Most annoying myth about your condition?

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"You're not autistic, you only have Asperger's Syndrome. That's just mild social awkwardness not a real disability like autism."

No Depression is actually a pretty serious mental illness.......so most cases of clinical depression are actually depression. Yes sometimes people claim to be depressed when all they are experiancing is a normal sad mood because of something that happened and they probably do feel depressed but feeling depressed as a natural reaction to something, is not the same thing as having Depression.

I have Depression, and I don't see it as neurotypical drama, but I can add this to the collection of annoying stereotypes about mental disorders.

I apologize for the unfortunate implications, but what I meant was what happens when excited, obviously normal teenagers say, "I'm so depressed," following a particularly mundane event such as another student having a tardy. I know real depression exists and has a medical basis, but what I meant is the figurative depression.

Well yes that does happen, however that assumption was made about me when I was a teen......and I attemted suicide, and then people still did not seem to take it very seriously and I am still just as depressed if not more depressed than I was then.

So I see your point, but still one has to be careful before making too many assumptions.....because sometimes when someone mentions being depressed they might actually be depressed regardless of their age.

Another annoying misconception: "Why are you so worried about saying things correctly?"

There is a delay between hearing the information and responding to it. That delay happens to be the time when I consider the cues I should probably use, the intonation, the attitude of the gestures, and if I should attempt to make eye contact. This is very obvious when I am being called and automatically make a noise like, "Hm?" followed by a second or two of silence before listening. I suppose I also use too many words that adolescents do not usually use, and that adds to the impression of being worried about being precise.

It would be easy to see that the students in question are not depressed. It only takes about 15 seconds to get them having intense conversation about what someone posted on FaceBook, what was done over the week-end, how much fun was had lately, and practically everything that contraindicates depression in any sense but the new sense.

Well as I said I know what you describe happens, I am just pointing out its not always the case.......also depressed people sometimes do things they enjoy to get their mind off the depression so if a depressed person posts on face book that they had a good time over the weeked that does not prove they aren't depressed. And an even worse case senerio is when a depressed person puts on a 'happy' front because they are thinking about suicide and don't want anyone to worry so they act like they are doing ok, I know because that is exactly what I did.

The stereotype of what you mentioned is a common occurrence and presentation among those with an ASD. It might not be trains, but mechanical objects are one of the most common interests, most tend to live with their parents or in government housing, and most are asocial to some extent (this isn't the same as devoid of socialization, just a lot less of a need for it, to various extents).

You might be entirely different to that, but it's still common, so it's not a myth.

Now a fact about those on the spectrum that I find somewhat comforting: "Why do so many of you look so young?"

First response: There are only a few at school, why ask that?
Second response: I suppose 2/5ths of the population on the spectrum looking very young is considered many.

It's annoying when I write threads about worrying about everyone looking at me then I get assumptions from other posters that I stim and look skanky and dress in an unusual way. That annoys because why would I be making a thread explaining how much I worry about standing out and yet I flap my hands, stink of BO, and wear ''jack-ups''? It's because I DON'T do all those things is why I keep worrying and going on about people looking!

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I was going to say something similar. About assumptions that being diagnosed with AS is a mild thing, and thus isn't a serious condition, nor sufficiently impairing to really be considered a disability. I actually dislike AS as a diagnosis simply because people seem to assume AS = mild, when all it really means is AS = no known speech delay.

That just because I can do something one day/time does not mean that I can always function at that level.

What is the source of this information? And please don't say "my experience" because anecdata =/= evidence.

And what percentage of NTs are interested in mechanical objects? Or live with their parents or in government housing? Or are asocial to some extent?

Yeah thats what I don't like. people don't accept I have anything wrong with me, because They can't accept that I am not alltogether myself with them.
As a child I struggled, There was very obviously somthing wrong with me, But you learn to hide most things.

Yeah thats what I don't like. people don't accept I have anything wrong with me, because They can't accept that I am not alltogether myself with them.
As a child I struggled, There was very obviously somthing wrong with me, But you learn to hide most things.

"But you can talk."


Seriously? -__-