Most annoying myth about your condition?

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(Currently, mine is only AS, although I have my suspicions about other conditions.)

Perhaps for me, the most annoying myth is the one about lacking the ability to feel. I am capable of feeling, but I simply regulate the extent to which I feel to avoid behaving irrationally.

Original: "...AS only" - implication of exclusively AS myths?
Revision: "...mine is only AS, although I have my suspicions about other conditions." - will not imply that only AS is discussed.

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I am definitely a touchy feely type person as well. Love and crave affection. So I diverge from that common AS tendency or as you say, myth

The worst one I've heard is that Autistic people don't feel pain.

"You have too many interests."

"You just looked me right in the eyes."

"Your speech isn't mechanical."

"You use gestures."

And many others. They ALL annoy the hell out of me.

I'm fifty one for crying out loud. These idiots have no clue what HELL I went trough to develop these skills. I didn't have any of them when I was a kid.

That's the most annoying aspect of Autism ignorance. The complete lack of awareness that we can learn to fake everything.

The most annoying aspects are: those on the spectrum assuming that NTs are monolithic; NTs assuming those on the spectrum are monolithic; those on the spectrum attributing every failing, every setback, every disappointment to being on the spectrum.

Last edited by DreamSofa on 30 Nov 2011, 8:07 am, edited 1 time in total.

I agree with MrXxx. For those of us who are older, the most annoying part is trying to tell an NT how life is difficult for you. They don’t know what it has taken for you to be a the level of “normal” function, and therefore refuse to see that you don’t know how to deal with more difficult situations. It’s basically impossible to ask for help because the only answer you get is, “it’s not true, it’s not true.”

The worst I've heard is we're all potential rapists

For one, my voice isn't monotone and yes I have a social life! Amazing!

Seriously though, the apsie stereotype is ridiculous. Apparently we are obsessed with trains, live with our mums and are anti-social. They only get that impression from reading too little about the condition. We need more awareness, that would make my life a bit easier.

One of the indications for Asperger's Disorder over Autistic Disorder is the desire for socialization. It does not necessarily mean that those with Autistic Disorder do not desire relationships, but it does suggest one form above the other.



I have not heard this one explicitly, but this must be a horrible one.



Most people invoke this one without actually knowing about Asperger's Disorder. It just seems that, "People would sooner die than think. In fact, they do."



I wish I could do this one for longer than a split second, but looking at faces makes me feel cornered. I still have not found a way to halt this odd but common phobia.



Something to this effect occurred when I was explaining my, "...awkward hand movements when talking." Unsurprisingly, random gestures (with occasional stimming mixed) were preferred to the previous appearance of the puppet.



Unfortunately, the image of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders seems to be based on a figurative handful of students in a special needs class. Another misconception seems to be that those on the spectrum are naïve beyond belief. This was reinforced by an anecdote about a recent graduate with Asperger's Syndrome who believed another student who told her that there was no dress code. I will allow the human mind to fill in the rest of the details.



This one often gets worsened when Autism awareness speakers, despite their best intentions, strengthen stereotypes. I know I should be speaking out more, but that does too much to my pressure and pulse.

Another misconception is that those on the spectrum are pushovers because of the state of being ignorant.

I made a counterexample when I began reading Il Principe and another one when I began my one-way intellectual rivalries. I will avoid discussing the devastation progress on those intellectual rivalries caused with regards to college planning and college choice. On the other hand, I highly recommend that those with special interests refrain from displaying too much work with them to the targets of the intellectual rivalries, if only to prevent the discouragement of potential future colleagues.

Speak for yourself there. (You mean asocial instead of anti-social though.)

Well I got one for depression...

'everyone gets depressed so get over it'.......uhh I am pretty sure not everyone has clinical depression.

One of the worst myths is that autistic people have no empathy!! ! They assume we are cold sociopathic unfeeling monsters, this is incorrect, insulting and dehumanizing!! !

Could you elaborate? Do you mean speak for myself in that about it making my life easier, or that the stereotype isn't ridiculous..

Most people think you have to look and act "low functioning" to have any time of autism, that pisses me off because, in many cases, it can lead to some stuck up NTs not to believe someone has autism... As if they know better or something

People tell me that I can't be autistic, because I articulate so well. People with autism are supposed to have trouble with articulation.

It seems like most of the cases are actually nothing more than the Neurotypical drama. One of the worst examples is, "...I, like, literally died!"



Indeed, we have plenty of reasons for believing that the Autism Spectrum is not just the classic spectrum line. It is probably more like a spectrum rectangle or box because even the, "High-Functioning Autistics," can have severe reductions in relevant skills (as I myself note).