Wanted to introduce myself, and confirm my self-diagnosis

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Ever since I was a kid, I knew I was diffrent. I had the ability to remember pretty much any information that was placed in front of me, as long as I was genuinly interested in it.

But at the same time, some things were way beyond me. I was never very good at sports, nor at talking to other people.

I knew that something was up, so I decided to research it for myself. I looked into abnormal psychology and certain conditions that might fit me. Some things that I looked at included , anti social personality disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and for a time I even thought that I could be a sociopath. But none of these diagnosis seemed to fit. I always didnt match up becuase of one key detail.

And then tonight, duringone of my many random reasearch sessions into god knows what on wikipedia, I stumbled across aspergers. Everything clicked. Every single one of my personality quirks fit perfectly into this condition.

Some things that lead me to believe that I have this condition:

-Very selective diet
-When i become interested in something, I do an intense, almost obsessive amount of research into it until I have exhaused it and become a master at it, and then move onto something else.
-Socially awkward, but cant quite grasp why
-I get along with people that are older and younger than me much better than I get along with people my own age
-dont tend to communicate my appreciation and affection for loved ones, even though the affection is there
-set of routines that while closely adhered to, are easily breakable when the circumstance alls for it
-hard to be independant. its like i need someone near me to tell me what i am doing is ok.
-have had to learn social interaction intellectually, rather than intuitivly. ( come a long way but there is still a hell of a long way to go)
-messy handwriting
-even though I can memorize anything that I am interested in and have diagnosed with a very high IQ (150), I have little patience for things that I am not interested in, and as a result, get only slightly above average grades.
-I dont hate being touched but I am not too fond of it
-quiet among those who I am not comfortable with, but once I get to know them, I can have great conversations with them about things
-many ticks
-when no one is talking to me or im not doing anything I tend to stare off into space.

Im not sure if I have this disease or not. There is no way im gonna tell my parents. They would just send me to a shrink. And the last thing I need right now is the stigma of having a pyschological disease on my record.

Do you guys think that I have this disease

IT'S NOT A DISEASE!

ShadowX81, it's certainly possible (although AS is not a disease). Welcome to WrongPlanet.

Hi there,
Asperger's is a Syndrome, not a disease. It's ok to be diagnosed, the stigma is only as bad as you let it be.

Welcome to WP!

Tim

You shouldn't consider it a stigma, even if others might. Going to a "shrink" also won't cause you to suddenly be immediately identifiable as, well, someone that goes to a shrink. Sure, your parents would know, and unless you're positive that their knowing would do more harm than good (which is unlikely, though possible) then there's no harm in telling them either. Past that, nobody else has to know anything more than you want them to. Going to someone who is qualified to diagnose you would also be of benefit so that you would better know what exactly you're dealing with, so to speak.

(This is where you have to imagine the little "The more you know" star flying across the screen, I don't have an animation or video for that.)

YOU"VE GOT THE DISEASE ! ! QUICK ! !! TAKE THE CURE ! !

(Here, let me shove it down yer throat, quit squirmin, willya? Just take this cure, and you'll be NORMAL like all the NT's ! !!)

Hia ShadowX81, welcome to WP.

I really dont mind having it. I consider myself a fairly happy person and I think I am better off having it. But what I do care about is that if other people will know that I have it.

And with other people, it doesnt matter what you have, the word psychological condition sets off an alarm in thier minds.

Say it aloud to yourself 100 times

"Asperger's is not a disease
Asperger's is not a disease
Asperger's is not a disease
Asperger's is not a disease
Asperger's is not a disease
Asperger's is not a disease......................................"


Welcome to WP

Hi, welcome!

I believe you do have AS!

I am impressed with your ability to research AS yourself. My mom and one of my old practitioners diagnosed me, they were right and I am blessed! I have been very amazed with how people with AS try to socially interact. This is because I have spoken to someone with AS on the phone and we had a great conversation. Also, joining this forum has made me not pass judgment about anything.

I hope you enjoy posting here!

Hello ShadowX81

Good to meet you. I can relate to a lot of things you've said.

If you tell people you have a condition, they may feel you're burdening them with something.... like maybe you're desperate for help... or they're being asked to make special allowances.... or that you're not going to take full responsibility for your own actions.

So I think you're wise to consider carefully who you tell, and how you say it.

Like you, I heard about AS very recently, after having wondered for years what made me different from people around me. Why AS seemed relevant to me, I've explained in another thread. I haven't yet sought a formal diagnosis, as I don't at this stage feel the need for one. I don't rule out getting diagnosed in the future.

The other day I wrote to one of the people I grew up with, and told him that I've chanced upon a concept about childhood development which is helping me to come to terms with memories of home and school, both happy memories and difficult ones. I said to him "I'd be delighted to explain further if you're interested."

In other words, I'd like him to know. But if he doesn't want to know, I don't intend to tell him...

Best wishes
Quasimodo

Hello ShadowX81

Good to meet you. I can relate to a lot of things you've said.

If you tell people you have a condition, they may feel you're burdening them with something.... like maybe you're desperate for help... or they're being asked to make special allowances.... or that you're not going to take full responsibility for your own actions.

So I think you're wise to consider carefully who you tell, and how you say it.

Like you, I heard about AS very recently, after having wondered for years what made me different from people around me. Why AS seemed relevant to me, I've explained in another thread. I haven't yet sought a formal diagnosis, as I don't at this stage feel the need for one. I don't rule out getting diagnosed in the future.

The other day I wrote to one of the people I grew up with, and told him that I've chanced upon a concept about childhood development which is helping me to come to terms with memories of home and school, both happy memories and difficult ones. I said to him "I'd be delighted to explain further if you're interested."

In other words, I'd like him to know. But if he doesn't want to know, I don't intend to tell him...

Best wishes
Quasimodo

doesn't the "cooties shot" encompass the AS cure ? jk

OP~

i cant diagnose you... but if you feel the shoe fits...

i'm self-dxed... for me, i don't feel i'd benefit from a professional dx

i'm quite happy to just mingle with the masses here that share some of the same traits i do... whatever dx they fall under!


i'm sure you'll find some great people here that you can at least identify with!

Ask your parents to beat it out of you.