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01 Feb 2012, 6:38 pm
goodwitchy wrote:
Welcome to Wrong Planet
Are you a Southpark fan too?
Are you a Southpark fan too?
Thanks. Yes I am! It's one of the few TV shows that I watch.
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There is a variety of symptoms. There is no 100% link between autism and symptoms. You have a stereotype point of view of autism, which makes you think you're not. I had the same approach too. Asperger's syndrom can vary both in quality and intensity among individuals. It's more a matter of how the brain is wired than the things you can do. Aspie do not lack faculties, they just get a little bit mixed up.
I agree. I do have a stereotypical point of view. For instance, the South Park episode represents an exaggerated view that I have. I've also met a lot of people at school who fit into (and support) my point of view. I know it's wrong and I hope to change this point of view by learning more on this internet forum.
A little background:
I became addicted to video games because it was an escape for me. While living at home, my parent was abusive, strict, domineering, and video games were a way to get away from that environment.
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02 Feb 2012, 2:31 pm
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
Must meet criteria A, B, C, and D:
A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across contexts, not accounted for by general developmental delays, and manifest by all 3 of the following:
1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity; ranging from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back and forth conversation through reduced sharing of interests, emotions, and affect and response to total lack of initiation of social interaction,
2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction; ranging from poorly integrated- verbal and nonverbal communication, through abnormalities in eye contact and body-language, or deficits in understanding and use of nonverbal communication, to total lack of facial expression or gestures.
3. Deficits in developing and maintaining relationships, appropriate to developmental level (beyond those with caregivers); ranging from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit different social contexts through difficulties in sharing imaginative play and in making friends to an apparent absence of interest in people
B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities as manifested by at least two of the following:
1. Stereotyped or repetitive speech, motor movements, or use of objects; (such as simple motor stereotypies, echolalia, repetitive use of objects, or idiosyncratic phrases).
2. Excessive adherence to routines, ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior, or excessive resistance to change; (such as motoric rituals, insistence on same route or food, repetitive questioning or extreme distress at small changes).
3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus; (such as strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests).
4. Hyper-or hypo-reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of environment; (such as apparent indifference to pain/heat/cold, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, fascination with lights or spinning objects).
C. Symptoms must be present in early childhood (but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities)
D. Symptoms together limit and impair everyday functioning.
Must meet criteria A, B, C, and D:
A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across contexts, not accounted for by general developmental delays, and manifest by all 3 of the following:
1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity; ranging from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back and forth conversation through reduced sharing of interests, emotions, and affect and response to total lack of initiation of social interaction,
2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction; ranging from poorly integrated- verbal and nonverbal communication, through abnormalities in eye contact and body-language, or deficits in understanding and use of nonverbal communication, to total lack of facial expression or gestures.
3. Deficits in developing and maintaining relationships, appropriate to developmental level (beyond those with caregivers); ranging from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit different social contexts through difficulties in sharing imaginative play and in making friends to an apparent absence of interest in people
B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities as manifested by at least two of the following:
1. Stereotyped or repetitive speech, motor movements, or use of objects; (such as simple motor stereotypies, echolalia, repetitive use of objects, or idiosyncratic phrases).
2. Excessive adherence to routines, ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior, or excessive resistance to change; (such as motoric rituals, insistence on same route or food, repetitive questioning or extreme distress at small changes).
3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus; (such as strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests).
4. Hyper-or hypo-reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of environment; (such as apparent indifference to pain/heat/cold, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, fascination with lights or spinning objects).
C. Symptoms must be present in early childhood (but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities)
D. Symptoms together limit and impair everyday functioning.
I'm starting to think I don't have AS. I'm pretty skeptical because of over diagnosis (rightfully so). The DSM explanation is really vague and abstract. Maybe I have autistic traits but I'm not on the spectrum. It's really confusing. I don't know. I don't have a hard time working or going to school (although I had to take a break from college because of DP). I do have difficulty in social and familial environments. I don't eat cardboard for fun (but I used to do stuff like this when I was young, which seems normal), I currently don't have motor impairments (besides being clumsy) (when I was a kid, I had more impairments but they seem to have gone away), I don't memorize camera models, and I can communicate pretty well (at the present). A lot of these descriptions seem normal to me. Doesn't everyone do this stuff? I especially don't identify with category D (although I may be in denial and some people may disagree, like my mother lol). Maybe that's because the stuff I'm interested in relates to many different careers and I haven't really offended anyone.
And given the new changes to the definition, it will be harder to be diagnosed. Although I can probably relate to all the criteria, my behaviors are so mild that I can function (like have a career, go to school, make friends). No one has been offended by my certain body positions, for instance. If my behaviors aren't egregious, then... I believe they are subtle, one has to know what they are looking for. I may just appear peculiar but nothing too extreme.
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