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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 18, 2007, 01:34:59 PM

Title: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 18, 2007, 01:34:59 PM: I'm only being semi-facetious.

In the past 3 years or so, it seems like every socially-awkward introverted nerd has declared (or had themselves declared) to have Asperger's. It's the new ADD, which was in turn the new dyslexia. So, does it really exist? Or does it just make people feel better to call themselves something other than "spazzy social r-tard"?
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 18, 2007, 01:36:12 PM: Yes, it just gets misdiagnosed a lot. I've KNOWN a few people who have had cases of it.

I think these days its used to make shut ins feel ok about not asserting themselves, and acting like they just moved a mountain for accomplishing extremely ordinary tasks.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: TVC15 on April 18, 2007, 01:38:58 PM: It's the new ADD.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 18, 2007, 01:39:24 PM: It's all about APD.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 18, 2007, 01:40:15 PM: Yeah ass burgers exists.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 18, 2007, 01:40:22 PM: I know one person who has it who I think really has it. But it seems like everyone has it!
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 18, 2007, 01:40:28 PM: Im pretty sure everyone on GAF thinks they have Aspergers just like they can all lucid dream cause theyre all fuckin rockstars omg unlikely internet nerds conquer dream/waking boundries and mental disabilities.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 18, 2007, 01:41:14 PM: Does anyone remember the v. special episode of the Cosby Show where Theo was diagnosed with dyslexia and that made his bad grades okay? Are we gonna see an Asperger's episode for Everybody Loves Raymond or something.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: TVC15 on April 18, 2007, 01:44:36 PM: Everybody Loves Raymond has been done for like 5 years dude. You're all HUNG UP ABOUT SOME SITCOM FROM LIKE A HALF DECADE AGO MAN! GET WITH THE TIMES!
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Human Snorenado on April 18, 2007, 01:45:17 PM: Yeah, it's real. My nephew was diagnosed with it, and unlike most kids who are just shitheads this kid has real problems.

That said, most ADD diagnoses are crap.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Saint Cornelius on April 18, 2007, 01:45:57 PM: I was talking to a friend about Asperger's recently, and we took the little "do you have Asperger's?" test online.

Apparently, everyone in my social circle, including myself, has it.

*shrug*
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 18, 2007, 01:47:45 PM: I don't know what the modern cultural bad-sitcom touchstone is. King of Queens? Um. I only watch good TV.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 18, 2007, 01:48:06 PM: I need to stop taking those online tests. I have everything except Postpartum Depression. :P And I only missed that diagnosis by one question.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Human Snorenado on April 18, 2007, 01:49:27 PM: Quote from: Malek: King of Kings on April 18, 2007, 01:48:06 PM
I need to stop taking those online tests. I have everything except Postpartum Depression. :P And I only missed that diagnosis by one question.

What about lupus? It could be lupus.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 18, 2007, 01:49:51 PM: Quote from: Emperor Triumph I on April 18, 2007, 01:49:27 PM
Quote from: Malek: King of Kings on April 18, 2007, 01:48:06 PM
I need to stop taking those online tests. I have everything except Postpartum Depression. :P And I only missed that diagnosis by one question.

What about lupus? It could be lupus.
It's never lupus!
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: bluemax on April 18, 2007, 01:54:51 PM: One of my younger sister's friends in highschool had it. It wasn't the sort of thing she went around bragging about or telling people about. She tried her best to not let people know she had it actually.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 18, 2007, 01:58:22 PM: It can be argued that almost everyone is a LITTLE autistic, for example.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 18, 2007, 01:58:55 PM: Titan Quest makes me feel autistic.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Himu on April 18, 2007, 01:59:39 PM: Ass burgers? I don't know what that means. ???
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Saint Cornelius on April 18, 2007, 01:59:51 PM: Quote from: MrAngryFace on April 18, 2007, 01:58:22 PM
It can be argued that almost everyone is a LITTLE autistic, for example.

Actually, everyone's a LITTLE gay. I don't know about autistic.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 18, 2007, 02:00:05 PM: Quote from: Himuro on April 18, 2007, 01:59:39 PM
Ass burgers? I don't know what that means. ???

Cue BONES macro!
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 18, 2007, 02:16:47 PM: I love titan quest so much. Already in Babylon in epic mode. Closing in on 50 hours I think lol.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Bloodwake on April 18, 2007, 02:17:36 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on April 18, 2007, 02:00:05 PM
Quote from: Himuro on April 18, 2007, 01:59:39 PM
Ass burgers? I don't know what that means. ???

