Are you one of those guys that uses Asperger's as some kind of excuse for being really annoying/dumb? Especially on the internet
because I hate that
and I've seen too much of it for one life time
I need to stop going on anime message boards
Oh yes. I have decided to use autism as my excuse. Dude..lol. I didn't even know what the hell Autism, much less "Asperger's Syndrome" was until 8 years ago when I started visiting my psychologist.
Apparently, I was diagnosed with it back in 1991 or so, but I don't recall going to this "Children's Hospital" like they keep saying I went to as a child. Besides..if you're going to pick something to use as an excuse for being "annoying" or "dumb", you certainly wouldn't choose autism.
Some of the most intelligent people are autistic, believe it or not. There are some rather severe cases of it (example: a boy trying to place a square block into the circular hole), but I only have a problem socializing with people. I don't have a speech impediment like some autistic people have (once again, a severe case), but with the way my behavior is towards people face-to-face, I've been diagnosed with, "Asperger's Syndrome".
I don't really understand how the way I act can be categorized as this, but I can't really argue with the doc, so..I've just come to accept it. I guess another thing I could add to my list of things that piss me off is when someone claims I'm "mentally retarded". I went to meet with an autistic group before and after receiving a piece of paper which read, "Autism is considered a mental retardation", needless to say, that was the first and
last meeting I attended.
I may have autism, but I'm not mentally retarded. I can't stand when people try to label me as such simply because they saw Rain Man or whatever the fuck it's called. It's just a stereotype, I guess.
/drama