I had a friend in middle school and early high school with Asperger's Syndrome, the only thing that seemed out of the ordinary about him was that he lied compulsively. Oh also that he wasn't very keen on personal hygiene, but possibly that was more of a young man, coming of age thing.
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The only thing I want to know that's in your mind is a bullet. We need to exterminate aspies. Kill them painfully. Only normal people deserve to live.
@thunderdude21 What is the point of your existence? For us to waste our money and time inventing hug boxes just so you worthless sacks of inferior, subhuman filth don't fill our airwaves with an endless stream of whining? As we can see, it was money wasted. It would have been far cheaper to send a bunch of the good boys in blue in vans to drag you away from your families and plop you down in some crater so you can kill eachother with your inability to make social connections. Ha, disabled!
@LycanthropicAsshole Well, the point of our existence might not be hug boxes. But my compatriotes have been not too bad in doing just what you implied to do to us. It has been called the "Endlösung" and has been viciously practised 1933 to 1945. Heil LycanthropicAsshole.
So true :) I have asperger's as well but I feel I have lots of empathy I just don't show it most times :P I hear ya out tho about the bullying and all that. Glad you made the vid :)
The problem is this pussy society that we will in encourages to have this pussy view of the world that makes us feeble and afraid of everything. They feed us these morals about whats good and bad, right and wrong and once we see the bullshit for what it is and discard it then we become superhuman with respect to our fellow man because we're no longer bound by the same chains they are. It was only cuz I have HFA that I was cornered into overcoming the bullshit that effects everyone so I'd take
a good look at your situation and ask yourself is it a curse or a blessing in disguise. If you haven't spotted the bullshit I'll try get the ball rolling listen. They tell us dying is a bad thing, if someone dies we have to be sad about it and dead bodies should scare us and repulse us. We're in a world where every single living organism around us dies its a little insane people crying every time someone they know does it isn't it? Nudity. For some reason people get embarassed when a particular
body part is exposed. A body part that everyone else of the same gender has. A little weird no? Drugs. The majority of people believe no good can come from them even the ones that use them recreationally have trouble comprehending the fact that they are tools and like any tool they can be used constructively or destructively. Now onto the major one. Problems are viewed as "bad". Whats a problem but an excuse to find a solution. Not only can the solution be applied to other problems but we learn
all sorts of things in the process of finding the solution that we wouldn't have ordinarily been lead to learn. Religion happens to be one layer of bullshit that most people these days can see through but still allow their belief system to be hijacked by external minds with God knows what agenda. I've seen it for myself our model reality determines just about everything. Easy to understand considering our brains make a virtual representation of what we perceive as reality for us.
why does it seem that i'm the only one on youtube with the monotone voice trait as well? I'm a musician and a singer as well. I have all the isolation etc. I'd prefer to be normal or alone but, primarily i'm trying to put myself out there and educate people about it.
hmmmm i didn't really know about it too much. this video helps. wooooooow ur old flat mate does not sound cool.....wut a jerk. but all this can only make u stronger. good video
i had loads of mates at school but didnt like being in rooms with alot of people so classrooms were a living hell! im now even less social with my mates as they go to pubs all the time which i hate! and just make excuses not to go, alcohol also makes me alot more tense and nervous and depressed the next day so i dont drink anymore either, glad ive got my lovely family to support me though it though ..my girlfriend is actually the one who diagnosed me! lol
nice video mate, ive just been diagnosed with aspergers syndrome, im 28 and went through all my school years and 12 years working not knowing what was wrong with me! i got embarrassed really easy, cant look people in the eyes when im talking to them, (some people read this as ur not interested in what theyre saying) i hate confrontation and avoid it whenever possible and have the usual being obsessed about certain hobbies. it all seems to of got alot worse in the last 10 years tho??.......
Thank you for sharing your experience. You are very courageous and I learned from your video. I have a son, age 4 with high functioning autism and I am just starting the journey with him....trying to get the support that he needs. Thank you...
I have AS and i fuckin hate havin it. Its has ruined my life and i wish there was a cure 4 it. I understand th opinions of those who would rather have it as it is part of their personality but id rather be"normal" as i wouldnt have the predustice of havin th fuckin condition , im just sick of being spoken 2 like im fuckin stupid and that jazz. I dont deserve it , the people who deserve it are like the chavs who loiter around on the street pickin on the vulnerable, fact.
i doubt "normal" people appreciate how hard it is for us to get around. theyre only to willing to point out the obvious, but theyll never do a thing about it.
if only there had been some training before... it wouldve helped as well
hi this is my fav one.. ive learn so much about the simtoms.. and happy enough i was reading along informaiton on the iphone itune thing.. i downloaded it for free and has every information about it so i can read it on my iphone
My mate thinks i have autism as i have to have things linear , moving things etc also i have been tested positive for dyslexia and instructions get jumbled up sometimes , i can listen to some one talk and it sounds like echo the voice can be so drone or seem boring so i think about other things while they talk and then i say oh sorry what did you say, maybe i should go check if i have Aspie get tested.
Your flatmate deliberately made himself sick and put himself in pain because he wanted to make you suffer?? What a stupid crazy thing to do! I too have difficulty concentrating, interpreting information and comprehending instructions. Luckily the people at my college are very tolerant and understanding.
I got bullied alot at primary school, I specifically rember one incident where my teacher told me to look at him when i talked to him, and no matter how hard i tried I couldn't look longer than a few secounds. He later told my parents during parents evening, that I had "odd behaviour" being a sensitive person this really made me feel abnormal from the rest of the class.
i was diagnosed with aspergers when i was 6...... its good to stress how it affects everybody differently.... stereotypes as a kid drove me a little nuts.... im not saying aspergers is "fake".... but it is because so is the myth of humanity... try to understand that analogy before condemning me..
i agree, some of the symptoms of aspergers are questionable if you ask me. one of the symptoms was poor communication with peers. i find that BS. i know some of my friends with aspergers and they act like normal people you would expect. To say you do have aspergers, don't let it take control of your life. do the best of you abilities and beyond. do not let some doctor say your more or less then anyone. we are all the same and equal.
