Documentary about Asperger's Syndrome
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Documentary about Asperger's Syndrome shown in TV in 2005 is about me, I have mild Asperger's Syndrome, I was diagnosed in 2002.
I knew I was different from the age of about 6 years old, hypotheses included the reincarnation of King David or Pliny the Elder, a left behind Space Alien and finally mild autism. Other pupils were loud and ran around randomly, while I preferred a mature intellectual life. I became interested in
astronomy/science ~3 years old, so I'm told, it that made me stand out in school. I later became fascinated by mineralogy. I was bullied badly because I was odd, sometimes beaten up, for years. Bullying mostly stopped in secondary school as I found a group to hang around with. In 1987, at 14, I we
nt to an astronomy lecture, but due to the excitement of it all I had a panic attack and I had to leave (a panic attack over astronomy?). This began over a decade of anxiety & panic attacks and increased reclusiveness, which I completely overcame in 1998. Perhaps due to my bad experience with Astronomy, I turned to Mineral collecting.
One of isolating aspects of Asperger's is, we tend to talk at people not with people. However, in 1998, I did a 6 week geological mapping project with a friend, and I every hour or so we would sit and chat. After 4 weeks, our conversations became two way. While this was an improvement, it also led
to my growing sense oddness. This processes I am told, is called gaining insight, some young adults with Asperger's try to transition from the basic social skills of childhood, to the more sophisticated social skills of adult life, but fail. A diagnosis was a great relief, I felt better about myse
lf and understood myself more, I didn't need to be normal so badly (that ever that is). I set up a social group in 2002, made many good friends and found a girlfriend though the group. I find people with Asperger's (I have met aver 100) are all extremely kind and interesting people. My social skills
have improved allot. I finished my Phd a few months ago and I am now looking forward to joining my girlfriend in New Zealand next year. I graduated with a PhD in geology in 2008.
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| Ah no, it's just ... ( 1 day ago by beatityatube) |
| Ah no, it's just easier for them to socialize. Which makes it easier for them to attract mates. We all (NT's and Aspies alike) learn through practice. Synapses in the brain connecting through experience etc. NT's face the same rejections when they ask a girl out. Aspies might not handle rejection quite so well, it takes practise to overcome that. |
| That sounds true, ... ( 1 day ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| That sounds true, but also, Male Aspies have it a lot harder than Female Aspies when it comes to dating/relationships/sex/hooking-up, because us males have to take the initiative in the dating scene, most of the time like 80 to 90 percent of the time we have to make the first move, pursue the girl, approach the girl and strike up a conversation, ask her out on a date, ask her to be my girlfriend. If a female aspie gets a boyfriend, then her boyfriend is probably a Neuro-Typical Guy. |
| Yes, that's very ... ( 1 day ago by beatityatube) |
| Yes, that's very much the case. The whole dating thing has always been harder for the guys, even the NT's. :-) Best not to pursue too much that just runs them off, if a girl is interested, you'll know. Takes a few rejections before you get it right. I've been there and done all of that. Hard at first, but it gets easier. Heartache isn't easy either. Pleased to say that I found someone in the end. It's not so bad. :-) |
| so you really think ... ( 1 day ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| so you really think it is impossible for a male aspie to learn how to talk to women? |
| Yeah, my problem is ... ( 1 day ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| Yeah, my problem is that I am not very outgoing, I went to 3 different high schools and I did not have a car in high school or my license and neither did my friends, I got my license and first car until after I graduated high school, my close friends even to this day both do not have a car, 2 of them are 20, 1 of them is 19, one of them is in the process of trying to get his license, the others are very poor and can't afford a car, they are very low-income. |
| Also do you think ... ( 1 day ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| Also do you think it is normal for Aspie guys to come off as desperate/needy? and do they often try too hard? Eventhough they are trying their best not to look and sound desperate and not try too hard, is it impossible? Are there different types of Asperger Syndrome? like different levels of it? Also I am wondering if it is just shyness, social anxiety, or Asperger Syndrome, or all of them together, I am confused. |
| So do you think it ... ( 1 day ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| So do you think it is impossible for male with asperger syndrome to not come off as desperate and needy and not try too hard? Like is it impossible for a male with asperger syndrome to get a girlfriend or date without being desperate, needy and trying too hard? Like is it impossible for me to do the oppossite of being desperate? Like no matter how much I keep trying and practicing, will I always be coming off as desperate and needy and trying too hard? which girls do not like. |
| My other problem is ... ( 1 day ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| My other problem is that school is the only and easiest place for me to meet and talk to girls, because the party scene is not really meant for me, like I have tried to make new friends with people who are involved with the party scene, but it has never worked out. Plus I am uncomfortable and not sure if it is right to go out to public places, such as the bookstore, mall, any store, movie theater, theme park, any public place, to approach and talk to girls, because I feel that is stalkerish. |
