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27 Oct 2011, 6:12 am

^^^
maybe it has something to do with being the big fish in a little pond, rather than being the small fish in a big pond elsewhere.



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27 Oct 2011, 11:58 am

jackbus01 wrote:
Embroglio wrote:
I've never really met anyone with Asperger's who I've enjoyed. To be completely honest most other Aspie's tend to just be grating to me. I honestly wonder if I was misdiagnosed as a child. I've never been one for following rules, I was always that kid who enjoyed acting out and causing trouble. My idea of fun is going out and going to a party not reading magna or playing video games all day. I never really had a "special" interest that I would obsess about and only talk about that. I tend to get along better with ADD, sociopathic and bipolar types then others with Aspergers.


I find it strange that you would choose to post on a forum that skews heavily in the Asperger demographic, why not find some forums where you find people that have similar interests to you or communicate similar to you.
I am not judging, I just find it puzzling. One of the reasons, I'm here is that I relate to a lot of the things people discuss and I enjoy the literate and pedantic postings that are uncommon elsewhere.

I've only met like 5-10 other people with Asperger's, all with more severe cases then I have. I was put into "social skills" groups as a child and I was the only kid there who had friends and could make friends. Most of the other kids in the group never had friends. About the only time my traits seem to come out anymore is when I'm sick or under a lot of stress. Otherwise I appear a little weird, but nothing out of the ordinary.



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27 Oct 2011, 3:59 pm

Everyone I've met with Asperger's with the exception of my 8th grade friend William who I don't even see anymore, have been total as*holes to put it bluntly. I prefer NT friends despite my AS.



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27 Oct 2011, 10:27 pm

I don't know about Aspergers specifically. The DXed Aspergers I've met in real life have been pretty "cool" really, just slightly odd. However, I'm quite over the "nerd" crowd now. Now I just do solitary cool things like work on cars and lift weights and occasionally interact with the crowds that associate with both of them. So if Aspie=nerd, then yeah, Aspies are too square.



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29 Oct 2011, 3:06 am

MetalAspie wrote:
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Why would you want to get in trouble?


I don't like GETTING in trouble, but I do like being adventurous and taking life by the balls, and living each day its like my last. Live fast die young dude. It's more fun that way.


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29 Oct 2011, 3:54 am

^^^
PEACE and order. in that order. i shouda been a canadian. :hmph:



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30 Oct 2011, 11:34 am

yeah its totally possible i dont really have it but then again almost any diagnosis is questionable. after all its a syndrome that has symptoms that anyone in the general public could have any number of... but yes almost all othe aspies i know are strict rule followers with the exception of my two friends. what i don't get is basically aspies know that the rest of the population find strict rule followers to be annoying and lame but they still insist on being that way. which is cool and fine however if you want more friends compromise needs to be made or find friends like yourself!i know i have adhd but i do seem to have more social understanding than my aspie friends alsonever had trouble with body language. and anything i do/say inappropriate i do with the intention of getting a laugh... so maybe im a socio? :twisted:


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30 Oct 2011, 5:01 pm

I doubt I could even pick out someone with Aspergers, seriously. I like people that tend to be socially aloof/awkward , but not to the extreme. I also like people with strong interests. The people that bother me are ones that act ridiculously immature and say inappropriate things loudly when we are out and about.