Board index › General Discussion › General Autism Discussion

What do you think about it when people think your autism...

Page 2 of 2 [ 20 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2

Previous topic | Next topic

Campingbare
Sea Gull
Sea Gull

User avatar

Joined: 26 Sep 2023
Gender: Male
Posts: 220
Location: Central Florida

07 Nov 2023, 6:44 pm

lostonearth35 wrote:

The whole superpower thing is garbage, but I think my ASD is why I was so resistant to peer pressure as a teenager.


I didn't have to resist peer pressure. I was oblivious to it. If anyone tried to pressure me into anything, I didn't notice. I just kept doing my own thing, and others did theirs.


_________________
Broader autism cluster (Aspie) score: 139 of 200 Your neurotypical score: 60 of 200
Aspie Quiz (v5) 155 of 200 .. AQ 48 . Detailed Aspie Quotient for adults 1,540 out of 2,200 (70%)
RAADS-R Total 192 of 240 Social Problems 91 Circumscribed Interests 42 Language 19 Sensory Motor 40
Meyer-Briggs: INTP Comorbidities: Narcolepsy, NFLE, Alexithemia, Dyspraxia, Prosopagnosia, Anomia, IBS
........................If God meant for us to go around naked, we'd have been born that way........................


BillyTree
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 7 Oct 2023
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Posts: 644

23 Dec 2023, 8:22 am

I have never met people that think my Autism has given me any special powers or gifts. On the opposite people tend to observe my lack of social cunningness and based on that underestimate me.


_________________
English is not my first language.


colliegrace
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 25 Nov 2022
Age: 31
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 1,288
Location: USA

27 Dec 2023, 1:50 am

My boss thinks autism is the reason I'm a lesbian :|


_________________
ASD level 1, ADHD-C, most likely have dyscalculia & BPD as well.
RAADs: 104 | ASQ: 30 | Aspie Quiz: 116/200 (84% probability of being atypical)

Also diagnosed with: seasonal depression, anxiety, OCD


JamesW
Pileated woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker

User avatar

Joined: 26 Jan 2023
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Posts: 177
Location: London, UK

27 Dec 2023, 8:13 am

I'm learning to be more circumspect about describing myself as having a 'superpower'. Like everyone else has said, not all autistic people have something they excel at.

I was of above average intelligence; this may or may not be related to autism at all. I hate the word 'gifted'. I really hate the term 'Little Professor Syndrome'.