Confession: I'm not really an aspie.

[vodz]

Not according to my new lady friend. Her brother has Asperger's Syndrome.

I tend to agree - I have met other aspies IRL and I'm not quite as socially retarded, but close.

I'd say I have an extremely male, warped brain, a lot of aspie tendancies, and a love of internet forums as a social setting.

Would it piss anyone off* if I, a "normal" person, hung around? *Any more than usual that is.

This site has really helped me get a grip on my insecurities and has cheered me up when depressed, so thank-you all.



PS. everyone is somewhere on the spectrum.

[Callaway]

It does not make any difference at all to me what your "label" is or whether you even have one at all, Vodzy.

However, I have heard that if you meet one person with Asperger's Syndrome, then you have met that one person.

I mean, we all are different, so why shouldn't you be different from your lady friend's brother, even if you do share the same label?

[vodz]

I've not been diagnosed either, and health proffesionals that I've suggested it to have been reluctant to do so.

Since discovering what AS is over the past year and a half, I've been able to distinguish my flaws and modify my behaviour to better fit in with groups of people. It's still tough though. 

[The_Chosen_One]

Couldn't give a stuff, one way or another. We are all people, Vodz. Whether we are AS, NT, 'normal' or whatever. Frankly, the whole argument thing pisses me off no end. We all have traits, some are diagnosed, some aren't. Some have other associated conditions. It's a forum for people to chat on, it ain't Wankplanet.

Hell, I thought the funniest thing was when I said I wasn't autistic and Nocti said it was strange for me to be questioning my diagnosis or some shit like that. That's why it doesn't matter about all this 'labelling' shit. You are what you are.

[Peter]

I've also met other aspies IRL at local support groups, and was also much less socially retarded than most of them (and less retarded generally), but I think that's just because the 'tarded ones are over-represented in support groups, and that more capable aspies tend to muddle along on their own.  I think it's also why these places are so male dominated; most female aspies just don't have severe enough social problems to justify attending them.

[renaeden]

It wouldn't piss me off any more than usual to have you stay and post here still, Vodzy.

[odeon]

Not according to my new lady friend. Her brother has Asperger's Syndrome.

I tend to agree - I have met other aspies IRL and I'm not quite as socially retarded, but close.

I'd say I have an extremely male, warped brain, a lot of aspie tendancies, and a love of internet forums as a social setting.

Would it piss anyone off* if I, a "normal" person, hung around? *Any more than usual that is.

This site has really helped me get a grip on my insecurities and has cheered me up when depressed, so thank-you all.



PS. everyone is somewhere on the spectrum.

You can stay. For a small fee, of course.

[Blasted]

I've been hanging round here since January and I am NT 

[Al Swearegen]

That is funny I read a lot of what other Aspies were writing on forums and thought diagnosis or not I probably wasn't likely on. I then met some in real life and realised I was the biggest Spazz. So I have since embraced my inner Spazz.
As to you staying here.....like we would want you gone! 
Just no more soapy speeches because you will look like a wimp and then we will look like wimps when we thank you and shit...and I will have to send my pet Lion of Gestalt, Nocti after you.
"Give us a growl Nockers"
"Growl"
"Good Nockers"
Only lion I have seen that is bald.

In short stay. Be you and that is fine.

[The_Chosen_One]

When was that fucking court case again? I need to know so I can crack a victory bottle for when you win.

[Al Swearegen]

I've been hanging round here since January and I am NT 

According to Randy, so is he.

He said.......and I quote, "You Aspees  magazines  Jessica  is my blowup doll  I don't work because  I  too much  must eat more ginger........ Oh dear God my dick just came off. I am going to faint....."

[Al Swearegen]

When was that fucking court case again? I need to know so I can crack a victory bottle for when you win.

Thanks mate, 23rd. Busy Month. I get my gall bladder out next Wednesday and have the kids for a week on next Friday.

It is funny. We made some pretty big calls because we were in a forum made to put shit on him. Even so, he will be lucky if he comes out of it without the Magistrate tearing him a new one. The more I look the more I find

[DirtDawg]

I don't fit the Asperger's mold either, Vodzy. I'm not sure it matters to anyone, anyway.

We all have good days and bad days. On any of my good days I can be "normal" as anyone, even "fit in" and people at work seem to like me, but I am more likely to crawl into a hole on my bad days than try to stir up shit.

[Christopher McCandless]

Not according to my new lady friend. Her brother has Asperger's Syndrome.

I tend to agree - I have met other aspies IRL and I'm not quite as socially retarded, but close.

I'd say I have an extremely male, warped brain, a lot of aspie tendancies, and a love of internet forums as a social setting.

Would it piss anyone off* if I, a "normal" person, hung around? *Any more than usual that is.

This site has really helped me get a grip on my insecurities and has cheered me up when depressed, so thank-you all.



PS. everyone is somewhere on the spectrum.

You dont think the remarks come from her Daddy being in denial then? Some people develop rather effective coping strategies to deal with life, which would mask the effects. Whether than makes the person any less of an Aspie is debatable.

[Blasted]

I've been hanging round here since January and I am NT 

According to Randy, so is he.

He said.......and I quote, "You Aspees  magazines  Jessica  is my blowup doll  I don't work because  I  too much  must eat more ginger........ Oh dear God my dick just came off. I am going to faint....."

Oh noes.

I have just been compared to Randy