NT's - Why do you come to this site?
<--- Would rather not have it shoved in his face how NT's are happily married with wonderful spouses, wonderful children, wonderful friends and wonderful jobs.
<--- Didn't sign up to be reminded what a loser he is.
<--- Signed up to meet like minds, that is, people with such special interests that they neglect "normal" things, people who are social misfits, people who could only go to a parade or an airplane show or a family reunion kicking and screaming, people who are sensitive to light or sound, people with marked impairments in social interactions, people who are prone to saying the wrong things at the wrong time. Isn't that why this is called Wrong Planet?
<--- Can't understand why WP has such an infestation.
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I also wish I could just tell everyone I have autism without having to worry about their reaction or having to explain it to them.
I'm a parent to a child on the spectrum, but I'm 27 and go to college, so I'm still kind of involved in a younger crowd.
<--- Didn't sign up to be reminded what a loser he is.
<--- Signed up to meet like minds, that is, people with such special interests that they neglect "normal" things, people who are social misfits, people who could only go to a parade or an airplane show or a family reunion kicking and screaming, people who are sensitive to light or sound, people with marked impairments in social interactions, people who are prone to saying the wrong things at the wrong time. Isn't that why this is called Wrong Planet?
<--- Can't understand why WP has such an infestation.
You sure have a bad case of aspie arrogance.
I came here originally because I wanted to learn more about Aspergers, and this website was mentioned in a Wiki article. The more I read, the more I recognized myself in these posts. I have gone to professionals and asked about this, and they look at me like I am crazy and say "You can make eye contact," or "you can hold down a job," or "you aren't like Dustin Hoffman in 'Rainman.'"
I feel for those who can't get an official diagnosis. Maybe they can't afford it, or maybe the doctor or psychologist that they go to is totally ignorant on Aspergers and Autism and will not even bother with testing them. Or they might have lived their entire lives in an NT world and have had a lot of their interesting Aspie edges ground down by years of brutal trial and error. I've been diagnosed with Dyslexia, ADD and Social Anxiety Disorder. It seems to me you put those three things together and that sounds like Autism. I don't score like an Aspie on the on-line tests though, so I doubt that I would meet the diagnostic criteria.
<--- Didn't sign up to be reminded what a loser he is.
<--- Signed up to meet like minds, that is, people with such special interests that they neglect "normal" things, people who are social misfits, people who could only go to a parade or an airplane show or a family reunion kicking and screaming, people who are sensitive to light or sound, people with marked impairments in social interactions, people who are prone to saying the wrong things at the wrong time. Isn't that why this is called Wrong Planet?
<--- Can't understand why WP has such an infestation.
You sure have a bad case of aspie arrogance.
Not really since NT forums are usually infested with "internet tough guys", but they are rarely here. NTs are often fake in real life, but show there true selves on the internet whereas AS people act the same on both.
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I've always said it: the non-autistic perspective on this forum is invaluable for coming to a proper understanding of social interactions in general. If we just lock ourselves up in one big autistic virtual biodome, we run away from the problems we each individually face. Because deny if you will, those of us who are diagnosed were diagnosed because at one point in our life, be hit in childhood or adulthood, we ran into some kind of 'snag', to put it euphemistically. You don't get diagnosed with something that's in the DSM by filling in a personality test in a lifestyle magazine.
This was indeed the case for me, I had to get a diagnosis because otherwise I'd kill myself. It's pretty demoralizing to be told you have every disorder in the DSM (almost, I am exaggerating, lol) then to find out that all of it was just a learning disability.
The NTs, BAPs, and Aspies in my life have all contributed to who I am today and for that I'm eternally grateful. That being said, I agree with the fact that this site is a resource as much for us as it is for NTs. I personally welcome everyone's presence who come to understand. It's more difficult for me to realize who's being helpful and who's not, so it is on the shoulders of the community to point this out and I think this thread is for that purpose.
KumbayaaaaH lol j/k haha, didn't even spell it right.
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Hi Rascal77s, Thank you very much for your input, which is very thoughtful and spot on
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