People like Chris-chan intrigue me and for that reason I have taken to studying him and people like him. I don't think his issues and exceptionalities are uncommon among the AS population: his actions, behaviours and interests are textbook AS to me.
The only difference is: he posts eveything about his life all over the internet. Others see it as embarrassing for him and he is then seen as a disgrace...but I believe this unfair as perhaps he doesn't understand the concept of online limits. I think there are hundreds or thousands of people in the world who are very much like him, the only difference is that they don't broadcast every intimate detail orf their lives. I think that it's unfortunate that some people on the spectrum don't have a good sense of what is private and public as they could get into situations online where they can easily embarrass themselves to a very wide audience of people.
A girl that I am currently mentoring and supporting is the same way in that she will talk about and promote her interests with strangers online and is always being ridiculed for it. She has made a few friends, sure, but at the expense of everyone else hating her. I mean, what if she wants a job or supported employment or something? An employer can easily search the net for her and make a snap judgement without any background on her whatsoever.
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Given a “tentative” diagnosis as a child as I needed services at school for what was later correctly discovered to be a major anxiety disorder.
This misdiagnosis caused me significant stress, which lessened upon finding out the truth about myself from my current and past long-term psychiatrists - that I am a highly sensitive person but do not have an autism spectrum disorder
My diagnoses - anxiety disorder, depression and traits of obsessive-compulsive disorder (all in remission).
I’m no longer involved with the ASD world.