@crazyelephantofdoom I'm not saying the revision won't happen, I just think that to group it into one condition will make it harder to diagnose, since it affects people in completely different ways. I'm just against it, that's all. What does it mean if you have Asperger's, does the revision mean we all have to get diagnosed again? As to the relationship hetween having AS and being smart, I can't say much, as I don't know the IQ of the people I know with AS, or high funtioning autism.
I was snapping my fingers thinking, "She might've died in childbirth..." and freaked out when I was right. But the real comment I wanted to make was something along the lines of: How did they get away with a question like that? Obviously they were just trying to get him off the show... I'm glad he proved himself regardless. I'd hate to play Jeopardy against him though.
He doesn't seem weird to me. Then again, I too, have Aspergers. He seems ok to me and therein lies the isolation. To those neurotypicals, he is 'weird' but to those who are in the same boat, we can't see anything weird or odd about him. I have tried my entire life to 'fit in' with the ignorant and dull masses but it has proven quite difficult so now, I spend most of my time alone. Which leads one right back to the classic autistic isolation. I'm beginning to meet others like me, though.
@thinkingabout0 The revision IS just calling it all autism. Autism is usually synonymous with autism spectrum disorder, not autistic disorder. Someone with Asperger's has mild to moderate autism, they don't have mild autistic disorder. Autism = catagory Autistic disorder = diagnosis.
Anyway, Asperger's doesn't make you smart, it just makes you 'not intellectually impaired' and once you take that into account the corelation between AS and IQ is negative.
This comment has received too many negative votesshow
Homosexuals tell people they have aspergers after their iq and english skill disses fall through. Spend 10 minutes reading through the comments of any video, and youll find some fucking faggot calling people stupid, pretending hes an english professor, then assigning people diseases, usually aspergers
my point is that having low levels of autism and having AS are not the same thing, otherwise surely the revision would just call it autism? I'm not challenging that they're changing it, maybe it will help the stigma of being associated with either condition, but I believe you're making the mistake to assume one is exactly like the other, which is such a huge obstacle for people with AS to deal with.
"If you are saying that there is barely any difference between low levels of autism and AS" There isn't. Quoting the DSM V's revisions on Autism/Aspergers "distinctions among disorders have been found to be inconsistent over time," Therefore they are merging Autism/AS and others into Autism spectrum disorder. That's not my opinion, that's the APA's opinion, which is the only opinion that matters in that case, as they literally make the rulebook on psychiatry.
@selty Aspergers = A name people who are only kind of smart give to ultra-geniuses. Its not their fault. Smart people like to act above this, but they arent. They are infact terrified of those smarter than them. Take this with a grain of salt, but its information youre getting from someone diagnosed with aspergers after they couldnt find any way I could have cheated those 99th percentile scores. Intelligence has become their only attribute of note. They will not relinquish it lightly.
@selty Also: Note I am not exempt from such a state. I just recognize its existence. I recognize it because I hate that jerk who learned icelandic in a week. The huge math folks I point out as infunctinal databases that are like worthles computers that age. Though you probably wont see much of this. Smart people like insults that arent obvious insults. Like calling some quack or religious nutjob's ideas "Not Even Wrong." I consider it a win when they think they were complimented.
@etherraichu - You may wish to look up the theory of 'closed and open' minds. You have given us two indications that you are of the 'closed' mind variety. And, no, that isn't an insult. It is just the way your mind works. The only place I've seen reference to the research is by Kevin Dutton, author of 'Flipnosis'. Instead of wanting to know 'how' that 'jerk' learned Icelandic, you 'hate' him. You insult people and call it 'a win'. You aren't as intelligent as you think you are, my friend.
I think they label too many people with aspergers and bipolar as well. I have met people with both. I mean people really with the disease. Just because someone is a little odd, overly intelligent does not mean they have aspergers. Or if they are overly passionate and get angry. That does not mean they are bipolar. Todays society would label Einstein as having aspergers. lol
@thewulfone to be fair, and ignoring my snide remakrs above, there are actual symptoms. one of my favorite lines about asperger comes from wikipedia: "they approach others, even if awkwardly. For example, a person with AS may engage in a one-sided, long-winded speech about a favorite topic, while misunderstanding or not recognizing the listener's feelings or reactions." thats abotu right. In my case, I notice the emotion in others. I just dont have the first clue how to respond.
@etherraichu Fun fact; In two years the wikipedia entry for Asbergers will redirect to Autism Spectrum disorder. That's because there's little to no differentiation between low levels of Autism and AS.
@hip2besquare38 it should be noted that Stempel wasn't actually that weird in reality. The show's producers created the image of a nebbishy, awkward "square" in order to first make home audiences sympathize with him, and then root against him.
lol all you people saying he was given the answers are morons. Herb was the one who the producers were trying to get rid of because he knew everything but drove down ratings. Charles was the one who was given the answers.
