Was I actually born this way?

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Sometimes, though, I wonder if I really was actually born with Asperger Syndrome? Looking back on my sad and sorrowful life, I am beginning to suspect it may, indeed, have been trauma induced. It is something to seriously think about, too. Of course, nobody actually believes Homosexuals are really born that way, now do they? I wonder!

Are you talking about brain trauma affecting your neurology?

I think what he's asking is, "was he born with AS, or did psychological trauma cause it?".

This is a nature vs nurture question.

Psychological trauma does not alter the brain's hardwire that I know of. Truma to the brain itself might maybe in therory affect brain structure to cause autism or autistic-like neurology.

Autism is a neurological hardwire malfunction issue like cerebral palsy or epilepsy.

However I believe psychological trauma can exacerbate autistic traits such as being withdrawn etc.

Usually, not always.

And some Level One people have classic autism, rather than Aspergers

By and large, I would say that the vast majority of people with autism are born with at least a predisposition towards it.

I've known people who I see as "Level One" who seem more blatantly "autistic" than Aspergians usually seem. Their is no doubt as to their autism.

I'd have to actually see the two people, and be a diagnostician, to determine the answer to your question.

Many people are born many "ways." Many of which puts people under a disadvantage (at first).

However, many people have been able to either overcome this "disadvantage" which they were born with, or even use the "disadvantage" to their "advantage."