Hi, I'm from Sweden, 27 years old at the moment, married and have a 4-year-old daughter.
I do not have the diagnose Asperger's Sundrom, though I am waiting in line to get evaluated/examined, and I have very little doubt that I will get the diagnose.
Ni my childhood, I was bullied, physically beaten up a couple of times a week at school, I had no friend that I could trust not to turn on me. At home, I was often being yelled at by my parents for doing something wrong, and I never understood why.
I just watched your video, and you are an inspiration. I do hope you are seriously considering becoming an historian. You are intelligent and articulate. Thank you for posting this.
having it in school really is tough. people used to force me to touch paper because i couldnt stand how it felt, and scratched their pencils on the paper to torture me, this noise to me is like scratching a fork on a plate to others only more intense. causing me to cover my ears as they laughed at something their underdeveloped brains will never understand..
i have that condition too and i feel the same way and i had the same experices and wanted to kill people for that reason but i will never make that an action because i know better. i accept who i am for who i am...and everybody should too i cant help it that have aspergers i didnt chose to have i was born with it... so u treat me the same.
im diagnosed with aspergers im 19 i can relate to what you're saying. aspergers isnt an intellectual disability but some people percieve it as that because theyre fucking ignorant and they associate the rigid expressions that aspies have as dumb or intellectual miscomprehension, but our internal reasoning is often brilliant. the important thing is to try to have a sense of humor about your differences thats something i used to my benefit in social situations in highscool and it was decent.
Yeah, the panic attacks are awful and people look at me like I have a mental illness not a non-changable condition. I met someone who I thought had Asperger's and so I let myself go and took the mask off, turns out maybe they weren't after all (or else they put their own mask on). It was a horrible experience. And exactly, they looked at me like "What are you dumb or stupid or something"
ps--if you're afraid of outing yourself as aspie on the job, here's what i did: i told them i have a mild form of dyslexia that impairs my ability to take in verbal information. you're obviously intelligent--i don't think saying this will stigmatize you.
i have difficulty with verbal instructions too. (didn't know this was an aspie trait, though i have many others.) if things on the job aren't too fast-paced, i ask my supervisor if i can write his/her instructions down. helps me to process them--also, of course, to remember them. (it also reminds the supervisor to keep verbal instructions simple, pared down.)
Heh, be glad you don't get migraines (or do you?)... I have thrown up more times than any single being on this planet ever should. ^^;
I obsessed over WWI and especially WWII as well during school, but that in part was due to Indiana Jones. xD;; In fact any time period I saw him associated with I got interested in as well. I have since traded up for Vin Diesel. So... combat... cars... whee! ^__^
*safe non-touchy internet hugs from another AS person*
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I don't think this guy has it, I can't hear it in his voice. He keeps talking about how all of this stuff affects "YOU" not him, but then some times himself. I think he's a Psychology student trying to act like some thing. OOp he's slipped back into talking about "YOU" again.
It's possibly part of the speech/language hang-up or pattern that he can't change due to disabilitiy. My boyfriend has Asperger's and he switches "persons" often when he's trying to explain something about himself. He also stutters badly, so it could almost seem to someone who doesn't know him that he's not being truthful. My twins have it, too, and one of them really struggles with personal pronouns, subject/verb agreement, and the "past" tense, although extremely bright. Seems a habit.
Thank you, that was insightful, I went to your page, why can't I subscribe to you? Maybe you don't have any videos, can I be your friend? Take care person.
Absolutely :-). I haven't uploaded any videos, as of yet. I only have lots of favorites and playlists. I enjoyed visiting your page, by the way. Thanks for adding me!
Oh and in reply to the other guy "5:58. Did he just equate being disabled with being colored ? " --- That's another mistake we make, things come out slightly wrong and can end up offending people, and although we don't mean to we don't realise it.
@skinnyhurley man you're so on with that one. It happens all the time. most of us want no harm to anyone etc but, we seem to come off as combative or just aloof.
@skinnyhurley yeah he did but, he definitely wasn't implying any type of racism. I'm sure you got it. I did but, a neurotypical speaking, i'd get confused most likely. I do much better in text than person as well
I was diagnosed with Aspergers at 10, it's a pain in the ass to live with. Thanks for the video, it was only recently I started to take interest in it!
Like he said, Asperger's affects people differently. I am studying special education and working with two students with this syndrome and it affects them differently. Unless you are a specialist who knows everything about this syndrome, you have no right to judge. Don't be ignorant.
You can learn to speak normal, plus speaking to a camera is easier, trying having this guy talk to you face to face it will sound alot different, believe me I do the same. we cant talk with expression and concentrate on non verbal cues at the same time. But can learn to do each one seperately. thats how it is with me anyway. what is 'looking autistic' supposed to mean?
GREAT video! Thanks for bearing your heart. My sister-in-law, who lives with my family, and my 4 year old son are "Aspies." It's a constant learning experience for all of us.
I have the same problem with instructios I think. I was just diagnosed on th 27 of this month August. Why are they talking about us onna be likerobots someone don understand us ae them. Im Brent god bless
HURRAY! someone who knows how to pronounce the G :P so many say it wrong.... i think its a good thing and a bad thing but i think the good sides make up for the bad :D
Depends on if you are going to pronounce it as an English person would pronounce the "G, P", or how Dr. Hans Asperger would pronounce it as an Austrian (Austrian dialect of the German language). So the "many who say it wrong" are saying it the way an Austrian would say it (why not, since Dr. Asperger was an Austrian), or the way that Thunderdude21 says it which may be more "Proper BBC English", but off the mark in the Austrian dialect of German, as people named Asperger currently in Austria do.
