Are there different kinds of Aspies?

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16 Mar 2007, 4:22 pm

Ok..i am relativly new to the concept of Aspergers though I relate to it enourmously..i think?..at the moment...?(though sorta wish maybe that i had not discovered it..because if I hadn't I wouldn't be hyperfixated on it as I currently am)

Anyway...I have already gone into my symptoms on some other posts..and don't really feel like going back into it at the moment....It seems alot of aspies are very serious and analytical.and into computer work...I am very noodly..non-mathematical...goofy..childlike...(I am 31 and have been called an 8 year old..really I am stuck somewhere in my teens I think)...I write alot...draw really bad comics..do all sorts of art...have been singing on stage since the age of 11

I am definitely not an "NT" and I definitely had alot aspergers traits...have identified myself an an ADDer for years..

Anyway..how do you folks as aspies differ from one another?

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16 Mar 2007, 4:26 pm

I am a laid-back, flexible, creative Aspie. I am one of those who is eager to try new things and venture into unfamiliar territory, and often deviate from the normal way of doing things. I was diagnosed with AS in 1996 at age 16.

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16 Mar 2007, 4:27 pm

Well it takes allsorts. We are all different. One of the beuties of AS.

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16 Mar 2007, 4:28 pm

hi! welcome!

i'm sure there's as large a myriad of AS/autism ppl as there are NT ppl

think the DX criteria is a bit ambigous, so i doubt you could expect anything but that. i think the catch phrase is: it's a spectrum

i'm self DX and w/e i would be DXed as... i simply find comfort in relating to all the ppl on this board, regardless of their DX

i suggest to just keep reading the forums and asking questions. there are many helpful knowledgabe people here

take care!

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16 Mar 2007, 4:29 pm

I am borderline AS/NT, despite my diagnosis.

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16 Mar 2007, 4:42 pm

poopylungstuffing wrote:

There are DEFINITELY different types of aspies. ALL seem to be pretty smart, literate, and be good analytically and spatially. They are also not THAT social, but curious and research. There is often sensory skewing. There are a few mental traits that appear common. That is probably where the similarity ends.

I am one that is "very serious and analytical.and into computer work" types. BTW I, like many in that role, am not that great with math. Some aspies are so great at math that it boggles the mind. They aren't necessarily into computers. BTW Apparantly many have most of the benefits start to wane around 8-9! Frankly, I am trying to get back to that point. They never all go away though. Even NTs are supposed to have that problem, but most never get to a level where it is really noticable.

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16 Mar 2007, 4:55 pm

I am such a mixture that I cannot even figure out myself who, exactly, I am lol. I am often serious, analytical, logical...but also, I can be very quirky, naive, childish, full of wonder and irrational, especially when hurt or angry. I think each person, AS or not, is a total individual.

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16 Mar 2007, 5:01 pm

I'm goofy and child-like, but I am also mathematically minded. And also artistic.

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16 Mar 2007, 5:03 pm

I think you'll find all types on here. I'm very poor at math, and no matter how I tried to learn programming, couldn't even make it past page 1 ! !!
However, I do like fiddling with the hardware bits ! !
We all share a warped sense of humor, so you'll fit right in ! !

Wot a Nickname ! !!

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16 Mar 2007, 5:06 pm

poopylungstuffing wrote:

Intellectually and emotionally we are very diverse in our interests and abilities.
But we are similar in certain aspects of our behavior. Obsessive interests, social isolation and alienation,
and there some peculiar "glitches" in our neurological and mental make-up.
I am sometimes goofy and childish, I am sometimes very analytical and "cerebral",
But I always feel isolated and I "stim" a lot. I think of myself as High Functioning Autie
PDD-NOS, with sensory and motor problems.

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16 Mar 2007, 5:08 pm

All aspies are different.

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16 Mar 2007, 6:13 pm

I could not be considered goofy and child-like. I am 27, and I am told that I act like I am older, rather than younger.

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16 Mar 2007, 6:40 pm

I'm unique in the fact the hemispheres of my brain are poorly linked. This means I have cross dominant hands and I'm extremely creative while retaining a great degree of logic.

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16 Mar 2007, 7:28 pm

giaam wrote:

Well it takes allsorts. We are all different. One of the beuties of AS.

Nice Ren and Stimpy avatar!

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16 Mar 2007, 7:50 pm

poopylungstuffing wrote:

To be totally philosophical: We are who we are!

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16 Mar 2007, 8:12 pm

Yes, there are many different types. I'm definitely more outgoing and creative than most people with AS, but I do have the obsessions and I am also very emotional.

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