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I always knew I was antisocial and in my late 20s I did start telling myself I'm most likely on the spectrum. Then a few years ago, after a decade of thinking so, when I started seeing a therapist after suffering a mid-life crisis and 3 years of depression it came up. Then shortly after that when I was talking to my dad he also happened to ask if I was familiar with aspergers, implying that he suspected as much as well. Too late to really matter other than, yep, that's me.For Darter and Ocumwhowurst, you may be on it, there are many ways to notice one's traits but the right way to confirm is with proper diagnosis
Was your ADHD officially diagnosed with testing?Might as well throw in adhd as well. Could I be considered autistic? Honestly not a clue.. At 40 + yo. It's irrelevant to me if I am or not at this point. But would be interested in finding out
Research can probably help us all.I believe it does mean something and there absolutely is a connection that aspies have with animals. That much is certian and tangible. It's not hard to imagine it can lead to zoophilic attraction later in life, or even a exclusive orientation developed at a young age. There is actually a couple studies of autistic people that were zoophiles so I assume it was prevelant enough for psychology to research into. Although it is not a definite due to lack of enough research. There needs to be more done. Autistic people might actually be more predisposed to zoophilia than NTs are. I've never personally felt a sexual/romantic attraction to people. I'm just rather interested in knowing why my brain is wired that way. There has to be a science behind it that goes beyond a 'he's just a zoo because he's socially inept' sentiment. I have empathy, I love those in my circle and family, even if I'm hard to understand and it's hard for me to socialize at times. That is certain. So is the fact that my feelings towards people dont go beyond anything platonic!
Spectrum people got you in a twist?I just can't resist being a jerk today... so I won't say anything. To all the ASD people out there, hope your disorder is managed, and good luck!
No... But others do. Those Cluster B-type folks.Spectrum people got you in a twist?
And thats impressive? The search engine leads to questions that have been answered. Asking those questions for the umpteenth time may be indicative of something that you might not want to be giving up.welp, i prefer to make the posts myself, i don't use the searchbar that much, i like directly browsing or just asking firsthand...
I always read these "Unite!" or "Rise up!" threads as a taunt:I'm still busy trying to figure out what benefit would come of "rising up"? (Aside from the concept that "rising down" would be an oxymoron...)
So I'm autistic - So what? Is it something to be proud of? Ashamed of? Something else? Do I get a prize 'cause I say I am? Or get fined if I'm discovered to be? Or perhaps this is the next "Look at me! I'm a special snowflake!" trend, like being gay was 10 years ago, and being (or at least, claiming to be) part of the alphabet-soup crew is today?
Not really, it's something people struggle with. I have two in my close family, one of whom is basically relegated to mowing lawns and the other of whom is far too young to know how things will turn out for him; and I definitely have some of the characteristics, although I was never diagnosed as such. It may be, probably is, part of why I have so much trouble relating to people.Yay another thing people can be proud of and feel special about, go snowflakes go.