naturalplastic wrote:
Campin_Cat wrote:
Buc wrote:
Trump
I, and others on here, agree with you!!
Sure, he could be a narcissist, and/or have ADHD, as well.
I'm not picking on him, BTW----because, if, for no other reason, if I was picking on him, I'd be, essentially, picking on ALL Aspies, and I wouldn't do that (especially since I'm an Aspie, myself). I also think that with some, they don't want him to be an Aspie, because they hate him so much, and they don't want people thinking all Aspies are like him, or whatever.ADHD, and narcissism are kinda obvious things to wonder about Trump. But why do you think that he is an aspie? I dont know of any obvious aspie traits about him. Unless you mean obsession with real estate as a special interest.
Here are some of the things that I have listed in the past, on here (some, are new, that I add as "we" go-along), that he has done, that has led me to this conclusion:- - blurting-out of inappropriate things
- - saying things at inappropriate times
- - seemingly, truly wondering why what he said was wrong (and asking somebody what was wrong with what he said)
- - special interests / obsessions
- - hyper-focus (in constructing buildings, for instance)
- - wanting to be alone in his room in military school, instead of leading (read this, a couple of times, somewhere)
- - finding fault with everybody
- - speaking in third person
- - being extremely detailed (people have often commented on "The Art of the Deal" being extremely detailed)
- - wanting White House staff to give him charts and graphs, etc. (visual thinker, maybe)
- - the "different" thing he does with his hands / fingers when he's talking (stimming, maybe - or, just plain ol' "repetitive motor mannerisms" [DSM-IV Criteria for Asperger's Syndrome])
- - often stumbling-over / trying to find words (you can almost see his brain working or him scanning his brain, for the right word[s], and/or saying off-the-wall things to try to, IMO,
force the right word[s])
- - being so easily dismissive of other people's opinions / thoughts / ideas (especially, if they don't align with his - that is in abundance, IMO, here on this site)
- - being so adamant / adamant about him being RIGHT (like I've seen so many Aspies do, on here - they wouldn't back-down, IMO, if their own MOTHER proved to them, that they were wrong; and, seemingly feeling like their opinion is the only one that counts)
- - him saying he'd love to just eat the same thing, everyday (McDonald's)
DSM-IV - Asperger's Sydrome:
IMO, he matches 2 in A, and he needs 2; in B, he matches with all 4, and he needs 1; he matches with C; we have no way of knowing-about D and E; and, I'm not doing the research needed for F.
https://iancommunity.org/cs/about_asds/about_asds_dsm_iv_criteria_for_aspergers_syndromePost addy: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=354913&p=7693326#p7693326
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11 Mar 2018, 11:21 am
