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[quote="Phonic"][quote="dr01dguy"]@Phonic: I'm intrigued, because you're literally the first person I've seen who was *adamant* about being 100% SPD and totally non-Aspie.[/quote]

I didn't say I had SPD in particular, I said I was on the schizophrenia spectrum, it's sort of muddy beyond that, my psychiatrist in the the process of deciding whether or not I have Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar type.

[quote]I have a question... are you also saying that you didn't exhibit similar symptoms as a child,[/quote]

Not in any clinically significant amount, though my personality would have had a professional say I was at risk of developing mental illness later in life. That sort of shy,, sensetive insulur, intelligent personality - the sort whose destined to have Major Depression at some point,
 but I had friends , I played imaginatively, was mildly popular and known for my good sense of humor and cheerfulness, all my teachers loved me, though that changed after puberty and I entered middle school, where I became known as the kid who constantly argues with teachers.

[quote] and that if push came to shove, you [b]couldn't[/b] come up with enough examples of symptoms *now* to satisfy the criteria for AS (even if the examples were fairly minor and barely noticeable, let alone *debilitating*)? [/quote]

In a very superficial above the surface way I might come off as an aspie, indeed I have to some people, but for very different reasons, I could name a bunch of things I do that would convince anyone I'm autistic, but there's a lot more to it then that.
I come out above average in my ability to understand social situations, I'm good at body language, I'm very expressive in my use of language, and quite capable of friendly chit chat and free flowing conversation, but I'm also [i]introverted[/i] and [i]gifted[/i], a combination that gives a superficial appearence of autism due to great articulatness, I preference to being alone, unusual hobbies and interests, unusual topics in conversation, I speak quite quickly etc.

In some ways I'm actually more socially perceptive then most, despite not actually being an NT (if you believe ADD and schizophrenias mean you're not an NT), I say very odd things and ask odd questions at are inappropriate - but I'm fully aware of how inappropriate it is, I often just don't care and I'm curious as to their reactions. My favoured question is "What's your favourite color for a sock", the correct answer is light grey.

In some areas I'm very anti aspie, I'm really erratic, moody, messy, attention seeking, sometimes even manipulative, I care about my appearence greatly (to a degree that is clinically significant), wearing formal clothing most days regardless of weather.
Admittedly there are two things about me that are pretty aspie: I have sensory issues and I'm fairly clumsy, but neither are central or even official criteria to AS

Well I hope you've enjoyed this forae into the mind of an uncommon specimen.

[quote]Remember, my central theory is that at the end of the day, "SPD" is *still* "Aspie neurochemical wiring", even if it's a very, very mild instance of it.[/quote]

I don't think SPD is part of the autism spectrum or the schizophrenia spectrum, I don't think it's a disorder at all, and I'm not one of those "aspies for freedom" types, I think AS is a disorder, but I don't really know enough about SPD to say. AS is more my field

[/quote]Also, have you ever taken Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Dexedrine, Desoxyn/methamphetamine, Cylert, TCAs, etc? What effect did they have on you?[/quote]

No, none of them, I've taken Prozac, Epilum (It's like Lithium) and Respirdal, I'm still on the last two, I was taken off Prozac when I became manic.[/quote]

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