Can you tell whether a Member is an Aspie, or not?

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I was just curious, because sometimes I pick up vibes from certian Members that give me the impression that they're just pretending. There also Members who are truthful about their diagnosis, and I can tell by reading their Posts. Those of us, who are real might share stories about our Social Dillemas, or we might go on about an Obsession or two, despite many attempts to tone it down.

I can't tell. Some people I wonder about, but we're all humans. And humans vary a lot.

I also don't particularly mind if anyone is 'just pretending'. The lying would bug me a bit, but unless they're being malicious, then it's not much of a problem to me.

Not quite sure why someone would deliberately pretend to have ASD - that's a very odd concept, personally.

I've set myself as "not sure" because I'm genuinely unsure whether I might have ASD. If anyone thinks I'm faking anything or am actually more NT than ASD, please let me know. Seriously. It would be quite useful for me to know.

Not everybody has AS to the same degree as others. I am barely on the spectrum myself.

Tim

I wonder why someone would pretend to have AS?

(this isn't a subtle way of saying AS sucks.)

I'm sure most people are genuine although I have wondered about 1 or 2 guys who've
ended up being banned from the site.The contents of some of their messages seemed to
be at odds with the symptoms of AS in general and more like schizophrenia

The reason that I ask this question is because we get a few Trolls every now and again, and I wonder if they say that they're on the Spectum in their Profiles, in order to make themselves look good, to the rest of us.

Some people (not on this site) say that I am pretending to have AS, just to get attention or just to be different from others.

I'm not pretending to have AS. If I didn't have AS I wouldn't be here.

No lie.

I don't reckon.

The autistic spectrum is so diverse you shouldn't really be able to tell from a post.

I think that it's very unlikely that anyone would pretend to have AS just to be on this Forum. Seriously, why would they? I mean it's not as though there are no other forums to join.

Every Forum gets bored attention seekers from time to time who flame other members, but I think they are pretty obvious.

BTW I put 'unsure' on my profile as although there's every indication that I am on the spectrum, I really don't like labelling myself.

I think that everyone ought to be allowed to register, regardless of their diagnostic state. Many people with full-blown AS don't bother getting a diagnosis, whether they're trying to avoid being labeled, or are convinced that they don't need it.

If you're not an Aspie and you're on this site, you've probably got your reasons. I do like the fact that all flamers get banned, though.

I really like this site, as I'm sure all the other Aspies do, as it is a social haven without all the stupid customs that pervade typical social settings, but the one thing I am afraid about, in regard to this site, that we will develop prejudices and try to seek out NTs who are merely looking out for their brother, or cousin, in order to ban them.

I hope that was coherent enough

Yeah, like an NT was going to waste his time reading us whine about every single thing in the world. It's not like we're giving away prizes for posting.

And no, I don't think it's posible to diagnose someone based on his posts, actually most of the posts I read here sound very NT to me, which makes me think I'm lower functioning than many of you

I don't understand why anyone would fake they're AS. For me I came on here for the first time because I know I have AS. Actually I really want people to know that I have AS so that's why I put dxed.

I guess that I'm having Delusions that some the General Public is signing up under the AS label in order to enjoy a Side Show by visiting the visiting the Members Only forum and the Haven. I've been having a lot of Delusions, about many things lately.

I'm NT. I hope I haven't given anyone the wrong impression. I certainly never meant to deceive anyone.
I came to wrong planet in an attempt to learn about autism for a job I had applied for. Having looked at the WP forums. I think I have picked up a sense of what AS means and a little idea of what makes AS people tick. I know I will never truly understand what it is to have AS but before I came here, I was absolutely clueless.
I got the job and I am enjoying working with people accross the spectrum. I think my time spent here has helped me to understand a little about the people I work with.

Anyway, I actually like it here. The people here tend to be straightforward, no BS, intelligent people whose ideas and ideals make perfect sense. I enjoy reading the posts and occasionally I answer a post although often I feel its none of my business and I keep my thoughts private.

I hope I am still welcome.