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    Do you consider your Asperger's a blessing, curse or indifferent.

    It's a blessing in that my brain can do things other people's brains cannot do. It's a curse in that our society is not set up to accommodate people with brains that work like mine, at least in childhood. Now that I'm a grownup and my days of being bullied for being "different" are far...
  2. M

    Autism traits could be 'edited' out genetic trial suggests

    They correlate with autism, though. Autistic kids are much more likely to have perfect pitch, for example.
  3. M

    Fidget Spinners?

    I actually have a bunch of fidget spinners - the high-end metal ones. I used to do metalworking myself, and appreciate well-made metal objects. I keep a couple of them at my desk and spin them every so often. Alas, I no longer have access to a machine shop or I’d make one.
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    Why get diagnosed as an adult?

    That makes sense. And yes, knowing was very powerful. I trust myself a bit more than I trust the medical establishment, in general - I’m the one living inside my head for 42 years so I’m sure I know it better than some random psychologist who’s meeting me for the first time. And when I first...
  5. M

    Just took the Aspie test again. Score worse. No hope.

    Ok, why shouldn’t you? Because you might make someone uncomfortable? Forget that. The world is full of people who are “different” in some way or another. If everyone who was “different” stayed in bed all day, there would be no one out and about at all. People need to learn that there are...
  6. M

    Why get diagnosed as an adult?

    I love that! That is exactly what this feels like to me - that the operating system of my brain is different and the “neurotypical” owner’s manual doesn’t apply. It’s not wrong or dysfunctional - it’s just different.
  7. M

    Does anyone else have body movement issues?

    Im not sure how to put it into words, but it’s something like this. When I’m just moving around normally, or making facial expressions normally, the movement I think I’m making and the movement I’m actually making are quite different. I think I’m smiling a friendly smile, but it sure doesn’t...
  8. M

    Need Help with Haircut

    I tried cutting my own hair for a while. If you have curly hair, it actually looks pretty good even if you screw up the haircut a little. I used multiple mirrors and got special hair clips online that are supposed to make it easier to cut one’s own hair. I can’t remember what they’re called...
  9. M

    Why get diagnosed as an adult?

    Yeah, but those tend to cause very severe difficulties in functioning, and a low IQ as well. I mean, in Rett Syndrome the patient is nonverbal or nearly so, and has seizures all the time. I seriously doubt that a clinician seeing a functional, employed grownup is going to consider any of those.
  10. M

    Why get diagnosed as an adult?

    Yeah, that’s kinda how I feel about it. I am not too sure if I am in fact autistic or just “weird” in some other way, but whatever it is, chances are it’s not “curable”, and the only thing a therapist will do for me is take my money and waste my time. By now, having survived the difficulties...
  11. M

    Why get diagnosed as an adult?

    Believe me, I do. :)
  12. M

    Why get diagnosed as an adult?

    The story and the characters. For some reason, I’d managed to internalize that “normal” people read books for the story they contain, and barely ever notice anything else, while “shamefully abnormal” people notice beautifully crafted sentences, interestingly chosen words, and other little...
  13. M

    Why get diagnosed as an adult?

    I guess. To me, actually, just reading about autism and recognizing my own traits was the “closure” I needed - it answered my question of just what was going on. I guess one of the ways in which I really lucked out was that both my parents, and especially my mother, were extremely supportive...
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    Why get diagnosed as an adult?

    Anyone else reluctant to get an official diagnosis as a grownup? I’m 42, and looking at the development of my (neurotypical) daughter is making me (and my mother) realize that I am probably on the spectrum. I’ve been pondering this for a while now, and talking to my mother some more, and...
  15. M

    Autism traits could be 'edited' out genetic trial suggests

    Does it also “cure” perfect pitch, eidetic memory, a reading speed that’s about 3 times “normal”, or the ability to compose music at the age of 5?
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