Anyone have Autism?

[Lithophila 291]

Although frankly i haven't really cared so much about it. But i regret behaving in spite of it in the past when some people wanted to help. Because i didn't want to feel singled out or special just because people said that i had a diagnosis etc, and was given more help due to it outside class.

 

For me i really just reacted because people wanted to make me somewhat special compared to others which i disliked. Although it doesn't matter so much now anymore considering friends existed mostly in schools. But when you are adult you get a job and feel much more alone than when you grew up with classmates etc.

 

But i understand that people wanted what was best for me, even if i didn't really react in a positive light to it.

 

But i am just wondering how your life has been having this?.

Edited January 13, 2016 by Lithophila

[Sazama Ichida 2,352]

I do. Severe Asperger's to be exact. And it's so bad that you can't even touch my shoulders.

[Moony the Cat 3,695]

Many People tell me i have Autism, from the very start of my life until now.

 

I got kicked out of multiple work Places, got bullied a lot and suffer from depression.

 

Even though whenever i go to a Doctor to actually let myself get checked, they simply say i have nothing.

 

Which helps me not in the slightest.  :okiedokielokie:

I still dont have any reallife Friends and still feel depressed from time to time.

Maybe i have autism, maybe i dont.

I have no clue. 

[Krampus 197]

I think it's safe to say that "bronies", much like furries, have a large group of people who are autistic, myself included. Aspergers' in case you're wondering (unfortunate last name, don't you think?) I can relate to the idea of not wanting to be singled out or have my fits based off autism. I'd rather be judged for my merits, not by some disorder that people say is damaging. That is no excuse. As for feeling special, I knew that a long time ago. At the danger of sounding like a special snowflake, I'm destined for something greater. I am the real deal, baby.

 

It's been hard, sure. There were a lot of times in my younger years in which I was alone, but that was fine. I enjoyed being alone. No one could get in my way. It led to the unintended side effect of me talking to myself and crushing a lot of my emotions down till there was nothing except thinly-veiled rage and depression, but at least I didn't have to hear the stupidity and jeers from my classmates. Plus, eventually I found out that acting happy just pissed them off, which in turn made me happy. I was faking and getting slight revenge for so long I actually became happy. That and I found a friend, but that's a story for another time.

 

My, when did this turn into an auto-biography? The point I'm trying to make here is my younger life kind of sucked, but it has gotten better. I won't let a thing like autism get in the way of what i want. Unless it makes for a funny story somewhere. Then maybe.

Edited January 13, 2016 by Mechanical Nightmare

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 40,207]

*Raises hoof* Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I has autism as well. It actually has affected my life quite a lot. Ever since I was little, I have always been strange and anti-social. Never talked with other kids, and if I ever did, I came off as really awkward, even in kindergarten. Not only that but I tend to rock back and forth when sitting so that made the kids look at me funny. On top of THAT, I have issues with getting frustrated easily, so video games tended to make me frustrated at times, resulting in me hitting my face, something that I still do when having a meltdown, it just happens. :c 

 

It is not all bad though, because of my weird brain, I have a pretty unique personality because of it. I very much have the mind of a child in many ways and because of that, I tend to mostly appreciate the simple things and embrace my simple enjoyments. While all of this stuff limits me in life, I try to just embrace myself. I have my many quirks, but they make me, me. 

[Malinter 3,064]

i'm dyspraxic... imagine if your body was autistic yet your brain wasn't. Thats dyspraxia. It basically causes "lag" between what my brain tells it to do and what it actually does which basically makes me alot more slower and clumsier at anything requiring speed and precision. XD

 

It also effects my short term logic memory so "working stuff in my head" is limited. Tell me to memorize too much at once and my brain goes "fuck it" and deletes it from my memory, instantly. I also apparently can't tell when my own voice is loud so kind of a noisy person sometimes XD

 

Ironically it never gave me any problems at all though my education (save PE and Foriegn Languages, thanks brain!) but I has been a real b***tard when it comes to finding work that is pyshically intensive. I just can't keep up with regular people.  >_<

Edited January 14, 2016 by Malinter

[Nerdy Luigi 2,064]

I have no diagnosis yet (not going to a psychiatrist, even though I should), but I think I may have Asperger Syndrome, which is kind of like Autism.

 

Being that I have 10 of the symptoms of it...

I'm socially awkward (extremely), can be aggressive occasionally (my only out-of-school suspension was for uncontrollable rage manifested into hitting someone else and starting a fight), I do fidget (I don't notice it, but some people do), I have a good few repetitive movements, (knuckle cracking, neck-cracking, uncontrolled pacing, wiping my nose with my hand...), I have attempted suicide several times, I usually try to stay alone, I have extremely poor motor skills even though I have practiced writing a LOT (whenever I write in pen, it gets all over my hands), I'm clumsy (a little bit), (I actually don't ever get lonely, surprisingly), I get depressed really easily (Why I've attempted suicide about 4 times and it never worked), and I have intense interests in only about 3 things: television, technology, and gaming.

