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am i autistic?
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I want to know if i am autistic.
Because I don't get human interaction, and I feel mentally confused when in public. I also am always the silent one in conversations, and lots of people notice. I didn't learn the normal conversational skills in childhood.
Ok. Thanks for that.
I did not learn normal conversational skills as a youngster, and it affects me now. I am similar to your brother, in that I cannot socially connect with people well.
What is dyspraxia?
I'm not sure if this is clear - he can be very socially clumsy but he is also capable of deep and loving bonds with his family and friends.
A lot of, what I suppose you could call neurological disorders, overlap. As it says on the link I gave you, aspergers can make you more likely to have all sorts, like dyspraxia, OCD, ADHD etc. and each of those have their own lists of things you are more likely to have. Not everybody does, but some do - my even younger brother is verbally dyspraxic and has no signs of any other problems at all.
Maybe people do not try to confuse you. It is hard to know their intentions without being them... But then maybe you are right. Some people envy intelligence and some people bully.
I can see why you are frustrated, I get frustrated sometimes too.
It is not a doctor's place to tell you your interests are bad.
I know 3 people with Autism. One can't talk and the other 2 can. The 2 that can talk, don't shut up. It's impossible to have a 5 minute discussion with either of them - they are both very talkative.
Yes they do. There is no other reason. I have a right to do what I want without sanction.
And used to live in the UK, but don't again.
It's not just one of those things. i don't talk more so than most other people. there must be some kind of medical condition here.
As I said, there is a normal range of talkativeness. if a person was silent most of the time, what would you think? I would personally think that something was wrong with them, since it does not conform to the norm.
I am quiet most of the time. (once I start talking, I don't shut up
Most persons are not.
Some people are quiet, some people are loud... and a lot of people are somewhere in between. Its what makes people different. Doesn't mean theres anything "wrong" with you if you're really quiet or really loud.
Thank you!
i don't believe that. I don't like not being able to get human interaction.
Ok, how is it then?
it's that most people talk and i do not.
The reason I am posting this thread is that my mental/perceptual state stops me from enjoying my life. it always has. In life, you get what you give. If I were able to connect with people more, it would help me. This is how it is with everybody else. Either that or by luck/default, and I don't believe in luck/fate.
I point you to a previous post of mine, where I said I don't talk much either. This doesn't mean in anyway that I'm autistic.
this is an example of how this goes:
'hi kira, how are you?'
'I'm fine.'
'how was the day?'
'it was ok.'
'what did you do at work?'
'well, a few stuff.'
'OK......'
I've never had the skills to connect with people, and I cannot build any bonds with anybody. I can't get people to make a connection with me.
It may seem trivial, but being autistic hurts my life. making connections with people is about engaging them, but i cannot engage anybody.
http://www.autism.org.uk/en-gb/about-autism/autism-and-asperger-syndrome-an-introduction/what-is-autism.aspx
Kira, noone here doubts that you may be autistic or be somewhere on the autistic spectrum. You don't need to try and prove it to us. Some people have only tried to explain how some traits associated with autism can quite often be found in people without autism, and that it is just variation in people.
If there "clearly is something wrong" and you want answers and perhaps ways to feel better about yourself then you really need to see a doctor. Having this conversation with us isn't enough, it doesn't matter what we think.
There is something wrong, since I am the last to know important common knowledge, but I shall see a doctor anyhow.
I still disagree. Most persons talk freely.
I want a diagnosis since i don't understand the complexity of life. everybody else does by default.
As an example, people say to speak politely in public but you hear people say "innit blud". this is not polite speaking. Life is too complex and contradictory for me to understand. Most people understand the truths of life, few people don't. i don't want to be the few again. Once I understand the truths of life, everything is normal and happy.