17 May 2011, 11:49 pm
I find that I have many symptoms that are common with asperger's syndrome but I am not sure if it is asperger's or just avoidant personality disorder. I realize that a self diagnosis could be dangerous and my doctor states that I shouldn't pay much heed to Asperger's.
This is my info : I am 24 years old of age and have always been rather precocious since a young age.I was always able to learn and grasp things much faster than others and because people were unable to understand me it led to social isolation. These are the symptoms I think I have in common with Asperger's
1)I think I have motor dyspraxia but not too much as I am much too clumsy with things and often hold things delicately or drop them. Conversely I can play and dribble with a basketball well....also shoot.. I am also good with video games.
2)I don't like making eye contact with people but I try to as I have been told it is odd. However my eye contact is often forced and people end up feeling weird.
3) I am not very emotional and am unable to reciprocate on a emotional level with people and I do understand the jokes they make. I consider these jokes as being stupid and rather preposterous. However while writing my sense of humor is profound if not bizzare.
4)Erratic mood swings . Quirky sense of humor that is different from the mainstream.
5)No facial expressions and at times expressions deemed to be correct in situations are inappropriate
6)Get angry if things don't go my way and my emotional outbursts are considered as being strange.
7)People often think that I am rude and arrogant and I tend to avoid social situations
I notice things that others often do not.
9) I have keen and intense interests and I go to great bounds to learn of something that has caught my attention. I consider various sources to do so. I must also continually keep my mind occupied with something.
10)Unable to express myself well verbally although I have no problems doing so though non verbal mediums. Speech is often formal and stilted. I can ramble on with regard to the topics I like.
11)Extreme logic and reasoning in circumstances
12)Fixed gaze and fascination with objects
13)I get upset if people disrupt my thought process or interrupt what I am doing. I lose interest in the work that I am trying.Conversely I have no problem multi tasking and often do several things at once.
14)Was bullied at school for being unusual and am employed below ability at present in a media firm
15)Have strong opinions that are different from the norm. People do not usually acquiesce to my views but opon hearing my reasoning most do agree...
Symptoms that indicate I might not have Asperger's
A)I am not pedantic and do not like routine. I cannot stick to routines and get bored if that happens
B)Closed one's think that I am normal and the problem is only when I come across new people.
C)Isolation is self imposed as I don't like people and am different from others.
D) Interests although intense are myriad and varied. I can understand and grasp abstract concepts well and am capable of abstract thinking.
E)Was hyperactive as a child
F)I understand human expressions and minute facial changes theoretically and can depict them if I pretend to imagine myself as being a character in a play.
G) I had no trouble completing my education normally with a bachelors degree in management although I was unable to give presentations or interact much with my peers.
h) I have heard that people with asperger's are skilled artists. However my handwriting is terrible and I cannot paint or draw as my skill with a pen/pencil is lacking...
I)I am tall, around 6'2 and contain no lacking physical characteristics....no apparent delays in physical development and I acquired puberty early.
Do you still think it is possible that I have Asperger's?....l am not very sure. I just think it is my hate of the human race that makes it seem that I have Asperger's
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18 May 2011, 12:28 am
This is my info : I am 24 years old of age and have always been rather precocious since a young age.I was always able to learn and grasp things much faster than others and because people were unable to understand me it led to social isolation. These are the symptoms I think I have in common with Asperger's
1)I think I have motor dyspraxia but not too much as I am much too clumsy with things and often hold things delicately or drop them. Conversely I can play and dribble with a basketball well....also shoot.. I am also good with video games.
2)I don't like making eye contact with people but I try to as I have been told it is odd. However my eye contact is often forced and people end up feeling weird.
3) I am not very emotional and am unable to reciprocate on a emotional level with people and I do understand the jokes they make. I consider these jokes as being stupid and rather preposterous. However while writing my sense of humor is profound if not bizzare.
4)Erratic mood swings . Quirky sense of humor that is different from the mainstream.
5)No facial expressions and at times expressions deemed to be correct in situations are inappropriate
6)Get angry if things don't go my way and my emotional outbursts are considered as being strange.
