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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOhDWcwUjAg

This man do not seems aspie to me? He acts like 100% normal. How it is possible?

There are different degrees of Asperger's as there are diferent degrees of regular autism. an autistic child can be verbal or non verbal. just because one talks and one does not doesnt mean they do not suffer the same syndrome

Yes I know that but how it is diagnosed in those who doesn't act like aspie?

No two people are alike; why should two aspies be?

There is a spectrum, but there are variations within.

Officially a specialist tests you, of course. Id type the exact details but I do not know myself since my psych hasnt recomended the tests for me yet (they aer awfully expensive) but there are certain tests that a specialist would conduct with you to asses it as well as some phisical ones i beleive.

I like how all of his paintings are scenery and stuff...and then at the very end, just a random shot of a painting of Dime \m/

I know. Im just wonder how it is diagnosed if he is socially perfectly normal!!

I have all as symthoms now but no in my childhood. Maybe this guy had as symthoms also in childhood. And how important is childhood when adult seeks a diagnosis. Im interested how this guy was as a child?

Can somebody here be as perfektly ''normal'' socially as this guy?

Of course. Asperger's is a 'hidden disability', and many many Aspies are able to present as perfectly normal individuals, socially, 'though often they can only maintain this for a limited amount of time and it takes a lot more effort and concentration than for NTs.

Aspies can often develop coping strategies and techniques to enable them to navigate difficult social and sensory environments. They can have jobs, families, social lives... and appear completely NT, given the right time and provision.

There's no such thing as a typical person with an ASD.

There really isn't a typical asperger-person. I agree.

He acts normal because he's learned the social skills. Alex Plank look equaly high-functioning in his speeches.

He's lacking eye contact, plus he needs a social worker to help him live, as well as social services that his family got for him (he cannot work around people).

He looks and sounds like someone with AS to me.

I LOVE your icon. The Slayers is an awesome anime!

He speaks very precisely, averts his eye gaze and paints brilliantly--and he admits to not being able to function in the social world. His paintings look my neice's paintings (she's graduating high school and is a brilliant painter).

I say yes. These videos are great. They come on just as my son is passing by. He is getting glimpses of Aspergers and hopefully will feel connected somehow.

How tragic that government help is not there. Once again, it is frightening to me that I will have to endure this for my son-a life time of struggling to organize, fit in, and deal with the pressures of school. He gets amazing support right now. I want this to continue however long it needs to. He, too, fears not having the support. It's as if he knows he can't manage it all alone. He's only in 3rd grade!

thx for the video--keep em coming!

I can tell he is aspie from what the news reported said about him. That's how people get diagnosed. Not by looking at them and how they act in their office. They tell the doctors what symptoms they have and all. I don't know how testing works for AS because I sure don't remember when I got tested. I only remember my mother and my psychiatrist talking about me and my past life. Plus I can remember the waiting area before your name gets called and I would go in this playhouse that was built for someone who passed away in 1995 on new Year's day.


My ex boyfriend had AS and he acted normal to me. I could not tell he had it unless he told me his symptoms.

To try to answer your question;

When I was tested for Asperger's, the psychologist didn't really look at my social skills, or how "normal" I appeared, instead, he guided me though a series of small tests that each tested a different part of my brain. The tests where things like pattern recognition, memory, creativity, problem solving, reading/spelling and maths. After the tests were over, he told me that with people on the spectrum, different parts of the brain don't communicate with each other fully. This meant that if I had Asperger's, the tests would come back showing significant differences between certain tests, ie; I'd be great at one thing but absolutely terrible at another. And sure enough, the tests came back with very significant differences indeed.

Perhaps the guy in the video was given a similar test. It did seem like the best type of test for Asperger's in my opinion, as it didn't focus too much on social skills that I may or may not have learned over the years.

Hey thanks for ansvering BUT

I heard that other neurological deseases(sorry it's not a deseese i know, just don't know other words, my english is bad) for example adhd includes the same tests profile as in aspergers, I mean in one thing may be very good and in other thing may be terrible