why are they so many AS fakers?

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Why are some many people convinced that not having been diagnosed yet means that they can't possibly have it/it isn't causing them problems?

Also, I don't think many people want to have autism. What people really want is an explanation as to why they're so damned different, and why things other people think are so simple are so fracking hard for them.

At least, I know that's what I want. I don't care what that reason is, but autism makes the most sense. If I find something that makes more sense, then it'll be that thing. I'm not dead set on it being autism.

Are you talking about people faking autism? Or autistics faking being NT? Which is pretty much a given, some being very good mimics.
Now there are a lot of people who SUSPECT they may be on the Spectrum, but do not have an official dx yet. That however, is not the same thing as "faking" an illness. People usually do that with a given illness to either get financial aid/help or sympathy. And since Autism is still often paired with retardation in the public mind, so I doubt many people would fake it. Indeed, what I mostly see here is people who have just gotten a dx go into denial, even if they suspected it themselves.
Anyway, it looks like I was dxed with Classical Autism or Childhood schizophrenia when I was very young ( there was no Asperger's or HFA in those days) but that was surpressed by my parents. Or our service doc was totally incompetent!

Sincerely,
Matthew

Fakeing being an nt is verry hard and draining If a nt want to try being an aspie I say go for it just dont go around saying that thay are an aspie. I figuer its like closing you're eyes to "see" what its like to be blind but you can because you can still open you're eyes when ever you want.

It's easier to blame it on a "medical disability" rather than stop being a jerk

I've yet to see a clear explanation of how you 'fake being an NT' - what exactly does one have to do?

If your neurology means your general body, movements, facial expressions and vocal responses are slower and non-standard, how exactly are you meant to cover that up??

This is how I determine the autism levels - I call it level of 'spacciness' (not very PC I know)
and many who say they have Aspergers don't seem to have any spacciness at all - hence they will be able to pass as NT fine

If you've got the spacciness though you are f-ked as far as faking anything goes

What a load of rubbish this thread is.

Aspergers has been with me all my life.

Why would anybody want to fake it.


Aspergers isolates you.

Loneliness, manifested in at least two of the following four symptoms:
- No close friends; - me
- Avoids others; ; - me
- Has no interest in acquiring friends; - me
- Prefers to be single - me
Impaired social interaction, manifested in at least one of the following 5 symptoms:
- Refers to others only with his own needs;
- Awkward social relationships; - me
- One-sided relationship with peers; - me
- Difficulty in recognizing the feelings of others; believe this statement is misunderstood – I think we are not interested about feelings or or just see beyond them or something but -- me
- Detachment from the feelings of other people - same as above -me
Impaired non-verbal communication, manifested in at least one of the following 7 signs:
- Limited facial expression; - me
- Not able to read emotions in facial expressions of others; same as the above explained statement - - me
- Not able to transmit information through the eyes; - me
- Does not look at others; - me
- Does not use hands to express himself; at one time I did not but do now – was -- me
- Gestures are large and clumsy; - me
- Comes too close to others while speaking not - me
Poor speech, appearing in at least two of the following 6 symptoms:
- Violations of intonation; - me
- Talks too much; - me
- Says too little; - me
- Inability to engage in conversation; - me
- Idiosyncratic use of words; - me
- Repetitive speech- me

never been disgnosed and I am the greatest faker of all as trying to be normal like NTs - as you can see above I am not normal - keep in mind this site is open to the intier world - I am am aspie - I refer that word cause I hate saying I have aspergers because I don't - I am aspergers I was built this way - I a very hard time sometimes but I am would rather be me anytime then an NT - I like how I turned out

im not aginest people self-diagnosing
im aginest people knowing they not a aspie and faking it.

i hope this post makes things better

Faking being NT is something I learned over the years. Yess, its entirely tiring and hard. However, if you want to work & be independent, you cannot act autistic in today's world. Besides, I had years of bullying, abuse, and the ever popular threat of being sent to a mental institution/asylum when I was a kid. Which was a REAL possibility in the 1960s.
And nobody I know would ever fake being autistic.
Though I guess a real jerk might, but there can be autistic jerks as well as NT ones.

Sincerely,
Matthew