Autism / High Functioning Autism?

[AlexanderAckroyd]

I thought I would see how many people on the spectrum there are on the forums?

 

I have Aspergers on the high functioning side.
 

1) How are you doing?

2) What are your strengths?

3) What are your weaknesses?

[PlayStation 2]

1) /shrug

2) Really focused when I'm focused, quirky, knowledgeable about very random things to an absurd degree

3) holy shit where do I start

[Acid Panda]

well people need to be careful with labelling people/oneself autistic.

My doctor though i had Aspergers but i'm actually a raving lunatic with a very twisted seance of humour. yeh i confuse my doctor with my possibility to be autistic

 

weaknesses are memory so i try to cover everything and them add more detail to where is needed.

when i find something that is of interest/benefit to i own that shit.

 

how am i doing, im slightly mad so well i guess

[WihGlah]

I work in Engineering. It's surprising how many people there are who are on the scale.

 

They are pretty invaluable. 

[Rocktopus306]

11 hours ago, Acid Panda said:

well people need to be careful with labelling people/oneself autistic.

My doctor though i had Aspergers but i'm actually a raving lunatic with a very twisted seance of humour. yeh i confuse my doctor with my possibility to be autistic

 

weaknesses are memory so i try to cover everything and them add more detail to where is needed.

when i find something that is of interest/benefit to i own that shit.

 

how am i doing, im slightly mad so well i guess

This sounds like me.
Lunatic ✓
dark af sense of humor ✓

Horrible memory, except for visuals or random things I find interesting that seem to stick ✓
get obsessed with something and kick its ass in an insane amount of time as long as I'm initerested in it ✓

How am I doing? Slowly becoming numb to just about anything.

I've never talked to a doctor about HFA, but I've had some suspicions. I have a lot of trouble in loud/crowded rooms, or even when more than one person is talking at a time. I love being alone. Not sure if I'm just a HF-introvert lol. Music seems to effect me more than others. When sad shit/exciting shit happens in movies and the music comes on I nearly bawl. Not because of the sad/exciting scene, but the music gets me hyped.

 

Probably not HFA. Just a fucking weirdo.

[TempestCatto]

1) Pretty bad actually

2) I'm good at seeing most patterns (yet this doesn't help me in math class)

3) ADHD, short term memory loss, dyslexia, and persistent depressive disorder (to name a few)

 

I should point out I am not self diagnosed. I've been with two psychologists and one psychiatrist. I only have two prescriptions though, and I really need one for the ADHD. 

[BleachedFur]

On 5/26/2019 at 10:37 PM, AlexanderAckroyd said:

I have Aspergers on the high functioning side.

I have Asperger's on the very high functioning side. I'm wicked smart and talented for a few specific things, great a t quite a few others, but there are some things where I'm just a complete and total fucking moron.

 

On 5/26/2019 at 10:37 PM, AlexanderAckroyd said:

1) How are you doing?

2) What are your strengths?

3) What are your weaknesses?

1. I'm doing fine. I don't show emotions much unless they are extreme.

2. Anything where I get to use my hands

 

3. Anything where I have to use my brain.

[BleachedFur]

36 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

I should point out I am not self diagnosed. I've been with two psychologists and one psychiatrist. I only have two prescriptions though, and I really need one for the ADHD. 

I've been to like 15 different people, 13 of them were quacks hired by my bitch stepmother cause she didn't want to accept the truth.

[MoonlightSylv]

On 5/26/2019 at 10:37 PM, AlexanderAckroyd said:

I thought I would see how many people on the spectrum there are on the forums?

 

I have Aspergers on the high functioning side.
 

1) How are you doing?

2) What are your strengths?

3) What are your weaknesses?

aspie bitch here

 

1. Terrible

2. What are those

3. A lot

 

Spoiler

but on a more serious note,

 

1. I've been doing better than usually lately, been through depression for a long time but I'm getting better so that's good.

2. I like to think I'm pretty good at helping people with stuff, technical, personal, emotional, etc. Plus I get good grades so..??

3. Focusing on any work related things is almost impossible without my ADD medication, panic attacks suck ass, talking to people is hard.

