So what does anyone actually know about autism?

Loaf · January 19, 2015, 10:57:54 PM

This is the new "autism level one diagnosis".

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1. Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g.; simple motor stereotypes, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases).
2. Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking pattern, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat same food every day).
3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g., strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests).
4. Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g., apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement). - See more at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/?pageId=369#sthash.We9WcgLL.dpuf

This is the old aspergers diagnosis which I always read about when I was a kid. It's bullshit and describes nothing about me.

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1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions or affect, to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions.
2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction; ranging for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication.
3. Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts, to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends, to absence of interest in peers. - See more at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/?pageId=369#sthash.We9WcgLL.dpuf

It really always pisses me off that people compare me to something like that. I guess now that I look at the new diagnosis it still kind of seems like a pussy excuse. I have had a bunch of people, including doctors, parents, teachers, kids around me, try to tell me I am autistic. It's pretty offensive, but when I watch an actual video of myself or listen to myself talk, I am kind of astounded at how fucking retarded I look and sound. I honestly really hate myself for that and I feel like there is no way I could ever actually be "normal". I am extremely socially isolated too. I haven't really talked to anyone outside of the internet in years, which my therapist says is pretty extreme in my case.

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1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions or affect, to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions. - See more at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/?pageId=369#sthash.We9WcgLL.dpuf

I definitely have a hard time initiating conversation with people irl. I often don't pick up on jokes in when I am talking to someone in person who I don't know very well. If I am talking to someone who I know well like my younger brother or a friend then I get the jokes really easily though.

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2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction; ranging for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication. - See more at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/?pageId=369#sthash.We9WcgLL.dpuf

I dunno about this one. I think I have pretty good verbal communication skills. I don't think I have a hard time understanding body language and gestures at all.

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3. Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts, to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends, to absence of interest in peers. - See more at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/?pageId=369#sthash.We9WcgLL.dpuf

I definitely have a hard time adjusting behavior to different social contexts, in uncomfortable situations. If I am just at a party with my relatives or something or at a nice restaurant, or at a play or concert, or anywhere that is formal and people are respectful, sure I get along with no problem. If I am at school though or trying to interact with people at school, I would be much more inclined to want to punch someone in the face. I dunno about the "imaginative play part". I definitely hate RPing lol. I definitely don't have an absence of interest in my peers. I just feel like talking to them makes me super vulnerable to them thinking I'm weird. So I just try to avoid it because I feel extremely hurt every time I try to engage with someone who I never met. It always leaves me feeling awkward and retarded.

January 19, 2015, 11:00:18 PM

>still being this mad

Loaf · January 19, 2015, 11:00:31 PM

damn it. I hate that "edited" tag on the OP. I fudged it up and I just made a correction. Can a mod remove that bullshit?

Flood · January 19, 2015, 11:00:39 PM

I still say a lot of research still needs to be done. It's still a big mystery. People used to think that this shit was ADHD.

Jester · January 19, 2015, 11:01:00 PM

Shut up, R-tard

Flood · January 19, 2015, 11:01:04 PM

Quote from: Loaf on January 19, 2015, 11:00:31 PM

damn it. I hate that "edited" tag on the OP. I fudged it up and I just made a correction. Can a mod remove that bullshit?

No.

Loaf · January 19, 2015, 11:01:26 PM

Quote from: Slade on January 19, 2015, 11:00:39 PM

I still say a lot of research still needs to be done. It's still a big mystery. People used to think that this shit was ADHD.

Yeah I really hate it. It seems like a poor excuse for being bad at socializing and I doubt any actual neurological research has been done for it. It seems a lot like a catch all excuse just like ADHD.

Korra · January 19, 2015, 11:02:29 PM

The Lord Slide Rule · January 19, 2015, 11:02:33 PM

It's caused by vaccines, gmos and eating too much ketchup.

Flood · January 19, 2015, 11:03:46 PM

Quote from: Loaf on January 19, 2015, 11:01:26 PM

Quote from: Slade on January 19, 2015, 11:00:39 PM
I still say a lot of research still needs to be done. It's still a big mystery. People used to think that this shit was ADHD.
Yeah I really hate it. It seems like a poor excuse for being bad at socializing and I doubt any actual neurological research has been done for it. It seems a lot like a catch all excuse just like ADHD.

Indeed. With proper therapy a person should be sociable, that is unless their mind is really far gone with other nonsense involved.

Adam Lanza for example.

Comet · January 19, 2015, 11:04:01 PM

Explosion Imminent

Tyger · January 19, 2015, 11:04:26 PM

That you have it

Loaf · January 19, 2015, 11:05:20 PM

Quote from: Tyger on January 19, 2015, 11:04:26 PM

That you have it

okay troll

Quote from: Comet on January 19, 2015, 11:04:01 PM

Explosion Imminent

not if you don't suck my dick a lot harder than that baby

Doctor Doom · January 19, 2015, 11:08:56 PM

That it's a social disorder that causes, in some individuals, anxiety in public areas, inability to properly communicate with others, the need to establish a specific pattern in objects or a daily routine, and generally a withdrawn demeanor.

And that you apparently have it if you disagree with certain idiots. Rather odd, that.