[Asperger's] - Information Inconsistancy

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yeah, kicker, I really like what you wrote too. This is a very confusing syndrome and we have to try to make sense of it in order to make sense of ourselves.

Thank you both. Though I can't really take credit for it solely. I've had a lot of help getting there myself.

May as well just stick with the DSM-V and its criteria -- that provides a definite list of symptoms that one will need.

I love it when you write these things, it makes me happy.

Thank you for explaining too...I think of it as specific creativity and I enjoy variations of this inconsistent language of english...

im really starting to stop listening to the internet information because of the inconsistency and unreliable sources, i listen to my psychologist mainly about it and ask him the accuracy about the information i receive, i cant name them off the back of my hand but he has already disproven a lot of information i have read on the internet.

Have you got any examples that you can think of as of reading this?

Thank you for this. It's been so long since I had an IT class that I completely forgot about being able to use Boolean with Google searches. Also the explanation regarding the hierarchy of worthy information has already helped me a lot as it allowed me to discount some of the more conspicuously underdeveloped .com websites.

EDIT - I keep on finding more and more information that in my mind contradicts itself. Apparently a lot of philosophers have Asperger's. Why is this so, considering that those with Asperger's are thought to struggle with abstract? Do individuals with Asperger's often follow down courses that they find naturally difficult, almost as if by instinct, as some kind of a challenge or need?

I know this is just one example, but difficulty with abstract in Asperger's is one of the most difficult things for me to comprehend. I always thought abstract was something that had to be learned and primarily based around logic, and that seems to be what is happening based on what I've been reading. I really need clarification on this issue.

There may be different kinds of abstract. For example, I have had many things that I have created in my mind that do not exist but I wish did exist. These would be considered abstract. I also have an understanding of some metaphysical things and and some understanding of energies. These are also abstract concepts. I think that to say that all Aspies have trouble with understanding abstract things is probably a stereotype that is not correct. And I do not remember seeing anything of the sort in the DSM 5 criteria. The Aspie girl on the video that JakeDay posted on a different thread also talks about how she is aware of and sensitive to energies.