| So do you think it ... ( 1 day ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| So do you think it is not a good idea for any guy, whether they are an aspie or NT, to approach and talk to girls in public places such as the mall, any store, movie theater, theme park, etc.? Does it have to be in a social setting? Because it seems like most people meet their future boyfriend/girlfriend either in school, or through their friends/acquaintences/people, but the through the friends and people part is not really an option because I don't know a lot of people. |
| Sorry for all of ... ( 1 day ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| Sorry for all of these posts, it's because of the 500 word limit, but anyway, I bet if I was more outgoing, I would have a better chance of meeting the right girl to be my girlfriend or just to date, hang out, but school is basically the only place for me, plus I am unemployed, I am looking for a job at the moment, but it is so tough to get a job these days because of the Economy. So is it impossible for an Aspie male to be undesperate? like do they always give off the desperate vibe? |
| The hardest part is ... ( 1 day ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| The hardest part is getting to know the girl, like I am unable to tell if it is the right time to ask for her number, ask her out on a date, etc. Asking the girl out is not really the hardest part, it is knowing when to ask a girl out, because you don't want to ask out too soon, because that will look and sound desperate, and if you ask out too late, some other guy might snatch her up, like there is the old saying "you snooze you lose". Like I don't know when is the right time to ask the girl. |
| Of course he can! ( 1 day ago by beatityatube) |
| Of course he can! |
| Could be any or all ... ( 1 day ago by beatityatube) |
| Could be any or all of those things. There are different levels of levels yes. Try googling for the Aspie test, see how you score on it. It's a pretty big spectrum. It is just too easy to say the wrong thing without really meaning to. Try and slow it down. Try and get to know a girl as a person. If it's going to go anywhere, that just happens naturally, so be patient. |
| OK, I get the ... ( 1 day ago by beatityatube) |
| OK, I get the feeling that you are trying to be something you are not. YOU might also be experiencing some peer pressure that makes you think you have to be like the others. Accept that you just are not a party animal, really be yourself. Some girls like shy guys, believe it or not. It's hard to give advice, even though I have been through what you are describing. I'd say it was your general approach that needs work. |
| That's okay I read ... ( 1 day ago by beatityatube) |
| That's okay I read all your posts. :-) |
| No i'm an aspie and ... ( 4 hours ago by SkettleGames) |
| No i'm an aspie and i have g.F i might be 13 but i still have a life. And i won't throw it out the window you know we are unique we're different that's all you can meet her in V-Store but i met mine by luck lol. If you need anymore ask for it. |
| I think that ADHD ... ( 1 hour ago by j5689) |
| I think that ADHD is often the initial misdiagnosis for Aspergers. Bad hand-eye coordination is also a very distinct feature of Aspergers. |
| Nice one rae, lol ( 1 hour ago by j5689) |
| Nice one rae, lol |
| Mine is videogames. ... ( 41 minutes ago by j5689) |
| Mine is videogames. :) |
| It's not impossible ... ( 36 minutes ago by j5689) |
| It's not impossible but it is extremely hard because we cannot naturally read people in general. Girls in are even more complex than people and therefore we have even more trouble there. I feel like a damn idiot because I have no idea if what I'm doing is right or wrong when I talk to girls and I have no idea how to tell if they're into me although lately I've been googling for ways to know but I still can't really tell. |
| I always wonder ... ( 30 minutes ago by j5689) |
| I always wonder this too. It just seems like it came naturally to everyone but myself. I get so frustrated because I don't can't tell if what I do is going to scare off the girl I like. I've been talking to her for like a year but I still don't know what to do. Meanwhile, everyone else is just easily getting a GF whenever they want with whoever the want because they have the confidence and the knowledge. |
| Yeah I know, tell ... ( 20 minutes ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| Yeah I know, tell me about it, like I am unable to tell if I am bothering the girl, annoying her, etc. Like I can't tell whether I am being desperate or not, I can't tell whether I am trying too hard, probably the obvious signs if a girl is not interested is that she will give little or no eye contact, does not engage you in the conversation, does not ask you questions back in return, like I am doing all the talking, asking the questions. Girls are just so damn complicated to understand. |
| Another thing that ... ( 13 minutes ago by nobodysperfect06) |
| Another thing that is difficult to understand, like I have a hard time being able to tell if a girl just likes me as a friend, or more than a friend, like a guy she would want to date, potential boyfriend, hook-up, etc. Well deep in my heart and mind, yes, I am desperate to get my first girlfriend and eventually lose my virginity, because most people do these things before the age 21, so it is very difficult to not be desperate, I can't help it, like I think about girls everyday. |
| Every guy thinks ... ( 15 seconds ago by j5689) |
| Every guy thinks about girls every day, Aspies and NTs alike. But you shouldn't really be rushing to lose your virginity just because everyone else has, it's a shallow and wrong reason. Society has this way of making you feel like shit if you haven't done something or don't have something that everyone else has. Don't give into it |
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