Thanks for making a video about your experiences, it helps to see someone who's similar to me in some ways.
It's horrible the way some people go out of their way to hurt others because they're a different. I'm glad that you now have friends.
I'm lucky in that I have several close friends who liked me because I was weird. They were the weird ones who were all different and liked individuality and they found some of my mannerisms funny and liked how the popular kids thought I was a "freak".
first of all, you are normal. you have no disorder. you have been deceived by the money making psychs and their drug making bedfriends into thinking that you are abnormal. this is the new world order. to make you and others into manageable, mind-numb robots. you are one step from being mentally programmed by powers you know nothing about.
wow looks like youre the one with the numb brain. aspergers isnt something you take meds for anyway, genius. people can diagose themselves with it. i think you are treading in territory you know nothing about.
guess you haven't heard of ssri's, such as zoloft, prozac, etc. etc., or researched the history of psychiatry. know more than you think, but that's ok. i appreciate your response. I just want to encourage people to embrace their uniqueness and stop listening to so-called "professionals" telling them that they are abnormal. no one is perfect. we all have something quirkey. peace
@huffandpoot ...I have AS... and I tried Zoloft. it permanently damaged my memory. I am upset now that I played good girl and took the candy when in reality it was an abusive, toxic environment that was causing the majority of my problems and further complicating AS. I have actually had some shrinks/docs tell me I am not AS. they then blather the old clinical definition and prove they know nothing about it. read up, study up, and if you don't want to, don't take a black & white stand on it. =/
Thanks for your views, it seems that your work mates and some of your friends are playing with your head, I suffer from schizophrenia and a solution ive found is to be confident no matter what may or maynot be going on as some people ive told have done similar things, I hope you grow in strength and just learn to be -- whatever label is given or selfascribed, it is your right to be what you are.
I totally identify with you with respect to your comment about managing instructional input. I, too, have great difficulty processing instructions, especially aurally. There is just an obstacle; I have to stop, pick it all apart, and process it linearly.
It's always nice to listen to someone who's been through the same thing. It makes me feel a little better about myself. I know what you mean about asking questions over and over, and it's really upsetting when people treat you like shit when you try so hard to be normal. Sometimes I can avoid funny looks and stuff when I talk, or when I accidentally "root", and...yeah. I am glad that you didn't have too many problems in school. I always had social problems, and english was my major interest. Hah
I seem to never to be able to stick with a group, I'll be with them then I'll see something and instead of saying "hey look" I will just stop and go off on my own.
Hello, I just wanted to say that I really appreciated this video. My husband also has Asperger's Syndrome and this video really helped me to understand the kinds of things that he went through when he was younger. I am so happy that you didn't commit suicide because you are a very vaulable person. Now you're able to help other people understand this condition. You should be very proud of yourself. Take care!
My girlfriend is Bipolar w/Asberger syndrom and there are times I can't tell the difference if she is being mean to me or if its one of her syndroms effecting her.Its been a constant struggle in our relationship.
Can you do a video on what is appropropriate for the normal people how to respond back to someone that has this type of syndrom?This is a serious syndrome that does put you and your partner in a messy sticky situation.
@seattlestorm73 search for: Asperger's Syndrome & Bipolar: The Brutal Truth --the video by whitetigerdream
she has AS/bipolar 2 (me too) and she nails sooo many of the hard truths, doesn't gloss it over. sadly the sound quality is a mess but it is worth slugging through. just remember, there are abusive people in all walks of life. AS is no reason to treat other people like crap. neither is bipolar 2 IMHO. (already posted this once so hope it's not a repeat... 'tube didn't like url I guess)
To me you seem like a very bright person. You are so brave for giving the speech about about your condition. I work with people who have your condition.
ASPIES UNITE!! (kill the rest of the population!)jk!
I can so relate to what your saying 100%, and watching a bunch of positive videos made by people with asperger's made me feel that i am not the only one who has it... and it is not a bad thing. (i live in a place where no one else has it and i am the freak)
and i've gotten really good at the socializing thing and i've been in a relationship for about 3 years now :)
hallo, I've got asperger's as well. I have had some few problems with it, and when I saw your video, I get new hopes for my future. I also think it's brave of you to tell about it. I hven't told any of my friends yet, i'm afraid they'll change their views upon me. what do you think?
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Did you ever get the genital torture in HS. I did; now I can't get-off without it. And I do try to make fun of at least one Negro for being black at least onece a month- best way to receive a slug in the genitals.
My thing with the big-S is not my fear of death (I have none), but my fear of having to come back. I haven't perfected a metaphysical route to total self-abnegation yet. You have conquered your fear of Death by not wanting to live. The rest will come easy. Study up on anthropology.
My son is 7, & has AS. Educating myself with all the literature I've found leaves a large area of discontent. Learning about AS from people like you is paramount. You substantiate my belief that schoolmates must be educated about AS, & shown how neuro-typicals fall far behind in areas such as foresight & itellect. Fortunately, my son is young & there is hope he will not suffer as you did. I want to preserve my son's self esteem & see him flourish. Your honesty will help me to help him. thanks
Makes me feel sad that so many kids were ignorant and cruel. You seem like a great guy, one who is obviously intelligent, well spoken, and although aspergers is a part of you, I can see it makes up a very small part of you. Glad you're here still, and I'm so happy you've found true friends. Thankyou for shedding some light on how aspergers effects you negatively and positively.
