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am i autistic?
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But the whole point of medicine is to help people. People are given prosthetic limbs, since it helps their mobility. Even minor ailments like the cold have treatments. There is no way to give them a real limb, since it's beyond current medical technology. Nobody would say that giving them a limb is bad, since it's the only way to give them mobility.
If there is a way to overcome it, then why not? Is it immoral to improve one's health?
But those are not abnormalities (as in not having them). It is not wrong to correct faults.
Its a lifelong condition.
does this ring any bells?
http://www.aspergerfoundation.org.uk/infosheets/whatisaspergers.pdf
why do i have asperger's syndrome?
By the by, I don't get social interaction and the world is complex, but I am flexible in thought. I can be stubborn sometimes, but this is a normal human trait. Human behaviour is complex.
The fact is that most people talk a lot, and I do not. I want to be at that normal level.
not yet.
I find social interaction and human interaction too complex. And I don't talk enough.
But I am open-minded and accept any idea in principle.
Why doesn't seem the right question to me, its just my opinion that your posts seemed a bit reminiscent of it. Did you look at the link?
yes I did. But I think the only part that applies to me is the social part.
Yes, there is no cure. But there must be a way to alleviate the symptoms.
a lot of people find symptoms can be reduced if they follow a strict gluten and dairy free diet.
http://www.autismweb.com/diet.htm
Yes I am. I'm always the last to know important things.
No, since I find doctors always give me false information.
I was rude before because you said I was rude and it's a symptom of autism but not everybody is polite and not everybody is owed politeness. This is common knowledge. So how then am I autistic if I'm just being human, and the world/life is complex? human beings have quirks and it's normal sometimes not to be respectful.
Life is complex, yes, but life is also simple. I have a right to seek competent medical advice, and medicine is based on research. It's like a person goes to the doctor for a sore throat, and the doctor tells them to drain it off with leeches. Who would heed that advice?
I know i sound quite down.
OK. Thanks.
This doen't necessarily make you autistic, not being talkative is almost always 'just one of those things', like having blonde hair, or being good at drawing.
You will get no further than you are now if you don't go to see the doctor. Nobody on here can diagnose you. From what you've said, a diagnosis may be helpful, as it could lead to psychiatric help which could help you try and improve your social skills etc. If you feel one of the doctors at your surgery has been less than helpful previously, ask if you can see a different one when you book the appointment. Unfortunately, there is no 'cure' for autism, simply help to help YOU to alleviate the symptoms.
How so? Most persons talk freely. While there is a variation in how talkative most persons are, there is a normal range. Most persons have developed social skills and develop these in childhood. There is a lot of medical evidence to support this. Look in schools. Most kids are talkative, and only a few are not.
Well I would do whatever it takes to alleviate the symptoms. I don't want the symptoms to affect me as much.
Then make a doctors' appointment, and they'll help you.
When did you learn truths of life? it comes to most easily, not unless they have a problem in perceiving it.
Autism tends to be much more severe than what you are describing. But it sounds as if Asperger's could be a possible candidate.
i think so too. I just don't get social interaction and cannot hold conversations.
What are his symptoms?
Ok. But if I can get normal social skills, it would help.
You can't just get 'normal social skills' from the supermarket.
Set yourself a little goal each day, to consciously try and start or maintain a conversation for just a little bit longer than normal.
Ok. But eventually the goal is to get normal social skills.
If you consciously make an effort, with any luck it would become second nature, and you would become closer to what you consider 'normal' social skills.
I don't believe that social skills are relative. I think if people are inappropriate or rude or don't follow social norms, this is part of the human condition, and not an abnormality as such.
These are just different sides to my personality. I can be high brow and low brow at choice.
We'll as I said he is dyspraxic anyway, which accounts for his clumsiness and his dislike of new textures (so we don't know if these would be there if he was aspergic but not dyspraxic, they are symptoms for both), he is very smart (unusual for dyspraxics, apparently) and can get obsessive about his hobbies and interests.
Often if he is talking about something which interests him he doesn't realise if the people he is talking to have lost interest, he cannot pick up on these non-verbal or tonal signals very well. It took him a long time to understand sarcasm and now does use it but not in a subtle or dry-wit sort of way. In fact any subtle implications of mood, humour, sarcasm etc, conveyed by minor tonal differences or small gestures he doesn't really understand.
He struggles to make new friends because, at eleven (as you can imagine) all social interaction at that age contain a lot of the above! However he is fortunate to have a close and protective group of friends who have known him since infant school. He can have a debate about politics and will probably know more then you, but when it comes to verbal sparring and repartee he really struggles and is a very easy target for not nice kids his age. He can be so naive at times - since reception he has stood for school council every year, and every year he has not been elected
He is a lovely, sweet, kind, intelligent and interesting (I want to say 'little', but he's shooting up!) boy!