FA+
Shop
Asperger's Syndrome
12 years ago
General
I'm not sure if anyone is interested in this, but I thought maybe I should discuss a condition I have, just because I'm bored, and since it means I can try and vent out some of my thoughts now before they start piling on top of each other and drag me into a depressed state later or something.
For those of you who didn't already know, I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as a child. Asperger's syndrome, also called 'Asperger's,' is an Autism Spectrum disorder that is usually characterized by difficulty in social interaction and nonverbal communication, as well as restrictive and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests, with physical clumsiness and peculiar use of language being similarly connected to it, but not identified specifically as other symptoms. The name came from Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger, who studied children that exhibited a lack of nonverbal communication skills and limited empathy with their peers, and physical clumsiness in 1944.
...I'm mostly pulling this information from Wikipedia, which I realize isn't an accurate or trustworthy source of information, but if you are interested in reading up on what other people have written about it, the link to the page is down here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger%27s_syndrome
If you are interested in me actually discussing my own experiences and understanding so far, feel free to stick around.
Anyway, while I don't know a lot about Asperger's, I can at least discuss what I've come to understand about it through my experiences and struggle with it. As I said earlier, Asperger's interferes with my nonverbal communication and social interaction abilities, and may even be partially responsible for some of my stranger speech patterns. I have trouble engaging in conversations with people, particularly when discussing topics I have little familiarity with. In such cases, I try to join in based on what I hear about from other people. Furthermore, I sometimes misinterpret social or nonverbal cues from people; this can result in me picking up something different from someone when engaging in conversation or just indicating some form of social cue. Furthermore, I have a tendency to perform repetitive movements when not doing anything, like hand gestures, knocking against things in a specific pattern or beat, or making strange noises when not doing anything for extended periods of time.
Something else I've noticed, though I'm not sure if it's related to Asperger's syndrome, is my interest in puzzles and games. My parents and doctors seem to suggest that having Asperger's syndrome is part of the reason for my skill and love of puzzle games, logic problems, and generally all things relating to puzzle-solving, as well as math and some sciences back in elementary, middle, and high school. In some cases, I even try to look at social interactions as forms of puzzle solving to make myself feel more comfortable during them.
I may adjust this, or remove it if people demonstrate lack of interest, but I would appreciate it if people read up or discussed more about this condition, maybe help others better understand it....maybe even help me better understand it.
For those of you who didn't already know, I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as a child. Asperger's syndrome, also called 'Asperger's,' is an Autism Spectrum disorder that is usually characterized by difficulty in social interaction and nonverbal communication, as well as restrictive and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests, with physical clumsiness and peculiar use of language being similarly connected to it, but not identified specifically as other symptoms. The name came from Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger, who studied children that exhibited a lack of nonverbal communication skills and limited empathy with their peers, and physical clumsiness in 1944.
...I'm mostly pulling this information from Wikipedia, which I realize isn't an accurate or trustworthy source of information, but if you are interested in reading up on what other people have written about it, the link to the page is down here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger%27s_syndrome
If you are interested in me actually discussing my own experiences and understanding so far, feel free to stick around.
Anyway, while I don't know a lot about Asperger's, I can at least discuss what I've come to understand about it through my experiences and struggle with it. As I said earlier, Asperger's interferes with my nonverbal communication and social interaction abilities, and may even be partially responsible for some of my stranger speech patterns. I have trouble engaging in conversations with people, particularly when discussing topics I have little familiarity with. In such cases, I try to join in based on what I hear about from other people. Furthermore, I sometimes misinterpret social or nonverbal cues from people; this can result in me picking up something different from someone when engaging in conversation or just indicating some form of social cue. Furthermore, I have a tendency to perform repetitive movements when not doing anything, like hand gestures, knocking against things in a specific pattern or beat, or making strange noises when not doing anything for extended periods of time.
Something else I've noticed, though I'm not sure if it's related to Asperger's syndrome, is my interest in puzzles and games. My parents and doctors seem to suggest that having Asperger's syndrome is part of the reason for my skill and love of puzzle games, logic problems, and generally all things relating to puzzle-solving, as well as math and some sciences back in elementary, middle, and high school. In some cases, I even try to look at social interactions as forms of puzzle solving to make myself feel more comfortable during them.
I may adjust this, or remove it if people demonstrate lack of interest, but I would appreciate it if people read up or discussed more about this condition, maybe help others better understand it....maybe even help me better understand it.
I used to not quite understand when people were joking too. If someone made a joke about me or teased me I used to always have to ask if they were serious or not because I never understood if they joking.
...I'm kind of curious, is there a group on FA for autistic furs, or furs with AS? If not, I might consider starting one.