Is HFA misdiagnosed as Asperger's?

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"You don't know my life story so quit pretending that you do"

Was the comment directed to me ? Or was it one-way to a Wall ? If to me, please know, I made no such conjecture or speculation yeah or neigh regarding your life story. I would not be so presumptious to engage in such a transgression, real or perceived.

I still fit in if I want to. I'm superior to the average aspie trash and just a few years ago I was the much appreciated centerpoint of a mainly neurotypical dance community. I was invited to parties etc. I chose myself to not be a part of it anymore.

I'm not a bullied, ugly, uncharismatic misfit like most aspies. I hate having a diagnosis which connects me with that stereotype as soon as people hear the word "AS".

Believe it or not but I have a very powerful personality OUTSIDE OF THE COMPUTER. I'm charismatic, can speak in public, can make my voice heard but I also get into constant conflicts and this, along with all the mental trauma, made me unable to work. I'm actually far superior to most NT's in terms of charisma and this is well confirmed by many others, not something I just believe myself.

"Superior acting skills" and "bullies" seem far too paradoxical. If you have "superior acting skills," I am not sure how you identify with Adolph Hitler, since he had no acting skills to speak of. Moreover, his use of pink to color the rivers under the bridges of his watercolors caused such a clash with the colorwheel as to cause speculation among many concerning his other visions for humanity.

I'm not Hitler, but I have a very similar base personality type. I have developed differently and I'm also genetically a different person than him.

I get invited to parties, but I'm afraid I can't dance. But I can paint and draw.

[quote="Zoonic]I'm not Hitler, but I have a very similar base personality type. I have developed differently and I'm also genetically a different person than him.[/quote]

Unfortunately, I hung around too many stables and acquired the personality type of a horse. My doctors are having some difficulty characterizing it, since there is no "equine" code for it in the DSM-IV-R.

Anyway, my point was that I didn't gradually and inevitably become more alienated with age because of my "weirdness". I had a social peak between 17-20.

And btw, I am needed for the AS science since without people like me making our personalities known, there will be more people suffering. I can help define the future diagnostics criteria.

You said you despise being pandered to and treated like you're harmless and innocent and just can't help your ways, so I think my above post was very respectful.

I didn't say anything about that. I am a very emotional person and it can be attributed to my borderline/cluster B.

Zoonic,

It appears that you're suffering from what's commonly referred to as an inferiority complex, which in turn makes someone overcompensate, and overstate their abilities. It's probably something you should look into. This would tie in with your numerous surgeries to improve your physical appearance, as well as your necessity to identify with a group that's at the same "superior" level as you are, and also your excessive criticism of those "below" you.

Last edited by Danielismyname on 21 May 2009, 1:25 am, edited 1 time in total.

All the great scientific breakthroughs and advances are attributable to people with spectrum advantages. I have seen many Aspies at Georgia Tech, tomorrow's astrophysicists and such. I did not formally study science in college, but was an avid reader of Scientific American cover-to-cover by age 5 and read the Harvard Mouse patent verbatim while in law school. I would like to think my social peak is more like Mine That Bird's come-from-behind finish at the Derby, but what do I know about growing up. I am one of those auties who is a perpetual child.

I have the social intelligence to make fun of clumsy aspies in public and I did so several times. I enjoy it. Don't assume I'm as socially handicapped as you. My anger is what's making me handicapped. My hatred. It incapacitates me. My social intelligence is working fine.

It is not okay to just be who you are. All forms of ugliness must be removed from the world and autism is ugly. Autists are ugly. I don't want a society where these lesser beings are understood. I want autism erased from the face of the earth.

You said before that you didn't like it when the teachers patted you on the head and treated you just like the glassy-eyed wax dolls.

Yes, so?

So therefore big government should be able to murder anyone with a disability? What a wonderful society that would be.....

Yes, it would be the best solution. In the future, inherited autism will be removed from the human genes anyway. It's inevitable.