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AndrewWH
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30 Jun 2012, 3:08 pm

I was just instant messaging my new room mate for college and he said he had something like aspergers. I googled it and your site was the first thing I clicked. Also when I signed up for an account the was a drop down selection and I didn't know what any of them were so I picked nyorotipical or something. What does that mean. Is aspergers a disease? Is it able to be caught? What is it? Is he...ret*d?



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30 Jun 2012, 3:15 pm

He is not ret*d in any way. You can't catch it. It means his brain may be wired a bit differently so maybe his thought processes and personality are a bit different than normal.
He is probably a very honest and intelegent person.



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30 Jun 2012, 3:15 pm

Nothing like being called a ret*d. I feel so much better now.
Assuming this is not a joke, it's a syndrome. From wikipedia:
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger disorder, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical use of language are frequently reported.



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30 Jun 2012, 3:16 pm

Obvious troll is obvious.


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30 Jun 2012, 3:21 pm

Guys, I'm not joking. I was talking to my room mate from college we are both going to be freshmen. He informed me just randomly. Are there things I should do and should not do?



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30 Jun 2012, 3:24 pm

CyclopsSummers wrote:
Obvious troll is obvious.


hi cyclops,

how come you think its a troll? how do you know it? Please explain me your reasoning ;-)

thanks,

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30 Jun 2012, 3:30 pm

antonblock wrote:

hi cyclops,

how come you think its a troll? how do you know it? Please explain me your reasoning ;-)

thanks,

anton


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AndrewWH wrote:
I didn't know what any of them were so I picked nyorotipical or something.

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Is aspergers a disease? Is it able to be caught?


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Is he...ret*d?


Looks to me like SOMEBODY is having fun with a sock puppet account. :P
I have to admit it's at least a little bit entertaining.


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30 Jun 2012, 3:31 pm

The best thing to do is to get to know him and then accept him for who he is, even if he seems to be a bit different than you. Just like you should do with any new friend or roommate.



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30 Jun 2012, 3:44 pm

CyclopsSummers wrote:
Obvious troll is obvious.

@CyclopsSummers
why do you get so defensive? It's not polite. I am sure he did not mean it as a personal attack. Why would anyone do that?



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30 Jun 2012, 3:53 pm

It is life in a funnel of perception.


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30 Jun 2012, 3:54 pm

Google is your friend. There be tons of web pages about it.


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30 Jun 2012, 3:55 pm

People with Aspergers aren't ret*d. Many of them have a high IQ. (or is it all?)



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30 Jun 2012, 3:56 pm

AndrewWH wrote:
Also when I signed up for an account the was a drop down selection and I didn't know what any of them were so I picked nyorotipical or something. What does that mean.


Neurotypical refers to those who don't have an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

AndrewWH wrote:
Is aspergers a disease?


It's a syndrome, not a disease. It's the result of a deleterious mutation, and not any more contagious than having a particular eye or hair color. I don't know, I'm personally absolutely terrified of catching blondeness, but most people tell me that I have nothing to be afraid of.

AndrewWH wrote:
What is it? Is he...ret*d?


Asperger's, along with all other Autism Spectrum Disorders, is a primarily social dysfunction. Individuals with Asperger's Disorder fail to develop natural abilities to read nonverbal cues and to make appropriate responses to social situations. These can be and often are learned to at least some extent. Other symptoms like stimming (repetitive physical behaviors), narrow and intense interests, and (in the case of Asperger's Disorder) issues with visuo-spatial processing are often common. On a biological level, the mechanism for Asperger's Disorder is not fully known, but likely results from a mutation in the part of the genome which codes for the nervous transmembrane protein neuroligin. It's possible that Asperger's results from problems with myelinated white matter in the interior portion of the brain, resulting in problematic connections between different neural regions. There are other theories as well with similar levels of support, but this explanation seems likely in my mind as at least a contributing factor, since it would help to account for significant difficulties in non-verbal processing.

Asperger's, by definition, does not include mental retardation. A diagnosis of mental retardation rules out a diagnosis of Asperger's entirely, and suggests another Autism Spectrum Disorder. If your roommate actually has Asperger's Disorder, then he isn't ret*d, and even if he were, then you would ideally still treat him as you would any other human being. You know, with decency.



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30 Jun 2012, 3:56 pm

What Asperger's really means:

1. Beware the full moon. That's when they turn, albeit momentarily, into werewolves.
2. They've been known to eat their young for sport.
3. Some of them have two heads. This is obviously the most telltale sign.
4. Last, but not least, they're the reason why cats and dogs in your neighborhood are disappearing one by one.



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30 Jun 2012, 5:50 pm

AndrewWH wrote:
I was just instant messaging my new room mate for college and he said he had something like aspergers. I googled it and your site was the first thing I clicked. Also when I signed up for an account the was a drop down selection and I didn't know what any of them were so I picked nyorotipical or something. What does that mean. Is aspergers a disease? Is it able to be caught? What is it? Is he...ret*d?


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30 Jun 2012, 5:53 pm

redrobin62 wrote:
What Asperger's really means:

1. Beware the full moon. That's when they turn, albeit momentarily, into werewolves.
2. They've been known to eat their young for sport.
3. Some of them have two heads. This is obviously the most telltale sign.
4. Last, but not least, they're the reason why cats and dogs in your neighborhood are disappearing one by one.


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