Asperger's Syndrome

Okay, I didn't really want people to know because I thought yous might have a go at me for one reason or another but the time has come. I can no longer hide it. Some of you might know I have it and some do not. I was diagnosed after I left school. I have made it as short as possible so all of the other information is in the link.

I have Asperger's Syndrome which is a form of autism.

• People with Asperger's take jokes seriously
• Some people with Asperger's act or feel younger or older than their chronological age.
• Some have difficulty knowing when to start or end a conversation and choosing topics to talk about
• We have difficulty understanding gestures, facial expressions or tone of voice
• Have trouble understanding or interpreting other peoples thoughts, feelings or actions
• Asperger syndrome is mostly a 'hidden disability'. This means that you can't tell that someone
has the condition from their outward appearance.

People with the condition have difficulties in three main areas. They are:
•social communication
•social interaction
•social imagination.

The exact cause of Asperger syndrome is still being investigated. However, research suggests that a combination of factors -
genetic and environmental - may account for changes in brain development.

Asperger syndrome is not caused by a person's upbringing, their social circumstances and is not the fault of the individual with the condition. This link will provide you with further information about Asperger's.

Thank you for reading it.

I have a friend who has autism and yeah he's different but I guess he's learnt how to react in social situations and stuff

my stepdad has this

I thought we all knew

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

I thought we all knew

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i see what u did there haha noti noti after hangover.

Edited by Matts (Forum Moderator): Please don't post pointlessly, thanks!

one of my closest mates has this, but you wouldnt be able to tell except he doesn't understand sarcasm to much but in terms of social skills he can have a conversation with anyone and keep it up.

I have to look after an autistic child all day everyday and henceforth I have no tolerance or paitence online. soz about that.

I know autistic people, sorry about that. Courageous post.

The key when joining a new forum is to lurk before posting. you're just making it worse for yourself sometimes. post threads if you like, nobody actually gives a monkies. some of them are actually stimulating a bit of conversation which can never be bad, just don't make threads/posts that are seemingly deliberate attempts to cause conflict/attention seek. some people are a bit mean but there is an ignore feature on the forum so it's easier to ignore them than you might think.

i never use that feature though. it's quite nonsensical cause if u ignored that person in 1 thread, the whole thread seems to be pointless/missing something. but it's a nice attempt if you're that desperate.

if you get what i mean....