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I just found out I have Aspergers' today, as a matter of fact. I am kind of down considering the negative stigma around mental disorders like this, but I will probably come to terms with it sometimes. Maybe the fact that many smart people in history have had this. But it just feels like more fuel for someone to find some reason to discredit me, you know?
 
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
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.
 
I’m sure there are. As for connections? Probably not directly. However from what I have seen before, a big percentage of people on the spectrum open up to and connect to animals more often then people. Does that mean anything? Not sure. But it’s a start.
 
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
Was your ADHD officially diagnosed with testing?
 
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!
Research can probably help us all.
However if they are going to piece together zoo and people on the spectrum they are more likely to categorize everything together as some sort of disorder all together. The whole psychology thing thing is just a shit show of way too many PHDs tossing around ideas and personal opinions. I’m not saying it won’t work, but I am saying it doesn’t always work. Didn’t for me.
 
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! (y)
 
welp, i prefer to make the posts myself, i don't use the searchbar that much, i like directly browsing or just asking firsthand...
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.
 
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?
 
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?
I always read these "Unite!" or "Rise up!" threads as a taunt:

I'm different! Lookit meeeeeeeeee!
I'm in your face and you can't say anything 'cause it's a hate crime if you do!
Nyaaaaaa, nyaaaaaaa!
We millenials rock. U old stoopd! ROFLCOPTER!

I have one thing to say to that......

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Yay another thing people can be proud of and feel special about, go snowflakes go. :D
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.

Someone I know is in serious financial stress right now because of it, and it's basically impossible to help him because he cannot stop telling people about all the zillion different types of work that he cannot (really, read as "doesn't want to") do, and cannot stop obsessing over the only job he wants to do -- which absolutely no one wants to pay him to do. And of course he's completely terrified of interacting with anyone now, or even going anywhere to interview for any sort of menial job to stay afloat, thanks to the media screaming about how da Chinavirus gonna kill us all, you sneeze and you die. He can't process it and say, golly, the statistics are that it's about as fatal as the seasonal flu, the media is full of shit.
 
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