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27 Mar 2012, 12:15 pm

"that" kind of personality?

As in...nerd, quirky, drama freak, etc.

I think nerds are just not self-conscious enough and "rebels"/rude people are just that.

Or they're trying to make a point (talking about politics, women wearing their hair short,etc.)


Whereas an Aspie just doesn't understand what the hell is going on.


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31 Mar 2012, 12:48 am

How would you classify people that simply do not care which petty labels befall upon them?

The boundary seems to be how much distress it causes: "that" type of personality, whatever in the world "that" may be, is usually a personality that is not clinical in severity, while Asperger's is severe enough to warrant at least some medical attention.



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31 Mar 2012, 6:35 pm

WerewolfPoet wrote:
How would you classify people that simply do not care which petty labels befall upon them?

The boundary seems to be how much distress it causes: "that" type of personality, whatever in the world "that" may be, is usually a personality that is not clinical in severity, while Asperger's is severe enough to warrant at least some medical attention.



I don't think so. Bill Gates and many suspected autistics don't seem to need medical help.

However, they are not just "anti-social". They DO have a disability.


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