boynexdoor77 wrote:
I have most of the symptoms for asd, poor social skills, limited empathy,obsessions, even echoloia at times. However I dont speak in monotone and I can usually look people in the eye, although sometimes it comes off as staring, A lot of people say since my voice isnt monotone I'm probably not really aspergers. Is there anyone else with this condition who does not speak in monotone?
Btw: I do remember I used to speak in monotone but stopped by the time I was 17 or so? maybe I just learned it was weird and trained my voice to show emotion, is that possible?
this might come across as blunt - I don't know how to put it any other way -
but " a lot of people say since my voice isn't monotone I'm probably not really aspergers"....
these people - they aren't trained, qualified specialists in AS - they are people who have their own ideas and opinions about what constitutes AS or autism or being on the spectrum etc...
I've had to listen to a lot of opinions lately about this subject - opinions are just what they are...
we can all have opinions but does that make them valid?
No, being able to modulate your voice does not mean you haven't got AS - the same way that a lot of us can do eye contact, we can recognise faces and emotions in others and we can empathise.
Being on the spectrum is a highly individual thing - don't let people without suitable experience or proper qualifications de-stabilise you about your diagnosis or your evidence based knowledge about the subject..