rpcarnell wrote:
Some people don't take medication for ADD or ADHD because they think these diseases allow them to generate more ideas than a normal mind would.
IMHO, an aspie may not enjoy the things that make NTs look stupid. The other day I was watching Piranha 3D, and the police asked people to get out of the water, and they all laughed and continued drinking beer, and the piranhas ate like half of them. Aspies being socially awkward would find that whole party too crowded to be in, so, my point is, aspies are less likely to participate in events that make people look stupid, like getting drunk at fraternity parties, and yes, aspies are less likely to become victims of prehistory, flying piranhas. Aspies tend to be smarter than NTs, but not always. Aspies can date themselves, so they are not as hassled by dating as NTs are.
But there are, of course, disadvantages behind every mental illness (assuming Asperger is a mental illness, which, I think is not the case). ADD can make you very an inefficient student. Asperger can make you socially awkward and allow people to victimize you, since you may be a loner.
I guess being able to handle a mental illness is the key here.
Did you just call ADHD a disease? Do you think of AS as a disease? They're both freaking brain disorders.
And people with ADHD can excel in school. I know many people who had no problem with it.
I enjoy being hyperactive and impulsive even if it gets me into trouble. I enjoy mixing some hand flapping and vocal sounds to it.
Well technically disorders fall under the term disease......but it is much more accurate to refer to them as disorders. As disease is not a specific term and just indicates something in general is wrong with ones health mental or physical.
30 Aug 2011, 6:47 pm
