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Greentea
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 Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject: Are you fascinated by your AS? |
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I hate others' reactions to it, and I suffer very much because of them, but dare I confess that I'm quite fascinated by my AS in itself.
What a strange phenomenon AS is...only example I know of a beautiful disability!
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Angnix
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 Even if it turns out I don't have it, I obcess over things, and AS has turned into one of those obcessions! So yes, facinated by it.
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Greentea
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Great, Angnix! 
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Slashdotdash
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| ASDs are 1 of my interests i've read alot about them. |
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pakled
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it's my Jiminy Cricket... |
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Brandon-J
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| im fascinated by how miserable it can make your life. Seriously I hate it. |
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BrixBrix
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I think ASDs are the most fascinating group of neurological disorders to study. |
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Kauf039
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I've always thought that anything about how the brain works is absolutely amazing. I quite enjoy reading phycology books and the like. AS is no exception.
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2ukenkerl
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It is like buying a computer, finding out that, though it can't do SOME things, it can do a lot others CAN'T, and that is due to an odd program. You THEN find that only SOME computers have that program. THEN, you find the name of that program! AS!
HECK YEAH I am fascinated. I wish I knew a lot more about it earlier. I STILL want all the accessories! 
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Greentea
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I'm fascinated by the depth of analysis I can reach due to being an Aspie, as compared to NTs. The creativity, the ability to rejoice in my obsessions, etc.
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emmaC
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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yeah, when i got my diagnosis at age 13 i read ALL about autism!  I'm also very fascinated by hand flapping It's cute! Actually I sometimes look at my self in the mirror and i think i look so cute. |
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Sora
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I'm probably less fascinated by the ASD itself, but more fascinated by the fact that perceptions of the world differ. I am fascinated by emotions, social interaction, how other people, autistic and non-autistic see the world in comparison to me and how other people can be so different from me.
The ASD branches into topics that explain so much about the world, and what makes a person.
I am very curious to find out whether I have AS or PDD-NOS though. Seeing how no professional can answer this in my country, I must answer it myself. I am not sure if that counts as a fascination.
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In my honest opinion, Asperger's is a double-edged sword. It has helped me a lot when it comes to art, facts and so on. But the lack of social intuition is the price I pay.
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MrMark
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Fascinated by it? I accept it, like being white or being male. It's fundamental to who I am. I've always been different. Now there's a name for it. I accept it. I think self-acceptance and acceptance of others are key to being accepted by others.
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ASPERGERSJOHN
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Thinking about it i would say i am fascinated about my AS. |
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