7)People often think that I am rude and arrogant and I tend to avoid social situations
I notice things that others often do not.9) I have keen and intense interests and I go to great bounds to learn of something that has caught my attention. I consider various sources to do so. I must also continually keep my mind occupied with something.
10)Unable to express myself well verbally although I have no problems doing so though no verbal mediums. Speech is often formal and stilted. I can ramble on with regard to the topics I like.
11)Extreme logic and reasoning in circumstances
12)Fixed gaze and fascination with objects
13)I get upset if people disrupt my thought process or interrupt what I am doing. I lose interest in tghe work I am doing then.Conversely I have no problem multi tasking and often do several things at once.
14)Was bullied at school for being unusual and am employed below ability at present in a media firm
15)Have strong opinions that are different from the norm. People do not usually acquiesce to my views but opon hearing my reasoning most do agree...
Symptoms that indicate I might not have Asperger's
A)I am not pedantic and do not like routine. I cannot stick to routines and get bored if that happens
B)Closed one's think that I am normal and the problem is only when I come across new people.
C)Isolation is self imposed as I don't like people and am different from others.
D) Interests although intense are myriad and varied. I can understand and grasp abstract concepts well and am capable of abstract thinking.
E)Was hyperactive as a child
F)I understand human expressions and minute facial changes theoretically and can depict them if I pretend to imagine myself as being a character in a play.
G) I had no trouble completing my education normally with a bachelors degree in management although I was unable to give presentations or interact much with my peers.
h) I have heard that people asperger;s are skilled artists. However my handwriting is terrible and I cannot paint or draw as my skill with a pen/pencil is lacking...
I)I am tall, around 6'2 and contain no lacking physical characteristics....no apparent delays in physical development and I acquired puberty early.
Do you still think it is possible that I have Asperger's?....l am not very sure. I just think it is my hate of the human race that makes it seem that I have Asperger's
Yep a lot of the signs are there.
My advice is to read as much as you can about AS and try to find tactics to mitigate the negative features and try to engineer situations that play to your strengths.
You are lucky to have this insight in your early 20s!
PS Hating the entire "human race" get a grip mate!
18 May 2011, 12:38 am
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Not necessarily, but it seems that rigid language usage (The "formal and stilted" part) was one of the defining characteristics of the OP's writing that implied autism. If we could demonstrate that his language usage wasn't as rigid as might be thought, then that's one more piece of evidence on the "Probably not aspergers" side and one more piece of evidence towards the "Alienatingly different highly intelligent misanthropic guy" hypothesis.
Btw, fellow misanthrope, I hate the human race as well. There are some fundamental reasons relating to non-innovative "herd thinking" that characterizes the vast majority of humanity, but it's more or less because people tend to dislike me. My reasons tend towards the practical side...
... (Though, that'd probably make it impractical, eh? hehe.)
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Not necessarily, but it seems that rigid language usage (The "formal and stilted" part) was one of the defining characteristics of the OP's writing that implied autism. If we could demonstrate that his language usage wasn't as rigid as might be thought, than that's one more piece of evidence on the "Probably not aspergers" side and one more piece of evidence towards the "Alienatingly different highly intelligent misanthropic guy" hypothesis.
Btw, fellow misanthrope, I hate the human race as well. There are some fundamental reasons relating to non-innovative "herd thinking" that characterizes the vast majority of humanity, but it's more or less because people tend to dislike me. My reasons tend towards the practical side...
... (Though, that'd probably make it impractical, eh? hehe.)It is indeed true that I am a misanthrope. It is only because I find them "other people" as being often bigoted and espousing a "herd mentality" as you have rightly stated.They often judge you for your mannerisms and behavior and jump to inane conclusions without regard to the actual ability that you might possess. I only do not follow religious norms, social diktats or dogma.I am also a nihilist..Personally I don't think am abnormal, just that other people are abnormal. oh, I also do understand slang and colloquialisms very well...I have studied them.It is very possible to write in a normal everyday way although I would prefer not to as this is how I think. I believe the formal and stilted speech comes from my ability to examine things from various perspectives before resorting to speech. People believe that I am slow....This is not true.
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