 

Would explain things better than Cyclothymia and an inherent and unexplainable lack of dexterity.

 

My case is probably minor though.

Edited January 14, 2016 by TwillyFSniper

[Dawning Demon 950]

I was diagnosed to have a form of Autism...but it doesn't bother me..half the time...

[gamecubeguy214 2,511]

I think I do. I've never talked to any experts about it, but based on how I act, I seem pretty autistic.

Edited January 14, 2016 by gamecubeguy214

[Krampus 197]

There are two things that piss me off about autism: self-diagnosis and Autism Speaks. I'll explain the latter as it's easier I feel. Autism Speaks is supposed to be this large, non-profit organization trying to help people cope with autism or to help spread the message that autism is normal or whatever. The problem is that they spread misinformation, don't actually talk to the parents or the kids/adults with autism, and the most sinful of all, they treat autism like it's some sort of disease that can be cured.

 

And herein lies the problem with that. Autism is not a disease. It's a mental disorder. There is no curing it, as there's nothing to cure. It's as much a part of you as your arm or leg. You're born that way and nothing really can influence why you turn out autistic, at least nothing definite. This causes groups like the anti-vaccine fucknuggets to get power, because they're convinced autism is a disease, because groups like Autism Speaks says it is.

 

As for self-diagnosis, I feel that too many people are claiming to be autistic just because they show some of the traits. Just because you show traits of autism, doesn't give you the right to go running around claiming you do, if you clearly haven't gone to a licensed medical professional to say you are. More often that not, people are only doing that to be treated like a special snowflake or doing it to get some pity points on the whole "oppressed Olympics" and that pisses me off more than anything in the goddamn world. How dare you claim to struggle with us! How dare you claim that you are one of us! You know nothing and you sicken me.

[Chara 1,565]

If aspergers counts as Autism, then I am that, but its a very minor case though.

[Vocal Analyst 665]

If aspergers counts as Autism, then I am that, but its a very minor case though.

 

 

It counts as an "Autistic Spectrum Disorder" so yes.

 

Same case with me, having mild aspergers too. When you couple that with mild ADHD and dyspraxia, it causes quite a few problems. I'm an anti-social person, unless I know you or you're talking about stuff I like, in which case I'm the most talkative person. I do talk my thoughts out loud, as I find it very difficult to process decisions and thoughts in my head... which does freak people out. I realise now, that the dyspraxia is probably the reason I fidget a lot when sitting still, take things literally and have poor handwriting as a result of my hands not being able to communicate with my brain fast enough. Hell, I've nearly died having not been able to process all that's around me, resulting in a few near fatal brushes with cars as I cross the street.

 

At school, I had fits of anger frequently and didn't really make any friends, except the friends of my brother who I hung around out of habit. Hell, outside of the minimal few, I have barely any friends and have become a shut-in recluse, afraid of a lot of things. Whether that is the result of my Aspergers or not is debatable... but nonetheless interesting to ponder.

[CandyStrike 603]

I've been officially diagnosed with autism.  The exact kind varies on which Doctor you ask.  It sucks sometimes. Mostly because people treat you poorly because of it or are completely unsympathetic or because all of society has stupid rules that make life unnecessarily difficult. I hate people touching me! But everyone thinks they have the right to hug and touch you.  And handshakes are horrible! I wish we could all just fist-bump instead.

[Jonny Music 3,301]

I'm not afraid to say that I have High-Functioning Autism. I have been diagnosed when I was 4. So I did get the help I needed when I was younger.

Living with it isn't a walk in the park most of the time. There are things that I need to learn in order to survive and stay alive and not make myself oblivious to any danger that I may come in front of.

I am an advocate for everyone who has any form of Autism when it comes to embracing it and taking advantage of the great capabilities we get when we are diagnosed with it.

My inspirational documentary short film about Autism Advocacy down below explains what I mean in a powerful way. I highly recommend giving it a watch. Trust me on this one, you guys will love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQVF3QqWME4

Edited January 15, 2016 by Jonny Music

[kanwe yest 157]

I think it's pretty cool to have a group of autistic members because it's more of an experience with new people.

 

I don't have autism, BUT i was sent to special ed once in the middle of middle school for half a year. i wasnt doing any work in regular school i'd just sit there. then that was in 7th grade first 6 months. i got taken out because i started doing work i guess and back into regular school with my friends again. then here's the bad part

 

I SUCK at every subject mostly math. so 9th grade i was screwed badly. i failed so bad in classes, that i ended up just giving up. i could care so much less about school, i just didn't even show up and when i did most times i'd just not do work again. THEN i dropped out. me and 11 other guys who like half of them were dropouts too, we formed kinda a group i dont wanna go into much about cause it not important and its embarassing af.

[AccountNoLongerUsed 741]

I do. Asperger Syndrome to be exact

[Admiral Regulus 2,769]

There's a thread like this that's created pretty much every week.

