Opinions and Veiws on Autism

[Beary]

I have Aspergers Syndrome, which is on the Autism spectrum.
I'm sure that many if you have it or different problems as well.
I'm not asking for you it confess like I did, just to express your thoughts on the subject.

So what do you think?

 

[SecondSider]

I happen to have autism as well, I'm actually rather proud to admit it.
I do feel different from other people because of the fact that I have autism, mainly because of how I show interest in areas where a regular teenager would not be interested in (ie. movies).

But I think it's actually a good thing for someone like me.

 

[Beary]

Bump!

 

[3DSfan134]

My brother has autism but he doesn't know that he has it because of it. If you didn't know that he has it,read my story of the worst day ever.

 

[Croconaw]

I have Autism and I'm proud of it.

 

[ThomasNLD]

Hmm, I work a lot with people who have autism. At first it was difficult for me to be myself, because often I didn`t understand the different twists communication took, where it came from. But now I work there for a couple of years and I understand it better. I learned what I can do to improve communication. Its a refreshing look on the world in honesty, although I believe in severe cases of autism it must be very difficult for the person himself. I think its one of the diagnosis where its most visable that its different for every single individual who has it.

 

[radical6]

i dont have autism
i dont feel like i know enough to talk about the subject but ill treat them like how i treat everyone else

@3dsfan i personally dont think you should complain about it...but whatever

 

[Zanessa]

i dont have autism
i dont feel like i know enough to talk about the subject but ill treat them like how i treat everyone else

Right. I have enough patience with everyone too, so it's not gonna be different.

 

[Midoriya]

I have aspergers as well. I've been different too throughout my life.
But in recent years I've become more social and effectively broken it. Like it's not even there anymore.

EDIT: They say anyone with any form of autism, has trouble making friends, but in reality anyone, regardless of mentality, has trouble making friends. It's human nature.

 

[DJStarstryker]

Um... Well, I had a bad experience with autism.

My youngest brother has autism. My mother already had 4 other kids by the time she had him. I think she probably shouldn't of had any more as it was. But to have a kid who needed extra attention was just too much. She basically shut down at that point, locking herself away in the basement, doing stuff on the internet. And I was forced to take care of the entire family. From that point on, my childhood stopped. And it was the start of completely wrecking my relationship with my mother. She just became a horrible person after having my little brother and breaking down. I'd rather not go into the extreme details of what happened. But let's just say I have not seen her since 2002, I have no idea where she lives anymore (she ran away with a new boyfriend about a year after I moved out, leaving the rest of the family to take care of the kids), and I really, really don't want to see her ever again. Heck, I don't even live in the same country as her anymore.

I don't blame my brother at all. It was my mother's fault for shutting down, not getting help, and making a kid basically have to spend all non-school hours taking care of the house and taking care of kids.

FWIW, my autistic brother was a really sweet kid. He would just have these breakdowns pretty often because he didn't know how to deal with various things and he simply didn't understand.

 

[KarlaKGB]

A lot of my friends at university showed signs of having Autism/Aspergers.

 

[broadwaythecat]

I don't have autism, but on the first day of school this one girl asked me if I have it, which just goes to show why I try not to be shy.

 

[Hyoshido]

I have Autism, I was diagnosed with it at the age of Three, I've been in Special Education all my life and have had support with my work during my school days (Like a personal assistant tutor) meanwhile my Autism effects is really low compared to most of other people with it I still get treated like the others.

This can be a bad thing because I have a thing and I tend to talk out when I shouldn't (By Mistake) and people used to really pick on me for it, I've hated it then and I still hate it to this very day, Let alone all the Cyber-Bullying I see that happens to Autistic users (It's honestly a shame to see these people get told to not exist and should kill themselves for being born wrong)

I am proud to have Autism, I hate it when people tell me otherwise, I am still offered support to this very day. Although it's not as supportive as it used to be.

 

[Caius]

I'm not autistic, or any kind of sub-category of it.

For a while now I've been told one thing, every human has every mental 'disease' known to man, just varying levels that balance out to make a complete 'person'. Someone being labeled as autistic doesn't really change any kind of opinion I have. Most of the time I view mental 'imbalance' (note the partial quotes, it's not really an imbalance, but an easier description) as a sort of gift so to speak. A different perspective of the world is truly something that should be cherished and not shunned or judged. Any person autistic or no, has a different vision. Someone who is autistic may see something a way I-- nor anyone else could, yet it interests me on the subject of "how does one reach such conclusions."

Honestly I just find it fascinating. It doesn't make me want to necessarily drill anyone like a lab-rat per-se, but I do tend to take some of my questions to my more gifted friends, just to see what they have to say on the subject and maybe enlighten me in ways I could have never come to myself.

