Asperger's Syndrome Documentary

This short documentary about Asperger's Syndrome shown on TV in 2005 is about me, I have mild Asperger's Syndrome. I was diagnosed in 2002.

I knew I was different from the age of about 6 years old, hypotheses included - the reincarnation of King David or Pliny the Elder, a left behind Space Alien and finally mild autism (after seeing a TV documentary). Other pupils were loud and ran around randomly, while I preferred a mature intellectual life. I became interested in astronomy/science ~3 years old, so I'm told, it was my interests that made me stand out in school.

Later on in primary school, I became fascinated by mineralogy too. I found it difficult not to talk about my hobbies, one time I stopped taking for a week or two after the summer holidays, because I knew if I talked ... the bullies would again realise I was different and the bullying would start again. I was bullied badly, sometimes beaten up, for years. Bullying mostly stopped in secondary school as I found a group to hang around with.

In 1987, at 14, I went to an astronomy lecture, but due to the excitement of it all I had a panic attack and I had to leave (a panic attack over astronomy?). This began over a decade of anxiety & panic attacks and increased reclusiveness, which I completely overcame in 1998. Perhaps due to my bad experience with Astronomy, I turned to Mineral collecting.

One of isolating aspects of Asperger's is, we tend to talk at people not with people. However, in 1998, I did a 6 week geological mapping project with a friend, and I every hour or so we would sit and chat. After 4 weeks our conversations became two way. While I noticed this improvement, it also led to my growing sense oddness. This processes I am told, is called gaining insight, some young adults with Asperger's try to transition from the basic social skills of childhood to the more sophisticated social skills of adult life, but fail.

My diagnosis in 2002 was a great relief, I felt better about myself and understood myself more, I didn't feel the need to be normal so badly (that ever that is). I set up a social group in 2002, made many good friends and found a girlfriend though the group. I find people with Asperger's (I have met aver 100) are all extremely kind and interesting people. My social skills have improved allot. I graduated with a PhD in geology in 2008.

Please visit my photo website: http://bbrhuft.photium.com

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[DonSaphir]

Your inability to spell Asperger correctly leads me to think that you don't.

[Nanaki2042]

I need to know if Im a aspie or not. If i am, that would explain alot. If not. well then im just to weird for this world...

[dubsteppin8o8]

My teacher was a bitch and made things complicated for me my senior yr. I failed her class. On day i went to talk to my counciler an my teacher asked her if i had aspergers syn. All my close friends (just a few) think im wierd or quiet. I notice sometimes that they treat me diffrently just by my observations. Sometimes i feel like im really diffrent from everyone. Sometimes i have difficulty being social. But i sometimes notice things other people dont whether we're talking or w/e

[EliteWarcrafters]

Now it's the end of convo...

[EliteWarcrafters]

Haha your a funny wanker! Like I said I can not be bothered to waste my time arguing with a disgusting prick like yourself. By all means carry on with your shitty attitude on youtube and see how popular you get. Folk with AS (yes including myself) have a valid reason and have to answer to no one for our social faults.... But you... your "normal" so you think and yet you act like a bigger anti social arse than all of us in one room. Have a nice lonely life prick while we inherit the earth BIATCH!

[clawsandfangs4]

Feel exactly the same way about you. Lets just say I am suprised a brainless pothead like yourself can form a coherent sentence, let alone write something lengthy. Just what exactly do you have to gain from replying to a comment directed at a different user? Are you autistic? Don't bother replying to this, btw. I won't be reading any more of your drivel.

[EliteWarcrafters]

@Clawsandfangs4 What a prick.... simple as that... Was going to write something lengthy but decided your not worth the typing.

[WouterEnJoris]

thats imposible you cant be too weird

[skating1611]

Now take a look at your recent activity; you're disgusting... You are the definition of hypocrite.

[skating1611]

You don't see the hypocrisy in your comment, do you? *sigh*

[clawsandfangs4]

What a typical snyde remark coming from what I presume is an "autistic".

Remarks like that don't help me see you as an equal human being u little freak.

[gamelvr1]

Bottom line it really comes down whether the few things that can qualify as benefits outweigh the negative aspects.