 

As you probably already gathered, quite a few members here are on the Autism spectrum. I may be slightly autistic myself, but I've never been assed enough to get a professional evaluation. When I was 17 years old, I first learned about Aspergers and went through an obsessive phase researching that, but I've since learned that it doesn't matter so much. Autistic or not, you are who you are, which a multifaceted being of enormous complexity. These words are just little things that we use to simplify that.

[[NULL] 906]

Oh god, comic sans.

 

A better question would be "Who doesn't have autism?"

[kanwe yest 157]

Oh god, comic sans.

 

A better question would be "Who doesn't have autism?"

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Edited January 15, 2016 by jeru the damaja

[Denim&Venöm 16,444]

I guess technically I have autism, what with revised guidelines and all. 

 

I've had my moments of brilliance, things that shape and help me focus on what i'm passionate about. Other times I hate how frustrating it is for me to interact with others. It has it's detriments and it's merits. 

[BlastWave 0]

I am autistic too.  I feel it is a blessing and a curse on me.

[Ponies4Bronies 394]

I quite frankly couldn't care less if you had autism as long as you like ponies and don't mind sipping a few cold ones(while discussing ponies   )

And to answer the OP, yes but not to the point where I get socially nervous or I rock/flap or whatever. But I have my "preferred" things to do and I have been known to have some violent tendencies on my worse days...

[Will Guide 21,325]

Me too! Asperger's Syndrome, to be precise. And I agree with @Kyoshi and @Jonny Music. I know the feelings they're describing.

 

When I was little in grade school, I would have uncontrollable laughter at inappropriate times during class. Also, the term, "rhetorical question" was very foreign to me; example: a early math question teaching how to count asked, "how many steps to the bathroom?" to which I would wrote in VERY BIG LETTERS, "I DON'T KNOW." Actually, all I had to do to answer that question was just simply walk to my house's bathroom and just write down the number of steps it took to get there; the teacher didn't care if it took 5 or 100 steps. Yes, at the time, I was convinced that there is only ONE correct answer to any given question. Heh, my first introduction to the concept that questions can have many different, but completely valid answers.    

 

You'd also think me strange that back in middle school, I've had mental meltdowns during class for reasons I can't quite remember. What caused the meltdowns, I honestly can't remember but I do remember having them!  In addition, I had to wear leg braces throughout my grade and middle school years due to motor control problems. (yes, there are not just braces for your teeth). Once I've had surgery on my hamstrings (muscles on the back of my thighs), I no longer needed to wear them, though I still need to stretch my legs or I could end up the Tin Man before Dorothy and the Scarecrow found him: Stiff, and unable to move! 

 

One good thing that comes from being autistic is that because I have narrowly, defined interests, I can greatly fill my head with and retain stuff about said interests that the average person would soon forget about over time. Biggest Example: Disney. As far back as I can remember, I've loved Disney animated films and that's most certainly all the way back when I was a toddler. Ah, Belle from Beauty and the Beast; you're like Twilight Sparkle in that you both not only like books, but you both were the first characters from Disney and MLP:FiM I've seen that...(well...to use a metaphor from Pixar's recent hit film, Inside Out...) created Core Memories that made my Personality Islands of Disney and MLP:FiM. Me: Life-Long Disney fan, knowing a lot of Disney-stuff that a casual person probably wouldn't know; and in a few months, it'll have been 3 years since I've been a Brony. Been just 3 short years and yet, I feel like I know enough about FiM to pass myself off as a fan who's been watching since October 2010

 

Also, while I've loved video games since I was 5, thanks to the CD-ROM games for Windows '95, I really became a gamer when I got my first Nintendo system, the N64 when I was 9; Quickly became more fascinated by electronic devices than most of the kids in my age group. Given that in the past few decades that we have entered the Internet Age, my electronic fascination gave me the ability to quickly adapt to using these devices faster than my peers.

 

Despite the advantages, I was not very social and only very few real-life friends in high school, despite my high GPA of 3.5 out of 4. And because of my habit of either going off into my own world or playing my DS, I feel I didn't get the chance to really explore and discover myself when I'd reached that age when most teens start to think about more...adult things. I've only really starting question myself just over a year ago. I regret not taking advantage of my teen years to get out of my comfort zone and discover myself better.   

 

In Short,  when it came to stuff like Disney and Nintendo, I'm a fast and attentive seeker of knowledge and gamer, respectively. But when it came to other things that people my age would naturally be figuring out like what career they'll be pursuing after high school or getting a huge sense and acceptance of one's own personality, I'm lagging behind. :okiedokielokie:

 

TL;DR Being a guy with Austism (Asperger's Syndrome, to be exact) had many ups and downs on my life, but I have to live with it, and I'm doing fine. 

[Comic Sans 401]

​People have told me that I may have Asperger's, but I've yet to get any sort of official diagnosis. 

[----- 476]

Yesterday my psychologist  told me that I have Asperger's Syndrom. I am feeling a bit weird now. '-'

Edited January 29, 2016 by Fluidty