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Published: 2008-12-29 02:57:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 10431; Favourites: 275; Downloads: 56
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One of my ex's once called it a disability, and did I get pissed...Edit: I've found that some misinformed trolls like to come by and try to stir up arguments by putting down Asperger's as something we do on purpose, or something silly we could easily stop doing. Ignore them, they'll go away on their own if they're not fed. Thank you!
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i have asperger's and i genuinely don't understand how it could be considered a "gift". i'm not proud of having it, but i'm not ashamed of it either.
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I'm proud of it. I excel in every subject except math and I'm super confident.
~ Tass
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It's not a gif. I want to be proud of who I am though and I hope others will to.
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i was diagnosed with aspergers at 5 years old, and let me tell you, it's not a gift
as a child i had to go through years of social, physical, and occupational therapy to get where i am today, and i still struggle with my motor skills and socialization. i also used to be considered gifted, though i was in remedial classes, so when i got far enough along to be put into regular classes, my grades slipped and ive been a b or c student ever since, and it makes me feel stupid bc of how high my grades were when i was in the slower-paced classes. and the reason i was in those classes? aspergers and adhd, but mostly aspergers.
tl;dr, i have struggled because of my aspergers and i do not see it as a gift.
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oh god i was so scared when i saw someone replied to me on this OSDUGHSDOUG thank u for agreeing tho !!!
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My own Asperger's is a royal pain in my ass. I can't even put sentences together or read without jumbling up my words or not making sense. Well I mean I CAN read but it just feels so darn exhausting. And when I mean I can't put sentences together I mean that I just jumble up words and even stutter/mispronounce certain words without even trying to.
It might even have something to do with my crappy social skills as well but I have no idea how bad it really is since I only went to the doctor's ONCE for it. She told me I was somewhere in the Asperger's spectrum based on my speech patterns so...eh.
So yeah, it is a disability if you can't read/talk very well.Β
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Yeah a gift, like how AIDS are a surprise.
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I have a huge eye for detail and massive imagination, and I think it's because of my Asperger's(???). however there are some downsides to being an aspie.
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Like how it is easier to push a camel to go through a needle than to make friends?
I feel you, bud
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Alright so, if it's a gift, then what are these benefits? I'm actually curious here. I looked at the symptoms list of Aspergers, there seems to be NOTHING good there.
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Most scientifics have asperger's. It is even considered Albert Β Einstein had asperger's. It makes you more aware, more creative, to think up worlds. To make art and try express yourself through it.
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Hmm, I don't know. While I recognize that most scientists had it, you have to ask; did they make their accomplishments BECAUSE of Aspergers, or DESPITE Aspergers? There's also the correlation-causation problem, etc.
And I don't think those are actually symptoms of it. If you look at the CDC's page for Autism Spectrum, nothing of what you listed is there. ASD, of which Aspergers is a subset, has purely detrimental symptoms. The things you listed simply are not part of it.
But I mean, if you have another source of equal to or greater than reputability than the CDC that says otherwise, I'd love to see it.
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Realy Callisto you could not dissuade me so you attack a random stamp that just so happens to say something that disagrees with you!Β
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Thank you!
I agree it is a gift for if I were not Aspie I most likely would never have created my stories (so Keyvaile would never have existed.
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With each blessing comes a curse, and with each curse comes a blessing. That is how I look at my Asperger.
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tbh its both a gift and a nightmare
but there's no stamp that says "aspergers is meh"
but this is good too :3
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Yes it is. Aspies have bigger imaginations that neural-typicals. That's what makes me better than my younger bro.
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that's a pretty egotist thing to say
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Aspergers is cool. It's a gift not a disorder. It can be also known as a superpower. All aspies need to feel good about themselves or it will lead to depression and anxiety.
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Yep, you're autistic.
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Well,there are equally good and bad things about it,to be sure...But I always prefer seeing advantages,so using ^w^ Who needs friends and regularity,anyway?xD I'll never treat it as a bad thing
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I don't think I could've had my eye for detail if I didn't have Asperger's. I'm much more keen in the mind then people think.
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Are you fucking kidding me? I'm asperger and I hate being like this. I can't be emphatic with anyone!
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I have Aspergers and it's more of a gift then a disability.
i can't be emphatic with many either but that works in my benefit.
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Hey, calm your tits. This person is speaking for THEMSELVES. This is made for people who AGREE. The creator of this stamp is not saying YOU are proud of your Asperger's. Chill out.
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I can give muy opiniΓ³n if I want. You retard slut
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"Retard slut"
Grammatically incorrect and a horrible argument.
Nice slut shaming too. Really showing how I'm the "retard" here when that's literally your only comeback.
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whatever
insulting people in internet. your life must be very interesting right?
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Coming from the person who screwed up on their "comeback"
Sure your life is full of fun adventures
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Sorry spanish corrector
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This speaks to me.
I'm a smart girl in school, and while I have Asperger's I don't see it as a weakness. I see it as the reason why I'm smart.
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I agree with this- my Asperger's ups my IQ, but it makes social interaction synonymous with trying to stay afloat in a typhoon in nothing but a moldy potato barrel.
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So, to any person who thinks aspergers is a choice, it isnt.Β It's a mental "difference" that provides us extreme skill or ability in one area, at the cost of reduced levels in others.Β I should know, I'm a genius with computers (with all honesty and humility), and I completely fail when trying to socially interact with anyone that isnt online.Β So, to the jerks who will label me a retard for having aspergers, I have a 146 IQ, and have worked with design teams to make two major video games, Skyrim and (slightly) HL2 Episode 2.Β You work at Taco Bell.Β Who seems better off?
Sorry to anyone who read my rant and was thinking "What the hell?"Β I just get ticked off at the amount of negativity towards the Aspergers and Autistic community as a whole.
~A 25 year old game developer and designer
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Really? Then why am I stupid as fuck and talented at absolutely nothing? I wish autistic people understood that autism isn't a superpower, expertise comes from level of focus, dedication, practice, and a certain amount of natural talent. For me I just got the butt-end. I'm all the socially stupid, none of the hyper-intelligent 150 IQ shit.
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Man, I know your pain. When I started school as a little kid, I wasn't even aware that being social was a requirement. Someone had to repeat to me many times until I could realize it...
Β and I'm a frigging artistic, musical, AND philosophical genius
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It has positives and negatives...
Most people with Asperger's are smarter, but are more difficult and sometimes stubborn...
I have Asperger's.
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I have to agree we are quite stubborn!
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Um... no. I show a lot of symptoms of asperger's and I'm visiting my psychiatrist soon to discuss it. I've been showing symptoms since a very young age but my parents denied I needed help. My life has been a living hell and I wish I could actually function correctly.
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