WHO HOOO!!! FIRST COMMENT!!! I think that was the funniest one liner I've ever heard from a game show contestant. Also, unlike everything else, that wasn't scripted. Well they all died :)
I nominate "Aspergery Weirdness" for next name of a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor.
WildHunt25 4 weeks ago
@crazyelephantofdoom I'm not saying the revision won't happen, I just think that to group it into one condition will make it harder to diagnose, since it affects people in completely different ways. I'm just against it, that's all. What does it mean if you have Asperger's, does the revision mean we all have to get diagnosed again? As to the relationship hetween having AS and being smart, I can't say much, as I don't know the IQ of the people I know with AS, or high funtioning autism.
thinkingabout0 2 months ago
I was snapping my fingers thinking, "She might've died in childbirth..." and freaked out when I was right. But the real comment I wanted to make was something along the lines of: How did they get away with a question like that? Obviously they were just trying to get him off the show... I'm glad he proved himself regardless. I'd hate to play Jeopardy against him though.
ArcticFoxKit 2 months ago
He doesn't seem weird to me. Then again, I too, have Aspergers. He seems ok to me and therein lies the isolation. To those neurotypicals, he is 'weird' but to those who are in the same boat, we can't see anything weird or odd about him. I have tried my entire life to 'fit in' with the ignorant and dull masses but it has proven quite difficult so now, I spend most of my time alone. Which leads one right back to the classic autistic isolation. I'm beginning to meet others like me, though.
FredericaBimble 2 months ago
@FredericaBimble shut up aspie.
maroonoasis 2 months ago
@thinkingabout0 The revision IS just calling it all autism. Autism is usually synonymous with autism spectrum disorder, not autistic disorder. Someone with Asperger's has mild to moderate autism, they don't have mild autistic disorder. Autism = catagory Autistic disorder = diagnosis.
Anyway, Asperger's doesn't make you smart, it just makes you 'not intellectually impaired' and once you take that into account the corelation between AS and IQ is negative.
crazyelephantofdoom 2 months ago
thumbs up if cracked brought you here
Mac6ruber 2 months ago 5
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Homosexuals tell people they have aspergers after their iq and english skill disses fall through. Spend 10 minutes reading through the comments of any video, and youll find some fucking faggot calling people stupid, pretending hes an english professor, then assigning people diseases, usually aspergers
carmend1665 2 months ago
@carmend1665 oh, how precious. The redneck bigot is attempting to wax intellectual. Tell me, what's narnia like?
25tab 2 months ago 6
@25tab This comment made my day
TonHyukOTP 2 months ago
my point is that having low levels of autism and having AS are not the same thing, otherwise surely the revision would just call it autism? I'm not challenging that they're changing it, maybe it will help the stigma of being associated with either condition, but I believe you're making the mistake to assume one is exactly like the other, which is such a huge obstacle for people with AS to deal with.
thinkingabout0 2 months ago
"If you are saying that there is barely any difference between low levels of autism and AS" There isn't. Quoting the DSM V's revisions on Autism/Aspergers "distinctions among disorders have been found to be inconsistent over time," Therefore they are merging Autism/AS and others into Autism spectrum disorder. That's not my opinion, that's the APA's opinion, which is the only opinion that matters in that case, as they literally make the rulebook on psychiatry.
scythian0528 2 months ago
Am I the only one who got strangely aroused by him mumbling to himself at the end?
ringostarr2007 2 months ago 2
talk about aspergery weirdness. wooooo
immortalsanchez 2 months ago
Died in childbirth, totes knew that and didn't need to recite the poem under my breath 10 times :D
hamneggwich 2 months ago
Impressive! Imagine this stuff on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire! They'd just stare blankly.
goldensloth7 2 months ago 3
Yeah. Looks like aspergers to me. Totally not just an intellectual deep in thought.
:/
selty 2 months ago 4
@selty Aspergers = A name people who are only kind of smart give to ultra-geniuses. Its not their fault. Smart people like to act above this, but they arent. They are infact terrified of those smarter than them. Take this with a grain of salt, but its information youre getting from someone diagnosed with aspergers after they couldnt find any way I could have cheated those 99th percentile scores. Intelligence has become their only attribute of note. They will not relinquish it lightly.
etherraichu 2 months ago
@etherraichu You sound like you've been fed some sort of "having Aspergers makes you special" potion your whole life.
