mild aspergers..... Is there such a thing?
Sorry this is long and I kinda already posted a thread a couple months ago listing all my symptoms, but I found a website that lists pretty much all (I assume) of the symptoms of aspergers so this time I decided to list those here in addition to a couple more things that I have added on to the list and mark the ones I know I have with an arrow pointing to it. I understand that no one here can diagnose me, even if you are a doctor. I just wanted again to share the traits that I have. How many of these symptoms do you guys have?.....
Poor communication such as:
Speech and language peculiarities
Overformal speech
Taking everything literally
Word repetition (echolalia)
Long monologues
Inappropriate remarks (because I don't always know what's appropriate and what's not)
Inability to take turns talking (huge issue)
Inability to listen to others
Speaking without any pitch or tone
Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm
Difficulty initiating conversation
Flat, cheerless demeanor (only a little bit occasionally)
Loud voice
Doesn’t respond to name very well
Non-verbal communication problems such as:
Inability to pick up facial expressions
Not able to notice body language
Does not pick up subtle changes in someones tone of voice (only when change in tone of voice indicates sarcasm)
Avoid eye contact while communicating (This has improved a bit)
Unaware of personal space, invading it! (only sometimes)
Few facial expressions
Unaware of unwritten rules
Impaired social interaction such as:
Social withdrawal
Lack of interest in other people
Eccentric personality (not sure how to answer)
Preoccupied with their own agenda
Socially non-adapted personality
Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior
Limited interests
Unusual preoccupations
Need for sameness
Repetitive routines or rituals
Engages in highly repetitive play
Excellent rote memory
Lack of empathy
Single-mindedness
Aloof
Inflexible thinking
Lack of imagination
Indifferent
Rigid thinking (not ALL the time though)
Lack of make-believe or imitative play (can't really answer because I'm 18 now and don't really remember that much about when I was a kid)
Fear of changes (depends on what the change is)
Poor motor skills such as: None of these at all
Poor coordination
Clumsiness
Uncoordinated motor movements
Hand flapping
Head swiveling
Mirroring
Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain
Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations
Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights
Extras:
No motivation for personal hygiene (If you asked me I'd say I don't feel dirty enough yet)
Can be very impatient at times
Always want to know the reason for everything
Tend to focus on the details rather than the big picture
And these...(which are likely not aspie traits, but I thought I'd put them anyway)
When I'm angry or in a very foul mood I tend to be verbally abusive, curse, and sometimes may even throw things or hit people
Absolutely hate having to do any kind of work. (be it chores or other kinds of work)
Am not a hard worker and when something is too hard for me, if given the option, I will just quit and give up (funny, neither my parents nor grand parents were like this but I am)
I got my looks from my dad but instead of his personality or my mom's personality, I seem to have gotten a lot of aspie traits. Too bad... their personalities are WAY better than mine in my opinion and would have loved to get either one of them!
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I only have a few traits of AS and don't meet the diagnostic criteria.
There is such a thing as 'mild' for any disorder in the DSM. The DSM is written in such a way that it requires a certain level of disability to qualify as a diagnosable disorder. It is absolutely possible to be right on the borderline of diagnostic criteria. It's up to physicians to decide where that line is and diagnose with that in mind on a consistent basis.
I'm not sure if that answers your question? Hope i interpreted that correctly.
What I have of those:
Poor communication such as:
Speech and language peculiarities
Overformal speech
Taking everything literally
Word repetition (echolalia)
Long monologues
Inappropriate remarks
Inability to take turns talking
Inability to listen to others
Speaking without any pitch or tone
Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm (Can do figures of speech, can't do sarcasm well)
Difficulty initiating conversation
Flat, cheerless demeanor
Loud voice (Too quiet of voice instead)
Doesn’t respond to name very well
Non-verbal communication problems such as:
Inability to pick up facial expressions
Not able to notice body language
Does not pick up subtle changes in someones tone of voice
Avoid eye contact while communicating
Unaware of personal space, invading it!
Few facial expressions
Unaware of unwritten rules
Impaired social interaction such as:
Social withdrawal
Lack of interest in other people
Eccentric personality
Preoccupied with their own agenda (I try really hard not to be)
Socially non-adapted personality
Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior
Limited interests
Unusual preoccupations
Need for sameness
Repetitive routines or rituals
Engages in highly repetitive play
Excellent rote memory
Lack of empathy
Single-mindedness
Aloof
Inflexible thinking
Lack of imagination
Indifferent
Rigid thinking
Lack of make-believe or imitative play
Fear of changes (depends on what the change is)
Poor motor skills such as:
Poor coordination
Clumsiness
Uncoordinated motor movements
Hand flapping
Head swiveling
Mirroring
Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain
Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations
Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights
Extras:
No motivation for personal hygiene
Can be very impatient at times
Always want to know the reason for everything
Tend to focus on the details rather than the big picture
And these...(which are likely not aspie traits, but I thought I'd put them anyway)
When I'm angry or in a very foul mood I tend to be verbally abusive, curse, and sometimes may even throw things or hit people
Absolutely hate having to do any kind of work. (be it chores or other kinds of work)
Am not a hard worker and when something is too hard for me, if given the option, I will just quit and give up (funny, neither my parents nor grand parents were like this but I am)
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As for your question. People will vary in how affected they are. You need to have more than a personality type to be diagnosed, you need it to be a disorder. It needs to be clinically significant. But you don't need all traits.
I'm not sure if that answers your question? Hope i interpreted that correctly.
wow.... in that case, I wonder why I even posted this thread haha
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I only have a few traits of AS and don't meet the diagnostic criteria.
That's a good attitude to have. Positive thinking can go a long way in keeping your head above water. If you notice the negative times are getting longer/harder to deal with don't hesitate to see your family doctor. Doctor can rule out anything physical that might be contributing to your mood. Can start you on meds if you think maybe you'd like to try them. Give you referral to psychiatrist if warranted. The whole idea is to smooth out the rough spots, whatever may be causing them.
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