If you think you have autism but don't, you're a loser.

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I don't really have autism,I used to think I did but now I realise I don't I have tourette's syndrome though, but the reason I came to this site was to understand my social difficulties and fix them, not to find an excuse. I never once told anyone I had autism, nor do I think autism is a badge of honor, it's a neurological defect that causes problems for it's sufferers. But I tell you what, just because I'm not autistic doesn't mean I'm normal. I did weird things as a kid, play with tires for hours, lick walls and tables, stare at walls for hours,not show any interest in social interactions. I could read before I could talk. I enjoy reading more than talking to people. People thought I was ret*d and came close to being diagnosed that as a kid. I am logical in my thought process. Have a hard time expressing my thoughts and emotions. Can't take bright lights and loud noises. Am absent-minded and blissfully unaware. The point is I may not be autistic, but I have social difficulties and came to wrongplanet to improve my social skills, not to whine and be emo.

Tourette Syndrome is misunderstood by many people, they just think it's rampant cussing and thats it. But tourette's is a full blown neurological disorder that affects the person for life, with sudden body movements called tics(similar to stims) and can negatively effect social skills. While tourette sufferers can improve their social skills, they learn social skills slower than neurotypicals and can be as oblivious to social etiquette as an autistic person. And I have just as much right to be on this sight as autistic people.

I can't say if I have it for sure or not. I have no way to get a diagnosis because I have no insurance and no money.

I've been thinking more about it lately because eventually I'm going to have to be able to support myself and whatever is wrong with me is bad enough that I can't live a normal independent life. I have many of the symptoms of this and have since childhood. If it's something else I'm fine with that but I would someday like to get a diagnosis.

Well, I'm not trying to get other people to call me a loser, but I am trying to get people to guess what kind of loser I might be if I don't have autism -- I never actually personally identified with the "loser" label in real life, but someone has called me a loser in the past, and someone else online said that, basically, only NTs who are effectively losers would suspect they have autism and some evidence suggests I'm NT (But yet, I seem to share a lot of similarities with HFA's.). In this regard, liveandletdie actually helped out! I just need to visit a mall to find my species of loser.

(Actually, I mostly suspected I had autism because of ongoing communication / social difficulties, a lot of nonverbal and verbal communication similarities, similar social outcomes, known ToM difficulties that others don't seem to have, and an unusually high AQ score. These communication / social difficulties persisted even in high IQ nerdy fields like computer science. So, me suspecting I had/have autism is/was not exactly without basis, though I don't seem to be *really* autistic and my parents aren't autistic, so my guess right now is probably memory deficits and I'm getting my memory tested to check that out. If I am autistic, then the only genetic explanation I can guess is that the synergy between my dad's tech genes and my mom's super-math genes substantially increased the level of autistic expression in their progeny's genes, including my sister's. My sister tested at 28, while I tested at 35, while both my mom and dad scored below 17. The other possible explanation is that possibly an "introverted" home atmosphere or some part of the home environment growing up possibly increased the level of "autistic-esque" characteristics as measured by the AQ test; I was operating a computer when I was 2, so an early exposure and continued exposure to computers might have made me "become" seemingly more autistic, even if I'm really not.)

No, I don't want this thread to be locked. I'm not really affected that much by insults online.

I forgive you and your delusions.

the thread didn't stay civil so i think it has run its course.