I have it and am glad I do! Anyway, obsessive for me is vintage tape recorders. Now things similar to you-with understanding, I tend to not understand sports well, don't know exactly what to do, I get confused, I am not good at eye contact, and when looking in the eye quickly tend to look somewhere else, with phobias, I had many as a child-odd ones (the #2, therostats, dark, "kootsulas"(a certain look when light from car headlights shone through the curtains), and others)
Now a current one tends to be homophobia-started when kids act school acted gay to me-freaks me out, is messed up, I shout and yell at them to stop. People say it's for a reaction, but I can't seem to help it-am feel compelled to shout to them to stop. I am also easily distracted.
The question is how to approach an Aspie romantically. I work with someone I suspect is Aspie but I can't get close to him; he doesn't let me. I often become confused what is what. Can you help me?
But I think you should show an interest in his hobbies, the deeper and more complex the questions you ask, the more romantic it will seem to him. Don't be disheartened if you feel when he answers that he is cold or thinks you are dumb, it's just the opposite, what he is saying may be to impress you. The equivelent of a wheelie on a motorbike, the men get a kick, but the girls think wtf.
Dear Thunderdude, I posted a comment w/a question; not posted, sorry if repeat. Thank you 4 posting this, coragious! Also happy you did not end your life! Happy you made the right decision to stay with us! Aspies are the most gentle people. I will post my question separately.
One other thing I have to say is that even though I'm on the autistic spectrum, I still find the "sympathetic vomiter" thing funny. Out of interest, Why couldn't you find another part of the house to be in when he did that?
There's a saying that "the best revenge is to live well". Aspies who find the things they are passionate about and develop those passions often end up with much more successful lives than joe average. Common autistic spectrum passions are computers, engineering, mathematics, art, music and writing, amongst others.
Is there an AS support group in your area? Are you out at work?
I know I had trouble in school too- dropped out of high school. I think that having effecting anti-bullying campaigns in schools is important. I'm currently an education major.
This video is too loud i couldnt hear you talking
31correlli 8 months ago
Fix audio and repost.
draphaelc 10 months ago
There appears to be a problem with the audio, all I get is static which damn near made me go deaf.
0pnMnded 1 year ago
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I am a fellow sufferer too. Please check my video and you can add me as a friend, would like to talk more, cheers.
cloudsaboveproduct 1 year ago
I had a friend in middle school and early high school with Asperger's Syndrome, the only thing that seemed out of the ordinary about him was that he lied compulsively. Oh also that he wasn't very keen on personal hygiene, but possibly that was more of a young man, coming of age thing.
JesusxXxLovesxXxYou 1 year ago
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The only thing I want to know that's in your mind is a bullet. We need to exterminate aspies. Kill them painfully. Only normal people deserve to live.
LycanthropicAsshole 1 year ago
@LycanthropicAsshole, and the point of your comment was? On your statements you really are just embarrasing yourself by your lack of intelligence.
thunderdude21 1 year ago 3
@thunderdude21 What is the point of your existence? For us to waste our money and time inventing hug boxes just so you worthless sacks of inferior, subhuman filth don't fill our airwaves with an endless stream of whining? As we can see, it was money wasted. It would have been far cheaper to send a bunch of the good boys in blue in vans to drag you away from your families and plop you down in some crater so you can kill eachother with your inability to make social connections. Ha, disabled!
LycanthropicAsshole 1 year ago
@LycanthropicAsshole Well, the point of our existence might not be hug boxes. But my compatriotes have been not too bad in doing just what you implied to do to us. It has been called the "Endlösung" and has been viciously practised 1933 to 1945. Heil LycanthropicAsshole.
0ldFrittenfett 9 months ago
So true :) I have asperger's as well but I feel I have lots of empathy I just don't show it most times :P I hear ya out tho about the bullying and all that. Glad you made the vid :)
Melly589 1 year ago
The problem is this pussy society that we will in encourages to have this pussy view of the world that makes us feeble and afraid of everything. They feed us these morals about whats good and bad, right and wrong and once we see the bullshit for what it is and discard it then we become superhuman with respect to our fellow man because we're no longer bound by the same chains they are. It was only cuz I have HFA that I was cornered into overcoming the bullshit that effects everyone so I'd take
BogMonkey53 1 year ago
a good look at your situation and ask yourself is it a curse or a blessing in disguise. If you haven't spotted the bullshit I'll try get the ball rolling listen. They tell us dying is a bad thing, if someone dies we have to be sad about it and dead bodies should scare us and repulse us. We're in a world where every single living organism around us dies its a little insane people crying every time someone they know does it isn't it? Nudity. For some reason people get embarassed when a particular
BogMonkey53 1 year ago
body part is exposed. A body part that everyone else of the same gender has. A little weird no? Drugs. The majority of people believe no good can come from them even the ones that use them recreationally have trouble comprehending the fact that they are tools and like any tool they can be used constructively or destructively. Now onto the major one. Problems are viewed as "bad". Whats a problem but an excuse to find a solution. Not only can the solution be applied to other problems but we learn
BogMonkey53 1 year ago
all sorts of things in the process of finding the solution that we wouldn't have ordinarily been lead to learn. Religion happens to be one layer of bullshit that most people these days can see through but still allow their belief system to be hijacked by external minds with God knows what agenda. I've seen it for myself our model reality determines just about everything. Easy to understand considering our brains make a virtual representation of what we perceive as reality for us.
BogMonkey53 1 year ago
why does it seem that i'm the only one on youtube with the monotone voice trait as well? I'm a musician and a singer as well. I have all the isolation etc. I'd prefer to be normal or alone but, primarily i'm trying to put myself out there and educate people about it.
diesect33 1 year ago
I've got a friend who also has Asperger's Syndrome he manyly can't walk .
