Common Misconceptions - Do you have Asperger's Syndrome?

Since there might be people who aren't sure what it is, or want to know if they have it, or just want to listen to me talk about it, I made a video that explains a small part of how it is to have Asperger's Syndrome.

It's important to note that what I'm saying isn't necessarily true for all people with AS! These are just MY opinions and thoughts about it! Based on myself and how most aspies I've talked to act. I can be wrong. You might be different. Everybody's different.

Here's an AS test:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html
It's not as good as the short test I took first but that one is in swedish so, yeah. I got a 34 on the test in that link. If you have over 32 you're likely to have some type of autism. "Normal" people get around 16.

P.S.
If you're a "normal" person that wears fashionable clothes, have a normal life with normal hobbies, gossip and hang around your normal friends and have a normal IQ of 100 then I'm sorry for offending you. But you're kind of boring. Sorry. I once heard a teenage girl tell her friend for serious that "I hate people who are weird" so it's completely ok for me to say that I hate people that hate people that are weird. x.x Weird people are awesome. Weird people are the ones who make the world go around. Be proud of who you are and be an individual!

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[guzsaj]

Most of the symptoms you just described apply to me. Although I believe that this Asperger's thing is just another label that can be used by losers like us to make us feel better about our sorry asses. Is it really worth to disguise my problems by identifying with a syndrom to make myself feel special and to impress some poorly educated average fucks who will thus think I'm another fucking rainman? your brother looks cool btw.

[InjuredMinds]

@guzsaj If most of the symptoms to a broken leg apply to you, would you ignore that too on the grounds that the lable "broken leg" is only made up to pity people who walk slow?

[PassedTime2788]

I love you. You're like the male version of me.

[InjuredMinds]

@PassedTime2788 So you love yourself? Good on ya! :P

[PassedTime2788]

@InjuredMinds: Yessir! U?

[InjuredMinds]

@PassedTime2788 No actually, I have a bad self-esteem and kind of dislike myself. I wonder if, by extension, that means I also dislike you. lol

[Ambrolen]

I've been thinking I may have a mild case of Asperger. I have a problem connecting with people.I only look people in the eye if it's a one on one or interview situation, and only because I'm consciously thinking about doing such. I sometimes get panicky with too many loud noises (especially with voices). When I was a child, my mom said I would be content doing the same thing over and over. And now you say that not liking groups of people might be a symptom? Nail on head. Or social anxiety. lol

[Hoobifta]

People think I'm crazy, I say "yes I'm crazy!". I rejoice, "stupid" sometimes is me saying "good, because my intellect is not the same". I'm antidisintellectual, and that does NOT involve "antidisestablishmentarianism"­, or Big Bang, nor is it atheist, but history, disobedience/rebellion, making my presence felt, I have Asperger's and I'm told I was very intelligent, and also wise.

[Hoobifta]

Autism isn't a certain way, it's not even stupid, it's just very very weird. Supernatural ability goes over people's heads, it ain't autism, you're just very very weird!

[riverotears1971]

I think you forgot one symptom and its all consumeing and thats being obsessive compulsive in everything comeing across as to analytical.

[riverotears1971]

I completly understand your feelings for me its easier to just leave people alone as sad as it sounds because I usually misread everything and make myself sick emotionally over it for weeks afterward.

[ThePurp1e0range]

I got a 43 in a test. But I'm not sure how accurate it is, although I have many of the same "symptoms" as you.

[jennajen26]

this is absolutely amazing..i've had these problems , and more, my whole life..i have no idea what's wrong with me.. i also suffer from partial seizures quite often. i get overloaded easily. i dont sleep/dream well.. i'm seeing a neuro in april for my seizures to try and figure them out and get to the problem..but all these things you mentioned here...IS ME...?

[KitCloudkickerUK]

Well for Me I

Hate the way people group together like sheep, I prefer My own company.

I am really good at remembering numbers, Passwords (Really long ones) and just great at remembering stuff in general.

I generally obsess over Physical Security and mechanical locking devices.

I prefer a book to Movies,Old Cartoons and Animations to modern crap and play Retro Games Consoles to Modern ones,Something Challenging like a logic based game.

Animals tend to make better friends than people.