| By answering "yes", you confirm that you have Asperger's Syndrome and that it is/was one of your "special interests" / obsessions. |
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Blownmind
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 Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:49 am Post subject: How many Aspies have/had AS as special interest? |
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I know I researched Asperger's Syndrome for 5-12 hours a day for a week, and then it simmered down abit, to only 1-5 hours a day for 2-3 weeks, until I concluded I had AS (I have gotten it confirmed officially now). I still research it, and wrongplanet has also become a related obsession.
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rebbieh
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Location: Sweden
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| Not sure I can count myself as an "Aspie" since I'm not completely sure I've got AS but yes, it's my special interest at the moment. Has been for the past 3 months or so. Spend hours and hours every day obsessing over it. |
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wanderinggrl
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Joined: May 06, 2011
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:20 am Post subject: |
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| I've had AS as an interest for over 2 years now. |
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bnky
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Joined: Nov 20, 2011
Posts: 479
Location: Kent, England
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Researched everything about the topic when I first was suspected of having asperger's. it's what I do when I'm diagnosed w/ anything or suddenly get faced with something relevant that I've never known about before.
I don't think it'll remain as one of my longterm obsessions though |
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2wheels4ever
Just Another Weirdo From L.A.
Joined: May 04, 2012
Age: 41
Posts: 1339
Location: Losing status at the high school
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:07 am Post subject: Re: How many Aspies have/had AS as special interest? |
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| Blownmind wrote: | | I know I researched Asperger's Syndrome for 5-12 hours a day for a week, and then it simmered down abit, to only 1-5 hours a day for 2-3 weeks, until I concluded I had AS (I have gotten it confirmed officially now). I still research it, and wrongplanet has also become a related obsession. |
I've taken a healthy interest, which I've learned to tone down a notch due to keeping up with other interests and having to eat. I had been 'diagnosed' WITH it by family in the nursing field way back and I ran around killing myself to prove I'm not Rain Man, when recently began showing traits from the stress and landed here to find a couple simple explanations for why life goes the way it does
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iceveela
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I like researching aspergers. I mean, it's not as intense an interest as raccoons is anymore, but I do find myself reading and rereading the symptoms, characteristics, and watching hours and hours of videos relating to aspergers.
I am pretty certain I have aspergers.
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Juliana
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Joined: May 17, 2012
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Oops. Nevermind. I read the question wrong. I didn't vote though.
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Nexus
Seems legit...
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Had interest when I was child upon realising that I was Autistic, but nothing like a special interest.
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AdamAutistic
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Location: Rhode Island
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yes. i am currently obessessed with autism.
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nerdfiles
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It seems like an obsession with one's self if one takes the idea that the Aspie has an "objective" notion of self. Or should I say "ontic" notion of the self.
I've become interested in AS and its intersection with PTSD and psychotropic drugs. |
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Matt62
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For just about 10 months now. That was the time, after hearing about it a few times, that I actually started reading up on it.
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FishStickNick
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it's safe to say that ASDs have become a special interest for me in the last couple months. |
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pokerface
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Age: 46
Posts: 600
Location: The Netherlands
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| Isn't it logical to acquire as much knowledge as you possibly can about autism when you have been diagnosed with it? |
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littlelily613
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Location: Canada
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definitely! Well, I have classic autism, but until I knew more about my childhood development, I thought it was Aspergers that I had (and my first diagnosis was Aspergers before I had a more complete one done with development included). My interest for about 10 years was Aspergers and autism. It slowed down some after I got my diagnosis though.
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Dovi
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| Havent been diagnosed yet, so still not 100% sure...but I have been totally obsessed with aspergers for about 3 or 4 months now, the first couple months it was all I could think about, I would even sneak in research at work. And I've written over 50 pages about it so far in notes, observations, ect...it's calmed down a little now, but still whenever I'm not doing anything (riding the bus, sitting in class, spending my freetime on the computer) I either whip out the smartphone or the laptop and do some more research. (smart phone with google was the best thing I ever bought! Haha!) |
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