BabyBopRules 1 year ago
hmmmm i didn't really know about it too much. this video helps. wooooooow ur old flat mate does not sound cool.....wut a jerk. but all this can only make u stronger. good video
thrust7rock 2 years ago
......maybe im dwelling on it too much,
i had loads of mates at school but didnt like being in rooms with alot of people so classrooms were a living hell! im now even less social with my mates as they go to pubs all the time which i hate! and just make excuses not to go, alcohol also makes me alot more tense and nervous and depressed the next day so i dont drink anymore either, glad ive got my lovely family to support me though it though ..my girlfriend is actually the one who diagnosed me! lol
mark675 2 years ago
nice video mate, ive just been diagnosed with aspergers syndrome, im 28 and went through all my school years and 12 years working not knowing what was wrong with me! i got embarrassed really easy, cant look people in the eyes when im talking to them, (some people read this as ur not interested in what theyre saying) i hate confrontation and avoid it whenever possible and have the usual being obsessed about certain hobbies. it all seems to of got alot worse in the last 10 years tho??.......
mark675 2 years ago
i'm the same way about vomit, but i dont think i have AS
CharityGrace87 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing your experience. You are very courageous and I learned from your video. I have a son, age 4 with high functioning autism and I am just starting the journey with him....trying to get the support that he needs. Thank you...
jenngooby 2 years ago
I have AS and i fuckin hate havin it. Its has ruined my life and i wish there was a cure 4 it. I understand th opinions of those who would rather have it as it is part of their personality but id rather be"normal" as i wouldnt have the predustice of havin th fuckin condition , im just sick of being spoken 2 like im fuckin stupid and that jazz. I dont deserve it , the people who deserve it are like the chavs who loiter around on the street pickin on the vulnerable, fact.
kaihiwatari111 2 years ago 4
i couldnt agree with you more here.
i doubt "normal" people appreciate how hard it is for us to get around. theyre only to willing to point out the obvious, but theyll never do a thing about it.
if only there had been some training before... it wouldve helped as well
gamiezion 2 years ago
I can sympathise with the repeat questions. the phrasing is the issue. I've had my I.Q. tested and know i'm not dumb but, i feel stupid all the time.
diesect33 1 year ago
hi this is my fav one.. ive learn so much about the simtoms.. and happy enough i was reading along informaiton on the iphone itune thing.. i downloaded it for free and has every information about it so i can read it on my iphone
vunok89 2 years ago
My mate thinks i have autism as i have to have things linear , moving things etc also i have been tested positive for dyslexia and instructions get jumbled up sometimes , i can listen to some one talk and it sounds like echo the voice can be so drone or seem boring so i think about other things while they talk and then i say oh sorry what did you say, maybe i should go check if i have Aspie get tested.
RaelSpice 2 years ago
hey,
I have aS too : ) !
I'd like to chat with you on skype and/or msn, there is plenty to talk about; I'd love to talk to you mate (Y).
thetest2000 2 years ago
Your flatmate deliberately made himself sick and put himself in pain because he wanted to make you suffer?? What a stupid crazy thing to do! I too have difficulty concentrating, interpreting information and comprehending instructions. Luckily the people at my college are very tolerant and understanding.
Ilovecats112233 2 years ago
I got bullied alot at primary school, I specifically rember one incident where my teacher told me to look at him when i talked to him, and no matter how hard i tried I couldn't look longer than a few secounds. He later told my parents during parents evening, that I had "odd behaviour" being a sensitive person this really made me feel abnormal from the rest of the class.
DemeterEuropa 2 years ago
i hav it i get confused really easy in taking comands also talking to people is hard cause im sometimes woried about what they would say back
fusion1core1games 2 years ago
i was diagnosed with aspergers when i was 6...... its good to stress how it affects everybody differently.... stereotypes as a kid drove me a little nuts.... im not saying aspergers is "fake".... but it is because so is the myth of humanity... try to understand that analogy before condemning me..
Thanos700 2 years ago
i agree, some of the symptoms of aspergers are questionable if you ask me. one of the symptoms was poor communication with peers. i find that BS. i know some of my friends with aspergers and they act like normal people you would expect. To say you do have aspergers, don't let it take control of your life. do the best of you abilities and beyond. do not let some doctor say your more or less then anyone. we are all the same and equal.
beeldred234 2 years ago
Hi, I'm from Sweden, 27 years old at the moment, married and have a 4-year-old daughter.
I do not have the diagnose Asperger's Sundrom, though I am waiting in line to get evaluated/examined, and I have very little doubt that I will get the diagnose.
Ni my childhood, I was bullied, physically beaten up a couple of times a week at school, I had no friend that I could trust not to turn on me. At home, I was often being yelled at by my parents for doing something wrong, and I never understood why.
grallator 2 years ago
Låter som mig ganska exakt.. Jag har Alltid blivit utsatt.
TheRecordead 2 years ago
Jag har asperger syndrome.
TheRecordead 2 years ago
Yes I have it too, kudos to you for comming and talking and sharing like the others.
-To TheJulie295, I think it's you that is fake.
Stevezftw 2 years ago 2
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your so fake.
TheJulie295 2 years ago
I just watched your video, and you are an inspiration. I do hope you are seriously considering becoming an historian. You are intelligent and articulate. Thank you for posting this.
BeatGoliathTV 2 years ago
having it in school really is tough. people used to force me to touch paper because i couldnt stand how it felt, and scratched their pencils on the paper to torture me, this noise to me is like scratching a fork on a plate to others only more intense. causing me to cover my ears as they laughed at something their underdeveloped brains will never understand..