Cue BONES macro!

House reference and Bones reference in the same thread!
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 18, 2007, 02:20:31 PM: LETS MAKE THIS A TITAN QUEST THREAD!

(http://cache.kotaku.com/images/2006/07/Titan%20Quest_01.JPG)
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: ToxicAdam on April 18, 2007, 02:23:56 PM: I read something about the high incident rates of Autism in children born in the Silicon Valley. They suspect it is because of the uncommon congregation of highly intelligent, socially awkward people working/living in the same area. In the past, these people would never have crossed paths. They would have never left their families and perhaps never even would have dated.

Here, I found it: http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:gHwTlMeqH9EJ:www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.html+high+autism+in+silicon+valley&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: tiesto on April 18, 2007, 02:32:48 PM: Great question, Patel. I have met a few genuinely autistic people in person, but most of the average message-board types who I have met (who may claim they have autism/asperger's) are just extremely socially awkward. Autism is still not understood very well, we have no idea of the causes (mercury poisoning?), and its probably frequently misdiagnosed.

One thing I have run into a lot in my time on this planet is obsessive-compulsive people, from the slightly obsessive to those requiring meds to control it. I'll consider myself on the lighter side of that scale.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Itch on April 18, 2007, 02:56:10 PM: WTF? I've never even heard of this before. I had to look it up on Google.

Do people who have this take medication? How do you treat it?
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2007, 03:19:03 PM: Why can't I have a cooler disorder than social anxiety. I wish I had multiple personalities so I wouldn't feel so alone.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Fragamemnon on April 18, 2007, 04:06:19 PM: Quote from: MrAngryFace on April 18, 2007, 01:40:28 PM
conquer dream/waking

This sounds like a Titan Quest build. I didn't get to play last night, too much RIVETING AIRPLANE GOODNESS arjkejdsg.

Are you on legendary yet?
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Himu on April 18, 2007, 04:07:14 PM: WHAT IS ASS BURGERS
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 18, 2007, 04:12:35 PM: "aspergers" is a way of saying "i'm really smart like an autistic person but without the crippling emotional and behavioral dysfunction! you just don't understand me!"
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 18, 2007, 04:21:40 PM: You just described half of the Internet, Drinky.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 18, 2007, 04:23:29 PM: Frag: In babylon right now. I havent had a solid block of time to play the past few days.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Saint Cornelius on April 18, 2007, 04:25:15 PM: Quote from: Drinky Crow on April 18, 2007, 04:12:35 PM
"aspergers" is a way of saying "i'm really smart like an autistic person but without the crippling emotional and behavioral dysfunction! you just don't understand me!"

that's basically what the online test i took said about me. :-\
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 18, 2007, 04:27:49 PM: y'know, i'd consider "you're not ruzbeh" to be the best flattery i could receive right now.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Himu on April 18, 2007, 04:29:32 PM: What can I do if I have ass burgers? Is there a certain medicine I can take? What are the side effects? Are there any ass burger medicine commercials I can watch for inpsiration?
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 18, 2007, 04:30:25 PM: himumu, you've got the gay, not asperger's. the only medicine for your troubles is sold down at the docks.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 18, 2007, 04:38:48 PM: Quote from: Drinky Crow on April 18, 2007, 04:30:25 PM
himumu, you've got the gay, not asperger's. the only medicine for your troubles is sold down at the docks.
I spit coke all over my keyboard.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2007, 04:39:41 PM: :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Himu on April 18, 2007, 04:43:44 PM: Quote from: Drinky Crow on April 18, 2007, 04:30:25 PM
himumu, you've got the gay, not asperger's. the only medicine for your troubles is sold down at the docks.

You know me so well, baby.

All of EB has the gay. It's why I love this place so.
Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 18, 2007, 04:49:01 PM: Not me! I'm straight as a ruler.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
One of those floppy bendable ones :-*
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Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 18, 2007, 04:56:53 PM: spoiler (click to show/hide)
you can't stay floppy for long around here :-*
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Title: Re: Is Asperger's real?
Post by: Prost on April 18, 2007, 05:53:17 PM: In one of my english classes I had a dude in there who has aspergers and it was pretty obvious. The guy could sort of act normal.... buuuuut not really.

I found out towards the end of the semester though that the "whiz kid" in the math class after mine was that guy. Apparently he never missed a problem on the homework or on any of the tests. But MAN his writing was bad.