AQ Test, anyone?

[Darus Grey]

Incidentally, the scores are as interesting as I suspected they would be.

That's really all they are, interesting information, a peek into your head.


Not a matter of going "whew, I don't have autism". It's a pretty odd case to avoid being diagnosed, had I not been such a smartass in school, it may have been noticed there. I was my moms first kid, and only boy, we both knew I was kinda odd, but either it didn't strike her to have me checked, or maybe her own MS scared her about what she might find if I was checked out.

Dunno, either way, just kinda wandered around like a cat all my life, feels natural to me... I honestly felt like there was something in the water making everyone else act crazy til I talked with a diagnosed Aspy.


Didn't even occur to me to claim it as a disability/seek an allowance, though I wonder if I could use it for a pity scholarship or something... hmmm... thanks for the idea!

Also be careful...as I know all to well firsthand...Autism is a blacklisted condition for many health insurance companies. i.e. you are uninsurable.

If you get diagnosed, do it under a false name...having it on record is more harmful than helpful.

[Kaisha]

Is it just autism in general that's blacklisted, or the whole spectrum of autism including the crap that you wouldn't even notice in an otherwise mentally healthy person?

[Diamicles]

I scored a 12.

[Darus Grey]

Is it just autism in general that's blacklisted, or the whole spectrum of autism including the crap that you wouldn't even notice in an otherwise mentally healthy person?

Autism is almost universally blacklisted...aspergers is often blacklisted, most others vary by provider.

There are huge consequences to being diagnosed, it's not something I'd actively seek.

[Max™]

Either way, it explains a lot, especially to those who have known me for years.


This guy, Cliff, friend of mine for the last 12 or 13 years. He is the only person I've ever met who I was able to tell what was going on in their mind.

We seem to have been issued two nearly identical brains, only where I am barely functional socially, he is incredibly good at it. I once saw him convince a girl to trade her shirt for him letting her back in the house, then trade her bra for her shirt.

So yeah, I mentioned that I was suspecting it to him, showed him the criteria and such.

That does explain something about you to me that did somewhat frustrate me about you. In you I always saw limitless potential and I could never understand why you didn't want to harness that to improve your life in some way ... now that I know the tunnel vision wasn't a choice it makes a lot more sense to me. 2:39 PM

[idklol]

20 Here.

26. I'm awkward in social situations until I get comfortable with people.

And this is me all over. I'm the quietest person around until i get to know someone, or i'm on the beers lol.

[Jefe]

Got a 20. To stay on topix, I always knew there was something off w/ the TC's questionable, oh alright, 'peculiar' behaviour, reasoning, statements, etc. lol. Max, buddy, tiem to see a psychiatrist ;o

[Keria]

Max, buddy, tiem to get a livejournal ;o

because if i wanted to read 7 pages of wank about your childhood that's where I'd go

[Max™]

Yes, I do little but wank about my childhood, thank you for pointing that out, I am indebted to you for your astute observations.

The thread wasn't intended for the argument it devolved into, it was pure curiosity that killed the cat in this case. Nonetheless, I can't just let an argument drop if it's being pressed on a false assumption, it nags at me in the back of my head til I go work on it again.


Anyways, the biggest thing was just that I've noticed a lot of "wtf is wrong with you" type of reactions on here from certain folks, figured I'd try to help them understand if they felt like it once the thread devolved into that argument.


Oh, and to confirm that you can call me a retard.

[Nyx]

19

[Shiroikage]

Oh, and to confirm that you can call me a retard.

Asperger's/autism isn't necessarily associated with mental retardation and it's a great disservice to people with the condition to bandy that about.

[Khamsin]

As far as I know, it's all part of the broad category of psychological disorders that causes children to be smart yet socially withdrawn, awkward around their peers, and have a difficult time fitting in, isn't it?

[Toth]

Hmm.... correlation between high intelligence and probability of aspergers next?

Very strong correlation already actually.

Wow, BG really makes more sense now lol

P.S Aspergers IS NOT MENTAL RETARDATION. Bill Gates has asperger's. It is purely a social disorder.

[Hegarty]

Got 11

[Hegarty]

Oh and I worked with someone for a year that had very bad Asperger\'s Syndrome, he thought he was highly intelligent and could be in MENSA but he was a fucking retard for lack of a better term. I could tell him 3x in a row exactly how to do things and he\'d forget within an hour because he spent all his time thinking about stupid and pointless situations.

[Takedown3]

Agree: 2,4,5,6,7,12,16,19,23,26,33,42,43,45,46: 1 point
Disagree: 11,14,15,17,24,25,28,29,30,38: 1 point
Score: 25

[Kaisha]

Autism is almost universally blacklisted...aspergers is often blacklisted, most others vary by provider.

There are huge consequences to being diagnosed, it's not something I'd actively seek.

Nice to know I may get denied insurance, knowing that I'm a healthy and stable 22 year old with low blood pressure who does no drugs, booze (only had rum once in my life, and that was it), just because I've been diagnosed with a mild 'disorder' that I've been actively working on overcoming.

As far as I know, it's all part of the broad category of psychological disorders that causes children to be smart yet socially withdrawn, awkward around their peers, and have a difficult time fitting in, isn't it?

That's how it is for me, no idea about others.

[Darus Grey]

Nice to know I may get denied insurance, knowing that I'm a healthy and stable 22 year old with low blood pressure who does no drugs, booze (only had rum once in my life, and that was it), just because I've been diagnosed with a mild 'disorder' that I've been actively working on overcoming.

Welcome to the American Health-Care System, plus side, if the bill passes, it won't be an issue anymore. A huge part of the reason I pursued a PHD...and soon, a 2nd, is because I wouldn't get coverage once I left my student plan...

[Max™]

Asperger's/autism isn't necessarily associated with mental retardation and it's a great disservice to people with the condition to bandy that about.

I said ME, I know that people who understand what it is will recognize the difference, and that people who just like bitching at me will go "we could already, you tard!"

So hey, why not, plus I follow the Boondocks school of thought, overuse of a word like that reduces it's value.

[Darus Grey]

I said ME, I know that people who understand what it is will recognize the difference, and that people who just like bitching at me will go "we could already, you tard!"

So hey, why not, plus I follow the Boondocks school of thought, overuse of a word like that reduces it's value.

Not really a "Boondocks School" of thought, Linguists have been saying that for nearly 100 years, and we have like 4000 case studies about different words and usage patterns.

Of course no matter how many people agree, how many phds you get to back you up on such a simple notion, people will vehemently say it's "wrong" and "can't be true"(hi miz!, remember that?), because as a society we've been conditioned to react like that...even if that reaction is in-fact the biggest problem in and of itself.

tl;dr sup my niggaz.