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he talk like a pornstar
satanmasta 2 years ago
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satanmasta 2 years ago
plus i have high anexity and i do some panic attacks and what u talk about.
anthonyalvetro 2 years ago
i have that condition too and i feel the same way and i had the same experices and wanted to kill people for that reason but i will never make that an action because i know better. i accept who i am for who i am...and everybody should too i cant help it that have aspergers i didnt chose to have i was born with it... so u treat me the same.
thany u for vid i liked it.
anthonyalvetro 2 years ago
im diagnosed with aspergers im 19 i can relate to what you're saying. aspergers isnt an intellectual disability but some people percieve it as that because theyre fucking ignorant and they associate the rigid expressions that aspies have as dumb or intellectual miscomprehension, but our internal reasoning is often brilliant. the important thing is to try to have a sense of humor about your differences thats something i used to my benefit in social situations in highscool and it was decent.
Thanos700 2 years ago
Yeah, the panic attacks are awful and people look at me like I have a mental illness not a non-changable condition. I met someone who I thought had Asperger's and so I let myself go and took the mask off, turns out maybe they weren't after all (or else they put their own mask on). It was a horrible experience. And exactly, they looked at me like "What are you dumb or stupid or something"
CactusRose33 2 years ago
btw your flatmate's a neuro typical dipshit.
he risked his life just to gross you out? wtf?
dalektaliban 2 years ago
i need aspergers mimicry
dalektaliban 2 years ago
ps--if you're afraid of outing yourself as aspie on the job, here's what i did: i told them i have a mild form of dyslexia that impairs my ability to take in verbal information. you're obviously intelligent--i don't think saying this will stigmatize you.
lucybean975 2 years ago 2
i have difficulty with verbal instructions too. (didn't know this was an aspie trait, though i have many others.) if things on the job aren't too fast-paced, i ask my supervisor if i can write his/her instructions down. helps me to process them--also, of course, to remember them. (it also reminds the supervisor to keep verbal instructions simple, pared down.)
lucybean975 2 years ago 2
Heh, be glad you don't get migraines (or do you?)... I have thrown up more times than any single being on this planet ever should. ^^;
I obsessed over WWI and especially WWII as well during school, but that in part was due to Indiana Jones. xD;; In fact any time period I saw him associated with I got interested in as well. I have since traded up for Vin Diesel. So... combat... cars... whee! ^__^
*safe non-touchy internet hugs from another AS person*
tirsden 2 years ago
Hi there,
Would be interesting to know more about how you experience, or do not experience emotions.
Thanks
peggy1au 2 years ago
I think I'm Aspie, I am 31 but I wasn't diagnosed with Aspergers
ccysia 2 years ago
Thank you - you can only do good by letting the world know more about your condition. G - UK
Devilstease 3 years ago
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I don't think this guy has it, I can't hear it in his voice. He keeps talking about how all of this stuff affects "YOU" not him, but then some times himself. I think he's a Psychology student trying to act like some thing. OOp he's slipped back into talking about "YOU" again.
akai454 3 years ago
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dojusticelovemercy 3 years ago
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dojusticelovemercy 3 years ago
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It's possibly part of the speech/language hang-up or pattern that he can't change due to disabilitiy. My boyfriend has Asperger's and he switches "persons" often when he's trying to explain something about himself. He also stutters badly, so it could almost seem to someone who doesn't know him that he's not being truthful. My twins have it, too, and one of them really struggles with personal pronouns, subject/verb agreement, and the "past" tense, although extremely bright. Seems a habit.
dojusticelovemercy 3 years ago
Thank you, that was insightful, I went to your page, why can't I subscribe to you? Maybe you don't have any videos, can I be your friend? Take care person.
akai454 3 years ago
Absolutely :-). I haven't uploaded any videos, as of yet. I only have lots of favorites and playlists. I enjoyed visiting your page, by the way. Thanks for adding me!
dojusticelovemercy 3 years ago
Oh and in reply to the other guy "5:58. Did he just equate being disabled with being colored ? " --- That's another mistake we make, things come out slightly wrong and can end up offending people, and although we don't mean to we don't realise it.
skinnyhurley 3 years ago 5
@skinnyhurley man you're so on with that one. It happens all the time. most of us want no harm to anyone etc but, we seem to come off as combative or just aloof.
diesect33 1 year ago
@skinnyhurley yeah he did but, he definitely wasn't implying any type of racism. I'm sure you got it. I did but, a neurotypical speaking, i'd get confused most likely. I do much better in text than person as well
diesect33 1 year ago
I was diagnosed with Aspergers at 10, it's a pain in the ass to live with. Thanks for the video, it was only recently I started to take interest in it!
skinnyhurley 3 years ago
5:58. Did he just equate being disabled with being colored ?
funkywhat334 3 years ago
haha looks like it.
ThomGreen666 3 years ago
Thank you for posting our video is brillant beacuse you describe AS within context
robynsteward 3 years ago
Thank you very much for sharing this.
pulupulux 3 years ago
love world war one and two as well. know much about the T34 tank? Im fascinated with it.
beastinblack 3 years ago
Don't worry mate, it's something you have to learn.
speedyweedylemon 3 years ago
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You don't look autistic, you don't sound autistic, your speech is to good to be an autistic.
Dude u aint an autistic!
speedyweedylemon 3 years ago
Like he said, Asperger's affects people differently. I am studying special education and working with two students with this syndrome and it affects them differently. Unless you are a specialist who knows everything about this syndrome, you have no right to judge. Don't be ignorant.
TheHawkandtheMoon 3 years ago 3
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lol, I have it.
and it was a compliment not a fucking insult.
