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WARNING: The topic being disgust is a serious one, since I have it, and do not want to see any negative posts like making fun of autism posted. You probably wont read this anyways if you are immature, since it requires a lot of reading. lol
I have discovered recently that I have something called Asperger Syndrome.
Hans Asperger is an Austrian paediatric doctor after whom Asperger's Syndrom is named.
AS is unknown to most people because the symptoms very from person to person so it generally gets misdiagnose or gets diagnosed as something else’s. It is a form of autism.
The reason that I posted this topic is to inform people of what AS is just incase they suffer from it or may know someone who might. The symptoms generally show-up by age 3. Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and related disorders exhibit serious deficiencies in social and communication skills. They often have obsessive repetitive routines and preoccupations with a particular subject. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naivete, those with AS are often viewed by their peers as odd, and are frequently a target for bullying.
I have suffered and continue to suffer from the effects of AS and it has caused be severe grief in my life. Growing-up, I was often picked-on by other students and am still seen as an oddball by most people. I consistently have to fight myself everyday to do basic things. I suffer from such a high level of anxiety that it has caused my health to deteriorate many times.
I am relieved to know that I am not “odd” but actually have a reason for my weirdness. I have found some comfort in knowing that a lot of people who I admire have had this too.
These are the symptoms of AS all people with it generally share. There are other symptoms but these are the main ones. ·
Socially awkward and clumsy in relations with other children and/or
adults
Naive and gullible
· Often unaware of others' feelings
· Unable to carry on a "give and take" conversation
· Easily upset by changes in routines and transitions
· Literal in speech and understanding
· Overly sensitive to loud sounds, lights or odors
· Fixated on one subject or object
· Physically awkward in sports
They may have:· Unusually accurate memory for details
· Sleeping or eating problems
· Trouble understanding things they have heard or read
· Inappropriate body language or facial expression
· Unusual speech patterns (repetitive and/or irrelevant remarks)
· Stilted, formal manner of speaking
· Unusually loud, high or monotonous voice
· Tendency to rock, fidget or pace while concentrating
The most commonly used diagnostic terms include:·
Asperger Syndrome
· High-Functioning Autism
· Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
· Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified
· Atypical PDD
· Autistic
People who have/has AS:
Beethoven
Mozart
Alfred Hitchcock
Jim Henson (created the Muppet’s)
Albert Einstein
Vincent Van Gogh
Isaac Newton
John Nash
Howard Hughes
Andy Warhol
Bobby Fisher (Chess champion dude)
Bill Gates
Other famous people who most likely had/has AS (I narrowed this list down, it was too long):
Jane Austen, 1775-1817, English novelist, author of Pride and Prejudice (see above)
Alexander Graham Bell, 1847-1922, Scottish/Canadian/American inventor of the telephone
Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, US poet
Thomas Edison, 1847-1931, US inventor
Henry Ford, 1863-1947, US industrialist
Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, US politician
Ludwig II, 1845-1886, King of Bavaria
Isaac Newton, 1642-1727, English mathematician and physicist
Mark Twain, 1835-1910, US humorist
John Denver, 1943-1997, US musician
Glenn Gould, 1932-1982, Canadian pianist
Andy Kaufman, 1949-1984, US comedian, subject of the film Man on the Moon
Charles Schulz, 1922-2000, US cartoonist and creator of Peanuts and Charlie Brown
Woody Allen, 1935-, US comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, jazz clarinettist
Bob Dylan, 1941-, US singer-songwriter
Al Gore, 1948-, former US Vice President and presidential candidate
Keanu Reeves, 1964-, Lebanese/Canadian/US actor
Oliver Sacks, 1933-, UK/US neurologist, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings
James Taylor, 1948-, US singer/songwriter
If you have any questions regarding AS, feel free to make a post or PM me if you want to keep it private.
~~Spongy -_-
I have discovered recently that I have something called Asperger Syndrome.
Hans Asperger is an Austrian paediatric doctor after whom Asperger's Syndrom is named.
AS is unknown to most people because the symptoms very from person to person so it generally gets misdiagnose or gets diagnosed as something else’s. It is a form of autism.
The reason that I posted this topic is to inform people of what AS is just incase they suffer from it or may know someone who might. The symptoms generally show-up by age 3. Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and related disorders exhibit serious deficiencies in social and communication skills. They often have obsessive repetitive routines and preoccupations with a particular subject. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naivete, those with AS are often viewed by their peers as odd, and are frequently a target for bullying.
I have suffered and continue to suffer from the effects of AS and it has caused be severe grief in my life. Growing-up, I was often picked-on by other students and am still seen as an oddball by most people. I consistently have to fight myself everyday to do basic things. I suffer from such a high level of anxiety that it has caused my health to deteriorate many times.
I am relieved to know that I am not “odd” but actually have a reason for my weirdness. I have found some comfort in knowing that a lot of people who I admire have had this too.
These are the symptoms of AS all people with it generally share. There are other symptoms but these are the main ones. ·
Socially awkward and clumsy in relations with other children and/or
adults
Naive and gullible
· Often unaware of others' feelings
· Unable to carry on a "give and take" conversation
· Easily upset by changes in routines and transitions
· Literal in speech and understanding
· Overly sensitive to loud sounds, lights or odors
· Fixated on one subject or object
· Physically awkward in sports
They may have:· Unusually accurate memory for details
· Sleeping or eating problems
· Trouble understanding things they have heard or read
· Inappropriate body language or facial expression
· Unusual speech patterns (repetitive and/or irrelevant remarks)
· Stilted, formal manner of speaking
· Unusually loud, high or monotonous voice
· Tendency to rock, fidget or pace while concentrating
The most commonly used diagnostic terms include:·
Asperger Syndrome
· High-Functioning Autism
· Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
· Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified
· Atypical PDD
· Autistic
People who have/has AS:
Beethoven
Mozart
Alfred Hitchcock
Jim Henson (created the Muppet’s)
Albert Einstein
Vincent Van Gogh
Isaac Newton
John Nash
Howard Hughes
Andy Warhol
Bobby Fisher (Chess champion dude)
Bill Gates
Other famous people who most likely had/has AS (I narrowed this list down, it was too long):
Jane Austen, 1775-1817, English novelist, author of Pride and Prejudice (see above)
Alexander Graham Bell, 1847-1922, Scottish/Canadian/American inventor of the telephone
Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, US poet
Thomas Edison, 1847-1931, US inventor
Henry Ford, 1863-1947, US industrialist
Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, US politician
Ludwig II, 1845-1886, King of Bavaria
Isaac Newton, 1642-1727, English mathematician and physicist
Mark Twain, 1835-1910, US humorist
John Denver, 1943-1997, US musician
Glenn Gould, 1932-1982, Canadian pianist
Andy Kaufman, 1949-1984, US comedian, subject of the film Man on the Moon
Charles Schulz, 1922-2000, US cartoonist and creator of Peanuts and Charlie Brown
Woody Allen, 1935-, US comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, jazz clarinettist
Bob Dylan, 1941-, US singer-songwriter
Al Gore, 1948-, former US Vice President and presidential candidate
Keanu Reeves, 1964-, Lebanese/Canadian/US actor
Oliver Sacks, 1933-, UK/US neurologist, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings
James Taylor, 1948-, US singer/songwriter
If you have any questions regarding AS, feel free to make a post or PM me if you want to keep it private.
~~Spongy -_-