"fake aspies" and self diagnosis. DISLIKE, sorry.

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Who's to say that they're fake?

It can be the reason why they may have bad spelling/grammar/writing, But that doesn't mean that they shouldn't run what they wrote through a spell check at the very least before posting. It's even on the rules in most writing sites to do so. When I said I never associated bad spelling/grammar to AS, I didn't mean it doesn't happen to people with AS. I know plenty of NT people who are crap at both, so it isn't just an ASD thing.

Used as an excuse it is wrong. It shouldn't be an excuse.

Most of the time it is a teen who has never written before, and thinks they don't need to check what they are doing. I've left reviews to some of these people. They are just juvenile, not AS. I have yet to meet someone with AS in the community who used AS as an excuse for not checking their work before posting. If anything, most of us do so several times beforehand. Me, I check a few times, and always have spell check on my word processor. And still sometimes end up with big mistakes that I miss.

Some people on the spectrum can't stand criticism, I'm aware of this. Saying they need to spell check their work isn't even proper criticism, it's just telling them what they need to do without being cruel or mean in any way. If they are going to post on a public site which a lot of people go to read, the least they can do is read the rules first.

I'm not saying that everyone who writes is NT. I'm not saying that all writers who do have AS should keep silent about it. But those people who actually write a story, post it, get told to check their spelling and grammar and use it as an excuse are usually just doing that, picking the 'best thing' that can exempt them from it and use it.

If they are going to publicly put a story up on a site which says in the rules that spellchecking should be done before posting, then they should do so. AS or not. I usually have spelling/grammar mistakes through my Author's Notes, because I don't normally check them, but the story is (hopefully) fine, as that has been checked. I usually don't go through posts like these on forums looking for mistakes, though occasionally I do. And my grammar is rather bad.

Found this post rather late but here goes. I am 35 years old and female undiagnosed. I found AS due to the BBCs programs and realized that was the problem and due to events having disrupted my life and caused me ill health I feel the diagnosis will be of great benefit. I took all the test results, school reports, references....... to a doctor who told me "it would take me hours to look through all of this and try and understand what I am supposed to be looking at" I asked if there where any doctors in the area who had an interest in AS "no I cant think of anyone" so how do I get a referral for a diagnosis so I can get help then "I dont know" It has taken alot of time but I did find a lady who is finding someone who can but they want me to go to have an assessment with psychologists who have little or no experience with AS. The National Autistic Society recommends two psychologists in my area one is out of my PCT area the other works for another PCT but is within mine !? So even at the age of 35 in a world that is more aware of AS than they ever have been the services and knowledge is STILL NOT AVAILABLE ! My Mum was even told by my school that I get my letters round the wrong way which I still do and yet I have never been diagnosed with dyslexia.
I have noticed some outright NT people posting and find it rather weird. I find it hard to talk to people on NT sites and yet this site is fine which is why I cant understand why they want to socialize on here !? If you think you might be or are looking for information thats one thing but...... maybe its because AS people say what they actually mean rather than alter motives and things ?

No one needs to be harsh or rude at all.

I just think soem people think that the harsher it is, th more likely it is that they may understand.

I was told that Autism and AS were learning disabilities, not just social. I can't do math. I suck terribly atit. And while my spelling may be good, it's not the best, and my typign is even worse. I'm leavign this one the way it is, original without any fixing. It's not the worst, but it isn't the best.

Am I wrong in thinkign that? It is possible. Quite possible.

It goes in cycles. I've seen Dyslexia, ADHD/ADD, Asperger's. I've even seen Depression used as an excuse. It usually cycles through which one is 'coolest' to have at the time.

Which is rather stupid, since none of them are cool to have.

On forums liek this, I don't usually bother trying to fix my posts if they're small. I have bad typing skills, but rather good spelling skills. I don't bother saying anything other than "My typing sucks if there are mistakes" It's worse right now, because it is winter and my fingers don't liek the cold very much. None of me does. I'm a heat an. I love hot weather.

Though, yes, sometimes it annoys me to see a really bad error.

Yeah its annoying when people pretend to be autistic, I think the reason so many people are complaining about the fact that diagnosed autistics dislike self-diagnosed autistics is that the self-diagnosed autistics secretely know they are not actualy autistic!

I think some people are missing the point between people who are self-diagnosing and those who just say they have it for some lame excuse in the moment (an excuse that changes continuously, given what is 'in' at the moment...)

I have no problem with self-diagnosis. If I had even known this existed before I was diagnosed, I would have definitely thought it me. And I would have self-diagnosed.

My problem is not with that...

I think I am screwing up my wording so what I say doesn't come out right or something...

*headdesk* Sorry people.