So piss off.
speedyweedylemon 3 years ago
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'Dude you aint autistic' -> to an autistic person this would be taken literally.
beastinblack 3 years ago
The sentence "Dude, you aint autistic" has no other meaning than the literal meaning. Anyone would take it literally.
microcephalec 3 years ago
You can learn to speak normal, plus speaking to a camera is easier, trying having this guy talk to you face to face it will sound alot different, believe me I do the same. we cant talk with expression and concentrate on non verbal cues at the same time. But can learn to do each one seperately. thats how it is with me anyway. what is 'looking autistic' supposed to mean?
beastinblack 3 years ago 3
im sure i would think this was a good video if i could watch it , its just not loading so props for for making a vid of yourself .
cruzun500 3 years ago
good video.. newbies on videos are allways a good starting point. ive email you a long letter. hope you like it.
lindsicabriel 3 years ago
GREAT video! Thanks for bearing your heart. My sister-in-law, who lives with my family, and my 4 year old son are "Aspies." It's a constant learning experience for all of us.
pmiller1967 3 years ago
i have it too
Stillillgal 3 years ago
i relly feel sorry for you i hope things get better
jerbar120 3 years ago
can you have probums explanning thigs
jerbar120 3 years ago
your boss is a totol ass hole
jerbar120 3 years ago
I have the same problem with instructios I think. I was just diagnosed on th 27 of this month August. Why are they talking about us onna be likerobots someone don understand us ae them. Im Brent god bless
artman127 3 years ago
HURRAY! someone who knows how to pronounce the G :P so many say it wrong.... i think its a good thing and a bad thing but i think the good sides make up for the bad :D
draculapw 3 years ago
Depends on if you are going to pronounce it as an English person would pronounce the "G, P", or how Dr. Hans Asperger would pronounce it as an Austrian (Austrian dialect of the German language). So the "many who say it wrong" are saying it the way an Austrian would say it (why not, since Dr. Asperger was an Austrian), or the way that Thunderdude21 says it which may be more "Proper BBC English", but off the mark in the Austrian dialect of German, as people named Asperger currently in Austria do.
jbtdmc 3 years ago
well i think it sounds less mcdonalds the way we say it. the way most say it here sounds more like ass burgers WTF!!!!!
draculapw 3 years ago
Thanks for making a video about your experiences, it helps to see someone who's similar to me in some ways.
It's horrible the way some people go out of their way to hurt others because they're a different. I'm glad that you now have friends.
I'm lucky in that I have several close friends who liked me because I was weird. They were the weird ones who were all different and liked individuality and they found some of my mannerisms funny and liked how the popular kids thought I was a "freak".
themonkeywrench 3 years ago
hey pretty boy just stop to say HI! :)
I like your video ... keep up the good work!
God bless you!
khrisro 3 years ago
first of all, you are normal. you have no disorder. you have been deceived by the money making psychs and their drug making bedfriends into thinking that you are abnormal. this is the new world order. to make you and others into manageable, mind-numb robots. you are one step from being mentally programmed by powers you know nothing about.
huffandpoot 3 years ago
wow looks like youre the one with the numb brain. aspergers isnt something you take meds for anyway, genius. people can diagose themselves with it. i think you are treading in territory you know nothing about.
eatinginfants 3 years ago
guess you haven't heard of ssri's, such as zoloft, prozac, etc. etc., or researched the history of psychiatry. know more than you think, but that's ok. i appreciate your response. I just want to encourage people to embrace their uniqueness and stop listening to so-called "professionals" telling them that they are abnormal. no one is perfect. we all have something quirkey. peace
huffandpoot 3 years ago
@huffandpoot ...I have AS... and I tried Zoloft. it permanently damaged my memory. I am upset now that I played good girl and took the candy when in reality it was an abusive, toxic environment that was causing the majority of my problems and further complicating AS. I have actually had some shrinks/docs tell me I am not AS. they then blather the old clinical definition and prove they know nothing about it. read up, study up, and if you don't want to, don't take a black & white stand on it. =/
tirsden 2 years ago
Thanks for your views, it seems that your work mates and some of your friends are playing with your head, I suffer from schizophrenia and a solution ive found is to be confident no matter what may or maynot be going on as some people ive told have done similar things, I hope you grow in strength and just learn to be -- whatever label is given or selfascribed, it is your right to be what you are.
hitobedut 3 years ago
I totally identify with you with respect to your comment about managing instructional input. I, too, have great difficulty processing instructions, especially aurally. There is just an obstacle; I have to stop, pick it all apart, and process it linearly.
RogueLinguist 3 years ago
It's always nice to listen to someone who's been through the same thing. It makes me feel a little better about myself. I know what you mean about asking questions over and over, and it's really upsetting when people treat you like shit when you try so hard to be normal. Sometimes I can avoid funny looks and stuff when I talk, or when I accidentally "root", and...yeah. I am glad that you didn't have too many problems in school. I always had social problems, and english was my major interest. Hah
Celiapoo 3 years ago
I seem to never to be able to stick with a group, I'll be with them then I'll see something and instead of saying "hey look" I will just stop and go off on my own.
Malithion2001 3 years ago
Hello, I just wanted to say that I really appreciated this video. My husband also has Asperger's Syndrome and this video really helped me to understand the kinds of things that he went through when he was younger. I am so happy that you didn't commit suicide because you are a very vaulable person. Now you're able to help other people understand this condition. You should be very proud of yourself. Take care!
Colnjoe7480 3 years ago 2
My girlfriend is Bipolar w/Asberger syndrom and there are times I can't tell the difference if she is being mean to me or if its one of her syndroms effecting her.Its been a constant struggle in our relationship.