OhFFSGimmeAName 2 months ago
@selty Also: Note I am not exempt from such a state. I just recognize its existence. I recognize it because I hate that jerk who learned icelandic in a week. The huge math folks I point out as infunctinal databases that are like worthles computers that age. Though you probably wont see much of this. Smart people like insults that arent obvious insults. Like calling some quack or religious nutjob's ideas "Not Even Wrong." I consider it a win when they think they were complimented.
etherraichu 2 months ago
@etherraichu - You may wish to look up the theory of 'closed and open' minds. You have given us two indications that you are of the 'closed' mind variety. And, no, that isn't an insult. It is just the way your mind works. The only place I've seen reference to the research is by Kevin Dutton, author of 'Flipnosis'. Instead of wanting to know 'how' that 'jerk' learned Icelandic, you 'hate' him. You insult people and call it 'a win'. You aren't as intelligent as you think you are, my friend.
FredericaBimble 2 months ago
Anyone else know Roy G Biv? Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet? lol
thewulfone 2 months ago
I think they label too many people with aspergers and bipolar as well. I have met people with both. I mean people really with the disease. Just because someone is a little odd, overly intelligent does not mean they have aspergers. Or if they are overly passionate and get angry. That does not mean they are bipolar. Todays society would label Einstein as having aspergers. lol
thewulfone 2 months ago 5
@thewulfone Psychiatric labels are music to Big Pharma's ears.
OeditpusRex 2 months ago 3
@thewulfone to be fair, and ignoring my snide remakrs above, there are actual symptoms. one of my favorite lines about asperger comes from wikipedia: "they approach others, even if awkwardly. For example, a person with AS may engage in a one-sided, long-winded speech about a favorite topic, while misunderstanding or not recognizing the listener's feelings or reactions." thats abotu right. In my case, I notice the emotion in others. I just dont have the first clue how to respond.
etherraichu 2 months ago
@etherraichu Fun fact; In two years the wikipedia entry for Asbergers will redirect to Autism Spectrum disorder. That's because there's little to no differentiation between low levels of Autism and AS.
scythian0528 2 months ago
I like his aspergery weirdness.
hochmeistergrenzer 2 months ago 11
It's easy when you know the rhyme, "Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived." Although I have no clue what their names were.
Pedgerow 2 months ago 2
@Pedgerow And people ask me how I know those kind of things. Third grade rhyming tricks never go out of style.
nooneisusingthisname 2 months ago
I don't like his aspergery weirdness.
hip2besquare38 2 months ago 249
@hip2besquare38 From Cracked's editors to your keyboard. CHEATER! :P
OeditpusRex 2 months ago
@OeditpusRex Mr. Rex, you're a real motherfucker, you know that?
mdcowboy15 2 months ago 2
@mdcowboy15 Yup. :)
OeditpusRex 2 months ago
@hip2besquare38 lol Cracked?
k28xl 2 months ago
@k28xl obviously not.
electroscandal 2 months ago
@k28xl Cracked indeed.
etherraichu 2 months ago
@hip2besquare38 You have just ... Cracked me up.
StoneColdChewy 2 months ago
@hip2besquare38 it should be noted that Stempel wasn't actually that weird in reality. The show's producers created the image of a nebbishy, awkward "square" in order to first make home audiences sympathize with him, and then root against him.
CrazedAfroninja 2 months ago
Cracked!
Sessholvlaru 2 months ago
cracked
samill2 2 months ago
lol all you people saying he was given the answers are morons. Herb was the one who the producers were trying to get rid of because he knew everything but drove down ratings. Charles was the one who was given the answers.
skittleboy15 2 months ago 7
i like the little jew bastard lulz
nicky2coats 2 months ago
music to my right ear LOL
uranne 7 months ago 60
@uranne That's the first time I've ever been informed by youtube that I'm wearing the my earphone in the wrong ear. =P
Liolar43 2 months ago 2
@uranne - Brilliant... I laughed so hard at your comment.
FredericaBimble 2 months ago
Hes forgotten what the producer told him prior to the show!
cozener1 10 months ago
"now there's a face for radio"
BAhern63 2 years ago 10
It was obvious that he had been given the answer and was "acting" like he was laboring over it.
blisskasden 3 years ago
And did you tell everyone in 1956?
jordinho13 3 years ago
Is this 2000, or 1950s?
floridapanthersroar 3 years ago
December 1956.
Hondo20132 3 years ago
yeah that episode from was September 4th 2000
AreYouWetYet 3 years ago
No, the show ended in May 2000.
And the specific airdate is 12/5/56.
Hondo20132 3 years ago
@floridapanthersroar are you that stupid?
Slacktoo 7 months ago
What made Herb lose was that, after this question, it was time for the contestant to choose if they want to stop the game.
Charles wanted to stop, and he won.
Hondo20132 3 years ago
I could tell, because as the video ended, Charles's booth had it's 'on the air' turned on, when Herb's is still on.
Hondo20132 3 years ago
WHO HOOO!!! FIRST COMMENT!!! I think that was the funniest one liner I've ever heard from a game show contestant. Also, unlike everything else, that wasn't scripted. Well they all died :)
BriSchwa82 3 years ago