 

[WereCatf]

On 5/27/2019 at 6:37 AM, AlexanderAckroyd said:

1) How are you doing?

2) What are your strengths?

3) What are your weaknesses?

1) Irrelevant.

2) I can be extremely fast at learning things. I'm also gifted when it comes to linguistics. I enjoy using my head and I enjoy logical thinking.

3) I'm clumsy. Like, you know, really clumsy. Depression that's last for decades. Memory-problems. Difficulties at being able to focus on things for long. I tend to pick up things (mostly some programming-concept or new MCU or MCU-peripheral), get all excited about them for a few days and then POOF -- all my interest vanishes like a fart in the wind as soon as I feel I've gotten the gist, and then it's practically impossible for me to finish the project anymore. And the biggest one: I just do not fucking get along with other people. Normal people are so god damn boring, with nothing worthwhile to say, and they're way, way too happy to "belong to a group" -- I despise trends, traditions and following other people just for the sakes of being "one of them", and I have a tendency of furiously rebelling against anyone telling me what I should do or how I should behave. I also get immediately frustrated, distressed and anxious if I have to be around other people -- the more people there are and the less I am familiar with them, the worse it is.

[WereCatf]

34 minutes ago, BleachedFur said:

2. Anything where I get to use my hands

3. Anything where I have to use my brain.

Heh, I have the exact opposite.

[AlexanderAckroyd]

Feeling a little down today. I played a few hours of CSGO in the afternoon after work, but people were too loud, and I couldn't concentrate on the friends I made in the game.

[cluelessgenius]

On ‎5‎/‎27‎/‎2019 at 5:37 AM, AlexanderAckroyd said:

1) How are you doing?

2) What are your strengths?

3) What are your weaknesses?

1) constantly trying to shut that part of my brain up that screams "why are you even doing this anymore. life is meaningless. your life is meaningless." by distracting myself as best i can

2) i do very well creatively. i have new solution ideas for work or tinkering project idea for home constantly. love 3d modelling. right now mainly systems and case mods. theres just something calming about designing an awesome build / house / whatever i feel like

3) i do very poorly in a professional setting. im constantly late. my communications skill suck fat donkey dick and i have a hard time doing repetetive grunt work. i also only think about my work life when asked about my personal strengths and weaknesses  

 

personally i have never rejected someone asking for help and will go out of my way to do so.. yeah i think thats a positive i think.... and then on the negative i loose interest in people very quickly. not in the conversations with them but in them. i like talking to people but as soon as i have heared sum of what is going on in their lifes i loose interest.....no thats not right i guess i loose interest in personal drama cause i will listen to the facts like e.g."x cheated on y" but then loose interest and the ability to listen when the go on like "and she said...even though i... and i felt so ..". its not that want to disrespect them but i just physically have a very hard time listening to that.

 

i wouldnt say that im on the spectrum. i generally think people want to be categorized as victims way to much. im just a bit of dick and irresponsable. 

[BleachedFur]

7 hours ago, WereCatf said:

Heh, I have the exact opposite.

I fix cars, PCs, I do woodworking, metalwork, I build things from other random things. My leather jacket has 1/4 inch steel plates riveted inside the lining because I was bored, it's resistant to and stops most small arms like 9mm and .38. And it looks like a normal ass jacket when worn.

Another time I was bored I built a coilgun. It sucked but it worked.

For the most part I stick to 3D modeling and texture work tho, and building PCs.

[WereCatf]

2 minutes ago, BleachedFur said:

I do woodworking

I approve. I've always loved handmade wooden stuff; wood is just such a warm and attractive material and I've always appreciated the skill of making something with one's own hands. Metalwork...eh, I appreciate that it can be extremely practical and all, but I just don't like all the tools needed and the metal-shavings everywhere, not to mention the material itself is also unpleasant. I still approve of the skills needed to work on that stuff, tho!

 

I give you +1 cookie.

[Guest]

Idk the difference between high/low functioning but my friend has maybe aspburgers too. 

 

He is one of my smartest friends. I don’t understand how autism got a bad wrap when many are so intelligent. (Second example is Pink Floyd)