Edit: I don't believe this thread needs the "" icon. Let's brighten this up a bit.

 

[jadii]

I'm in college studying animation and as you can guess some of the people I know have autism/aspergers due to people with autism being so drawn to creative hobbies.

Honestly I don't care, I treat them exactly the same as my other friends. My friends are really sweet and funny, but I've run across some people who have acted like absolute brats who have autism and while obviously you have to try your best to be understanding, it's not because of the disorder, some of them are just rude, entitled brats lmao. Like even my friends with autism sometimes comment on how rude these people can be and get annoyed when they sometimes try to pawn their bad behaviour on their disorder.
Idk it doesn't make any difference to me if you have a disorder or not??? If we get along and we coo' then what difference does it make
A friend of mine I've known for a couple of years was diagnosed with aspergers recently and it was so out of the blue no one saw it coming. Like you would not even be able to tell. She was really worried that everyone would treat her differently or weirdly from there on but like she was still the exact same funny person so why would I treat someone differently??? They're still the same person they've always been.

In saying that it is always important to be mindful of the problems people with autism can encounter in social situations and try and understand it to the best of your ability, especially if they are upset to be accepting and help them resolve any problems whichever way makes them feel the most comfortable.

 

[Midoriya]

I'm not autistic, or any kind of sub-category of it.

For a while now I've been told one thing, every human has every mental 'disease' known to man, just varying levels that balance out to make a complete 'person'. Someone being labeled as autistic doesn't really change any kind of opinion I have. Most of the time I view mental 'imbalance' (note the partial quotes, it's not really an imbalance, but an easier description) as a sort of gift so to speak. A different perspective of the world is truly something that should be cherished and not shunned or judged. Any person autistic or no, has a different vision. Someone who is autistic may see something a way I-- nor anyone else could, yet it interests me on the subject of "how does one reach such conclusions."

Honestly I just find it fascinating. It doesn't make me want to necessarily drill anyone like a lab-rat per-se, but I do tend to take some of my questions to my more gifted friends, just to see what they have to say on the subject and maybe enlighten me in ways I could have never come to myself.

Edit: I don't believe this thread needs the "" icon. Let's brighten this up a bit.

This is true. Imbalance is really just another form of balance. Whenever you take out a block from Jenga, you don't always take out the same block. That would be boring. In relation to people everyone would be the same. You take out different blocks each time to see the advantage and disadvantage of each and every block. Yin and Yang.

I'm actually glad people are different throughout the world, even ones that offend people a lot.

After all, without debate and difference everyone would be the same and life would be a lot more boring than it is now.

 

[rosiekitty405]

I'm not but my friends little brother is. He gets made fun
Of yet he is like the cutest little kid ever. He's in 1st or 2nd I
Think. I go to my friend house a lot so I see him do his little
Things but he is a really nice and cute kid. Me and my friend
Always say that but people go up to her like"oh you have a
Brother with a metal disorder. Do you have it too?" They say
Rude crap and stuff. But yeah...

 

[Beary]

I was diagnosed with Aspergers at the age of 9, which is pretty late. I was constantly badgered about at school about how I was mean one minute then a complete angel the next. I had wild mood swings that had no order and control, and felt more different and isolated by the day. I still feel reclusive and alone now, but that may just be from becoming a teenager.
It is true that many people with autism have astounding creativity and/or have amazing IQ. I for one, have straight A's (Not meaning to brag, just making a point :3),and love drawing, painting, writing, music, and most of all, singing. Did you know that Einstein most likely had Aspergers? And that many famous mathematicians or physicists have it? Heck, my favorite singer has it. And Jamie from Mythbusters has it!
When you look closely, everyone has social problems. But I cringe when I hear the word 'problem'. It's just a different way of thinking then others, not bad or wrong, just different. I think in pictures, and not words, and when I try to only think in words, I find it hard to focus. Every brain works differently. Another thing that people with Aspergers have trouble with is face recognition. As in knowing what others are feeling. I have denied for a long time that this happens to me, but I know it does. I make stupid assumptions about what they are feeling, and they make Zero sense.

Thank you for reading my scattered and stupid rant. :3

 

[Beary]

Buuuuump!

 

[Zeiro]

My kid cousin has Aspergers. Doctors first misdiagnosed it as ADHD, which really pisses me off. He was given medicine for ADHD to help him concentrate, but it made him lethargic and suicidal. Imagine an 8-year-old kid who said, every day, that he wanted to die. He's been doing a lot better now that he has been properly diagnosed and is no longer taking that medicine. He's basically my little brother so I know the things that he goes through on a daily basis. He's in junior high now and I've been helping him keep organized and stuff.