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14 Jul 2012, 10:45 am

Joe90 wrote:

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I sincerely doubt that far-sightedness is a (general) trait of autism/AS.

According to WP, everything's an AS trait.

Do you think if I started a thread asking if reading forums was an AS trait it'd go anywhere?

That makes more sense to be an AS trait.

Unless these sorts of question mean ''just because it's an AS trait doesn't mean NTs do the opposite''. It's a bit like saying ''it is common in people with a mild case of AS to desire friendships'', that then doesn't mean ''which means NTs hate to have friendships''. (Not getting at anybody here, just trying to teach myself).

I was more making a joke.

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14 Jul 2012, 2:28 pm

Joe90 wrote:

Farsightedness is very common in most people over the age of 45, but maybe you mean farsightedness is more common in people on the spectrum through childhood and young adulthood? Because admittedly every young Aspie I have met in person or seen on the telly or spoken to on internet forums like this all seem to wear glasses. I don't need to permanently wear glasses, although I have got a pair for driving because some writing far away can be a bit blurry until I get near.

That's nearsightedness. Farsightedness is when objects nearby are blurry, but far-away objects are not.

I did not know that I had farsightedness throughout childhood. I thought it was dyslexia, and no one believed me when I said the words were blurry. But after getting diagnosed, they said dyslexia was not an issue. So I looked into optometrists. I even had to go to two optometrists! The first said I had clear vision! So I went to go buy dollar store reading glasses, and when they broke, I looked into prescription glasses and THEN I went to the second optometrist and got a prescription that was severe enough to need glasses.

I know, I know, you're not supposed to use reading glasses unless you have a prescription, but I had tried them on and they made it easier to read. It made things easier in university.

Also, the optometrist said that farsightedness can be overlooked in childhood, and found out later in university when the reading level gets more intense. I know that as you get older, your eye lens can get less malleable, and this can be why many older adults get farsightedness, but perhaps some older adults were also farsighted in childhood, but it was overlooked?

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14 Jul 2012, 5:52 pm

I am supposed to wear prescription glasses because I can't see far away. I think this is called farsightedness, but maybe nearsightedness.

The two sight-categories confuse me because I don't know if they're referring to what you can see (near or far) or what you CAN'T see, if that makes sense.

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14 Jul 2012, 8:07 pm

^^ That is called nearsightedness, meaning you can see near but not far.

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