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 Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions   Topic: Perfectionism and correcting others - OCD, OCPD, or just AS?

root
Posted: 31 Oct 2016, 12:41 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 1,615
I started thinking about this one behavior I have and it led to thinking about other traits I'm wondering others would consider to be part of AS, or possibly something like OCPD. When I hear someone speak a fact that I know is incorrect, I need to correct them. Out loud. It could be in casual one on...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Wanting only one best friend

root
Posted: 11 Jun 2016, 7:25 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 786
OP, I completely relate to this. My entire life has been a series of just wanting/having one friend at a time - I seem to be incapable of being attached to more than one person at a time. No one else is important if I have one friend I really like. Why would I need any other friends when I have this...

 Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions   Topic: ADHD / autism spectrum internal conflict

root
Posted: 29 Feb 2016, 4:47 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 2,173
Your internal conflict theory makes sense to me. I have ASD (Asperger's) and ADHD (inattentive) as well and I've definitely experienced similar, almost paradoxical behavior patterns throughout my life. For example, I'll get obsessively interested on a very specific interest, it's all I can focus/hyp...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Easy ways to hide it?

root
 Post subject: Re: Easy ways to hide it?
Posted: 30 Jan 2016, 2:31 pm 

Replies: 10
Views: 837
Look people in the eyes. -__- Laugh and smile more. -__- Talk about what the others are talking about even if it seems boring to you. -__- Make small talk. -__- Avoid discussions about intellectual pursuits unless your friends are intellectuals. -__- Copy their behaviors in a subtle way. -__- Try n...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Do you have desires for friendships?

root
Posted: 30 Jan 2016, 2:14 pm 

Replies: 16
Views: 1,089
OP, so glad you posted this. I was just thinking about the same and can relate deeply to what you said about having no desire or longing for friendships. (It's remarkable to have a need for connection over...well, a lack of connection, but there it is!) It makes me deeply uncomfortable when people c...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Issues with involuntarily noticing EVERY typo...

root
Posted: 19 Jun 2015, 3:45 pm 

Replies: 36
Views: 2,002
www(.)scientificamerican(.)com/article/enhanced-visual-attention-may-be-early-predictor-of-autism/ Read this and wondered how this characteristic intense attention to detail - more specifically, the types of details that stand out - affects others. Do you view it as a strength, impairment, both, or ...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Emotional manipulation with good intentions.

root
Posted: 06 May 2015, 4:58 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 902
Thanks for your thoughts. My question now is, if this is really a "normal" NT thing, why do they place so much value on it, if everyone knows everyone's motives are selfish? I think I don't understand why people would pretend others are being altruistic if they know they're just doing it b...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Emotional manipulation with good intentions.

root
Posted: 06 May 2015, 4:21 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 902
Not sure if anyone else experiences this, or if it's even an Asperger's thing or not, I'm interested to see if anyone else can relate: I've realized that often (if not most or even all the times) when I do something nice for someone, it's not exactly with the intent of making them happy. It's hard t...
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