Asperger's Syndrome

[123savethewhales]

I realize I might actually be that. Lack of empathy, low social skills overall, a certain clumsiness.

All these stuff are overrated anyway.  Men had always live without them throughout history, and only after the feminist movement were men expected to care about other people's feelings.

[LiNcK]

You know... I always thought that people with Autism & Stuff have something else to make up for it...
It has to form 100% In the end, If theres only 1% in red, Blue HAS to have 99%

Unfortunately your wrong. Mental disorders don't always work out that way.

Dont autistic people have better creative skills?
I think I heard somewere that a few very known painters had autism :P

[madman3]

That sounds more akin to aspergers but it is possible.

[HurricaneAndrew]

Asperger's is pretty much just a mild form of Autism.

[frezal]

I get the feeling that Asperger's is overly diagnosed (and all too often, overly self diagnosed). Unless the condition consumes your life, do you really have it, or are you trying to use it as a way to explain your oddities? I say embrace your oddities! Just because you don't fit into the predefined mold of what a good human should be, that doesn't mean there's something wrong with you. The problem lies in the mold.

[Noodle]

I get the feeling that Asperger's is overly diagnosed (and all too often, overly self diagnosed).

Yes

[GoldenFox93]

Personally, I thought it was mainly ADD and Bipolar Disorder that suffered from Misdiagnosing.

[Scrap Daddy]

I get the feeling that Asperger's is overly diagnosed (and all too often, overly self diagnosed). Unless the condition consumes your life, do you really have it, or are you trying to use it as a way to explain your oddities? I say embrace your oddities! Just because you don't fit into the predefined mold of what a good human should be, that doesn't mean there's something wrong with you. The problem lies in the mold.

Same with ADD and ADHD in my opinion.

[frezal]

Personally, I thought it was mainly ADD and Bipolar Disorder that suffered from Misdiagnosing.

I contend that ADD doesn't exist. Personally, I think the problem lies with the educators/parents. Instead of assuming there is something wrong with the kid, they should examine how they're trying to reach out to the kid. Perhaps the kid just finds them to be boring.

[Sparkey98]

Personally, I thought it was mainly ADD and Bipolar Disorder that suffered from Misdiagnosing.

I contend that ADD doesn't exist. Personally, I think the problem lies with the educators/parents. Instead of assuming there is something wrong with the kid, they should examine how they're trying to reach out to the kid. Perhaps the kid just finds them to be boring.

then Sexuality is just an opinion 

[frezal]

then Sexuality is just an opinion 

What? That makes no sense. If you mean that sexuality is a matter of preference, I agree. I'm not a big fan of gender or sexuality labels, so I wouldn't mind seeing those go.

[LiNcK]

Sexuality is not a sickness, But being homo/bisexual still exists.
We are not supposed to like our own gender, We are supposed to reproduce, Wich cant be done with 2 women or men :P

Im not saying Homosexuality is wrong, But its not exactly how its "Supposed to be"
Those labels that people use to describe people that like their own gender (Or both) are not supposed to be insulting, Its just to define what kind of person they like but its still used as a way of insulting people

Thats why you gotta be really carefull, Coz "Hes gay" can be misinterpreted into an insult, Rather than a way to tell somebody that that person likes their own gender :P

[frezal]

Sexuality is not a sickness, But being homo/bisexual still exists.
We are not supposed to like our own gender, We are supposed to reproduce, Wich cant be done with 2 women or men :P

Im not saying Homosexuality is wrong, But its not exactly how its "Supposed to be"

Biologically speaking, the goal of any organism is to thrive. Part of thriving is reproduction. However, overcrowding can be detrimental to this goal. Perhaps homosexuality is a natural wild card thrown in to deal with population control. (I base this off of nothing more than my own speculation.)

Those labels that people use to describe people that like their own gender (Or both) are not supposed to be insulting, Its just to define what kind of person they like but its still used as a way of insulting people

The problem with these labels is that there are no grey areas. Say you're straight and you get blown by a transgendered woman. You didn't know that the "woman" who blew you had a penis. You enjoyed the blow job and are absolutely infatuated with this "woman".

Later, you find out that this "woman" is of the male sex. Does that retroactively change the fun you had with the gal? Are you no longer infatuated? If so, why? She's still the same gal. By continuing to like this gal, that doesn't make you gay or bi. To you, she's a woman. On the other hand, your relationship isn't really a "straight" relationship as she has a penis. Does any of this make sense?

Thats why you gotta be really carefull, Coz "Hes gay" can be misinterpreted into an insult, Rather than a way to tell somebody that that person likes their own gender :P

You could always say, "He's attracted to other guys."

[Clickbeetle]

In before SOTG.


(I wonder how powerrave feels about his girlfriend's name being used as a synonym for thread derailment.)


We already have a multitude of threads about homosexuality debates, guys.  One of them even posted in just yesterday!  We don't need any more.  This is about ASPERGER'S SYNDROME and related conditions.

[frezal]

In before SOTG.


(I wonder how powerrave feels about his girlfriend's name being used as a synonym for thread derailment.)


We already have a multitude of threads about homosexuality debates, guys.  One of them even posted in just yesterday!  We don't need any more.  This is about ASPERGER'S SYNDROME and related conditions.

It's still relevant, I say. The discussion is currently riffing on the idea of people being slapped with labels for not fitting into an unrealistic societal mold. It's applicable to sexuality as sexuality is an aspect of our personalities.

[G.K.]

Homosexuality is not abnormal.

[Scorpion]

The way I look at it, there are three types of people. "average" people who are the norm being strait, social, etc. Then there are people with abnormal qualities like me and you (I have ADHD) and then, there are pedophiles. That burns to type.

That's either a poor joke, or a failure of logic on a massive scale.

[Urjak]

Homosexuality is not abnormal.

Technically it is... but in essence you are right. It is not something that hurts themselves or others.

[G.K.]

I know what you mean, aye.

[Badnik96]

every mussel in my body

You have clams in your body? :P