Can you do a video on what is appropropriate for the normal people how to respond back to someone that has this type of syndrom?This is a serious syndrome that does put you and your partner in a messy sticky situation.
seattlestorm73 3 years ago
seattlestorm it seems I have both as well: Bipolar and Aspergers. It's quite a life! lol ps I live in Bremerton
lancetop 3 years ago
@seattlestorm73 search for: Asperger's Syndrome & Bipolar: The Brutal Truth --the video by whitetigerdream
she has AS/bipolar 2 (me too) and she nails sooo many of the hard truths, doesn't gloss it over. sadly the sound quality is a mess but it is worth slugging through. just remember, there are abusive people in all walks of life. AS is no reason to treat other people like crap. neither is bipolar 2 IMHO. (already posted this once so hope it's not a repeat... 'tube didn't like url I guess)
tirsden 2 years ago
To me you seem like a very bright person. You are so brave for giving the speech about about your condition. I work with people who have your condition.
kmbrlyhumphreys 3 years ago
@kmbrlyhumphreys: people with aspergers are actually of normal to hyper intelligence (at least in some areas).
ourari 3 years ago
yeah i had the most trouble in elementary school, and attempted suicide in grade 3...
my interest was ancient egypt! i love history! :P i'm good in history too!
i started drugs in grade 9.... its really hard. but i learned that there are good people out there, i am lucky i found a few...
hop1pop 3 years ago
wow, freak out with vomit? that neat! :)
I freak out when someone hits on me or make physical contact without any warning...
hights, being alone freaks me out and pus.
hop1pop 3 years ago
ASPIES UNITE!! (kill the rest of the population!)jk!
I can so relate to what your saying 100%, and watching a bunch of positive videos made by people with asperger's made me feel that i am not the only one who has it... and it is not a bad thing. (i live in a place where no one else has it and i am the freak)
and i've gotten really good at the socializing thing and i've been in a relationship for about 3 years now :)
hop1pop 3 years ago
Limitations are fuckin annoyin. Wish I was normal, jus for one day
cometoanend 3 years ago
hallo, I've got asperger's as well. I have had some few problems with it, and when I saw your video, I get new hopes for my future. I also think it's brave of you to tell about it. I hven't told any of my friends yet, i'm afraid they'll change their views upon me. what do you think?
hoertingen 3 years ago
You are a very brave, articulate man. Thank you for posting this.
fabk2 3 years ago 2
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Did you ever get the genital torture in HS. I did; now I can't get-off without it. And I do try to make fun of at least one Negro for being black at least onece a month- best way to receive a slug in the genitals.
My thing with the big-S is not my fear of death (I have none), but my fear of having to come back. I haven't perfected a metaphysical route to total self-abnegation yet. You have conquered your fear of Death by not wanting to live. The rest will come easy. Study up on anthropology.
1944epiphonedolphin 3 years ago
My son is 7, & has AS. Educating myself with all the literature I've found leaves a large area of discontent. Learning about AS from people like you is paramount. You substantiate my belief that schoolmates must be educated about AS, & shown how neuro-typicals fall far behind in areas such as foresight & itellect. Fortunately, my son is young & there is hope he will not suffer as you did. I want to preserve my son's self esteem & see him flourish. Your honesty will help me to help him. thanks
skygirl1969 3 years ago 2
Makes me feel sad that so many kids were ignorant and cruel. You seem like a great guy, one who is obviously intelligent, well spoken, and although aspergers is a part of you, I can see it makes up a very small part of you. Glad you're here still, and I'm so happy you've found true friends. Thankyou for shedding some light on how aspergers effects you negatively and positively.
seriousmanda 3 years ago
I have it and am glad I do! Anyway, obsessive for me is vintage tape recorders. Now things similar to you-with understanding, I tend to not understand sports well, don't know exactly what to do, I get confused, I am not good at eye contact, and when looking in the eye quickly tend to look somewhere else, with phobias, I had many as a child-odd ones (the #2, therostats, dark, "kootsulas"(a certain look when light from car headlights shone through the curtains), and others)
CassetteMaster 4 years ago
Now a current one tends to be homophobia-started when kids act school acted gay to me-freaks me out, is messed up, I shout and yell at them to stop. People say it's for a reaction, but I can't seem to help it-am feel compelled to shout to them to stop. I am also easily distracted.
CassetteMaster 4 years ago
The question is how to approach an Aspie romantically. I work with someone I suspect is Aspie but I can't get close to him; he doesn't let me. I often become confused what is what. Can you help me?
iamlight1 4 years ago
1-Show up to work naked.
2-Ask him if he wants to fuck.
3-Don't wait for a reply, just jump him.
The less ambiguity, the better.
1944epiphonedolphin 3 years ago 3
hahahahahahahaha! that is so true!
But I think you should show an interest in his hobbies, the deeper and more complex the questions you ask, the more romantic it will seem to him. Don't be disheartened if you feel when he answers that he is cold or thinks you are dumb, it's just the opposite, what he is saying may be to impress you. The equivelent of a wheelie on a motorbike, the men get a kick, but the girls think wtf.
rumjar 3 years ago
Dear Thunderdude, I posted a comment w/a question; not posted, sorry if repeat. Thank you 4 posting this, coragious! Also happy you did not end your life! Happy you made the right decision to stay with us! Aspies are the most gentle people. I will post my question separately.
iamlight1 4 years ago 2
One other thing I have to say is that even though I'm on the autistic spectrum, I still find the "sympathetic vomiter" thing funny. Out of interest, Why couldn't you find another part of the house to be in when he did that?
CreddyEddy 4 years ago 2
There's a saying that "the best revenge is to live well". Aspies who find the things they are passionate about and develop those passions often end up with much more successful lives than joe average. Common autistic spectrum passions are computers, engineering, mathematics, art, music and writing, amongst others.
CreddyEddy 4 years ago 4
Is there an AS support group in your area? Are you out at work?
I know I had trouble in school too- dropped out of high school. I think that having effecting anti-bullying campaigns in schools is important. I'm currently an education major.
lantusappreciation 4 years ago