometimes verbal) communication, I don't have a lot of empathy (at least not for neurotypicals, but that's not to say I'm empathy-less), and I have some stereotypical (repetitive) behaviors. Soem argue that autistic people are highly logical, but I've found that isn't always the case; sure, I can be very logical at times, but my thought processes are also highly associative. Asperger's is often associated with a high IQ, which is one of the reasons I wasn't properly diagnosed until a few weeks ago. When i was in high school, I was improperly identified as gifted; they were wrong. "Gifted" is typically defined as having an IQ of 130 or higher; mine is only 120. There was a scandal when I was a freshman in high school where they tried to hurry up and get the entire IB freshman class labeled as gifted for some sort of funding issue. I suppose that's why they mislabeled me.

People with Asperger's are often those that are "geeks" or "nerds" (think of the TV show "The Big Bang Theory"), but not everyone with Asperger's fits that stereotype.


Did I mention that I can ramble on and on as long as I'm talking about something that interests me?




Actually no; I'm new, and I'm introducing myself, thus I posted in "New Members Welcome Area". I'm not looking for support or advice here, I have a place for that already.



Not courage; it's not courageous to be who you naturally are. I honestly don't understand why people try to hide it. There are definitely positives among the negatives. If everyone with autism would just be open about it to the general public, it wouldn't have such a negative connotation. Each and every one of you probably knows at least one autistic person, you just might not know it.



And of course, thanks for the welcomes :)

I love that we actually are having a fall this year. Too often it seems to go from summer to winter without much transition.

I have Asperger's - I'm more than willing to talk about it, give suggestions, whatever you need.

Of course the difficulties vary from person to person, but generally it seems communication is the biggest problem. For myself, it's mostly a matter of either not knowing what to say in a given situation, or not being able to put my thoughts into words. Writing is -always- easier.

If you tell me a more specific problem you are having, or she is having, I could give you some suggestions. If either you or her need to talk, you're more than welcome to mail me.

Hi, I'm new. I'm just curious if anyone else here is on the spectrum. I was diagnosed with Asperger's last month. It'd be nice to talk to someone on the spectrum in my area. I've been attempting to get an Asperger's/Autism group for adults on the spectrum started but haven't had the best of luck yet.

I'm actually quite certain that there are others on the spectrum, both here and in my city, just by viewing profiles (Aspiedar/Autiedar, if you will ;)) but I sometimes doubt they even know it themselves. I often wonder if people on the spectrum can spot me as being on the spectrum without actually meeting me - or after meeting me, even.


If you have any questions, I'm more than willing to answer them. Here, or mail me, either way.


And if you're curious...this is far from diagnostic, but it might give you a pretty good idea:

http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php