Asperger and Autism, what are your thoughts with people who have it?

I have Aspergers too. I was diagnosed with it around a year ago. For about 4 years I have been diagnosed with ADHD. (I'm 14 btw)

I'm an extremely shy person. In fact I'm surprised I even typed this and posted this as I was literally shaking while typing this.

I'm an antisocial person (i.e. i don't have much friends)

Well, I don't have autism, but I do have bipolar disorder. I do know people in real life who are though. I'm fine with people who have autism, I don't know who isn't, but the only thing that gets me is when people use it as a cop-out of sorts. Like when somebody makes a weak argument or something and a person says something against it, the person would say something along the lines of oh I have autism so that's why my argument was like that.

According to doctors, I have aspergers syndrome.
But you already knew that.

I was diagnosed with AS as a teen and following up with a support group was recommended, but my mother advised against it. I can cope fairly well, but only if I can - for lack of a better phrase - adhere to some sort of script. If I try a conversation without a script or a conversation deviates from a script I end up having a had time with it. And I do have significant difficult talking about myself somewhat. I really wish I had gone to one of those support groups. Once I get a job and my own place I intend to start seeing a therapist.

Quick question. Does qualification for certain "disorders" have different requirements between different countries for classification? I honestly dunno how much different the rules or classification are between countries or if that is even a situation to begin with. But as i learn with many different things that every country has their own specific rules and regulations.

I figure maybe one country definiton of having such things may be uncommon to others.

I think it even varies on who you get the diagnosis from. Understanding mental disorders aren't really an exact science, the person making the diagnosis may not always be correct.

I think diet plays a big role too, I notice some days if I haven't eaten for a good few hours I get really bad tempered, also some days I just don't want to anything it's like being pinned down with every roadblock in your way possible, it's so disheartening, people just think your being lazy.

I was diagnosed back in 2012 with Asperger's, but I should've been much earlier: Stupid school lost the form to send, and didn't tell us (I know exactly who and she is a bitch anyways), but what can you do.

Clearly they are a threat to all that is good and pure in the world.

But seriously it is not something one chooses, not something that has an inherent chance of damaging those around you compared to many other disorders/traits/conditions. I have serious misgivings with those that might self diagnose (not an impossible feat but one fraught with difficulty) or use it as a crutch/excuse when they are not that far... "gone". Compared to something like adhd I don't know the extent of any over diagnosis or over medication (I find a lot of the medication of those with some flavour of add/adhd to be sickening in its overuse) so I will leave that for when I know more.

@Sonic Angel Knight yes different countries do. The baseline divide is the DSM (produced by the American Psychiatric Association, used in the US and many other countries in their sphere of influence) and ICD (produced by the world health organisation). The current revision of the ICD is quite old (dates to 1992) and the new ones have not quite been codified yet, however many countries will have their own takes on it and also guidelines as to what counts and what gets various flavours of medication or the extent of the treatment for it. One of the more notable updates in the current DSM (the DSM5) was that Autism and Asperger's Syndrome were variously combined (they kind of always were and most people that can treat one will treat the other but for many purposes they were separate conditions with similar symptoms in some cases) and the guidelines for it all were considerably reworked.

I know a person with autism. If they haven't told me, I wouldn't know.

EDIT: Typo

They should rename Autism to Artism, there always seems to be something amazing that comes from having Autism, nearly always amazing artistic talents, whether it be painting or the piano, it's just wonderful how a disorder can have such a positive side to it as well

I've been diagnosed 4 years ago (I sought the diagnosis myself since no one had ever figured out the source of my "weirdness"). I talked about it on masher's blog.

I feel like ive seen this before. why do people with aspergers always want to know what other people think about them having that condition? every aspergers post is the same question. no one without aspergers or autism cares if people have aspergers or autism.

Look, this thing of wanting to talk to people just "like" you is bullshit, you're NORMAL like everyone here.
you're a person like me like everyone, you don't need to search for people "like" you.
Please do not be angry if you do not like my comment, it's just my opinion.

My bf has it, I have my own plethora of neurological and psychological issues myself, so we compliment each other pretty well!

It is what it is, but one cannot help it, if they have it (or any other brain related issues). Just always remember that having "learning" and/or "processing" or emotional problems, has zero effect on intelligence. Just means you learn a bit differently. Don't let anybody ever put you down for it

i think they are wonderfull and inteligent people

I've been through an assessment and it was decided pretty quickly to send me for full diagnosis. I'm 27 and have taught myself to human through mimicry. My mum wanted me diagnosed as a child but the school counselor decided I had problems because my brother picked on me and nothing more came from it. I don't know for sure if I'm aspie but my aspie friend is the first person I can relate to and she's pretty convinced I am, which is what pushed me to seek out diagnosis. I once watched paint dry for 2 hours because my teacher said "go watch paint dry" when I asked what to do because I'd finished my work. I've had to teach myself the rules of human interaction and I sometimes get it wrong still. If my diagnosis comes out as not aspie, I might just be a bit weird and difficult. I don't want it to use as an excuse, I've suffered with depression as well but I refuse to use it as an excuse to be a shitty person. I just think it would help people understand me a bit better and not push me to do things I struggle with.

I was diagnosed three years ago. I became extremely hateful ever since. I've tried medication but don't really do much (and I am now 'allergic' to meds and even if I don't do them, I think I am allergic to drug), meditation and spirituality haven't done too much either, expect giving me the tools to push my own agenda further.
Also I think I have inferiority complex.

@WeedZ, why shouldn't they? It's a nice way to connect and interact with people who are experiencing the same issues, no? I find that lot of people with aspergers, admittedly including myself, are quite self-conscious and worry what other people think of them, hence they might find sharing their story with others helps them gradually grow more confidence in being able to fit into the world, knowing that they're not alone.

Autism and Asperger's are conditions that really shouldn't be frowned upon, or seen as anything negative. The vast majority of people with such conditions are said to have above-average intellegence, and it definitely shows! (See some of the many excellent things I, and others, with Aspergers can produce!)

In fact, Aspergers isn't a particularly big deal on the autistic spectrum as actual Autism; you might either suffer from inability to interact well, if not at all (this is what I suffer from the most at the moment in real life), or suffer from a lack of confidence in a particular sector of life... anything else to it? ...I wouldn't really say so. They're mostly also issues that you can easily overcome in a good few years without even breaking a sweat, if you really dedicate your time to fixing it. Any bigger problems such as, for example, severe anger management on top of the problems I mentioned earlier might fall under the Autism category though. (not saying all autists are angry!! )

But yeah, that's honestly my own take on the autistic spectrum. My opinion: Just don't let it get in the way of your life and you'll pass with flying colors. Stick the middle finger up to it. Take a massive dump on it. It's genuinely nothing you should be ashamed of, or struggle with!