Characteristics of Asperger's 

I was diagnosed with Aspergers but I can easily read people’s emotions and I appreciate sarcasm too.

I'm laughing while hearing this cause my entire childhood is flashing before my eyes and now I understand why I always felt so different

Why do people care so much about eye contact?

Asperger’s is when God gives you maxed out stats in intelligence at the expense of social skills

My nephew has aspergers, be kind everyone. He’s a gift and we love him the way he is. He’s funny, smart and does his own thing.

I have Asperger and I found a letter I wrote about all the knowledge I had of space when I was 10 (I studied space for 2 years): (This is all spelt how I spelt it as a 10 yr old girl) "Space is a mysterious wonder, most people don't understand that the edges of the world don't egsist simply because space is infinite; however, if people are referring to the earth (like 'the edges of the earth' etc.) the earth is infact a demented oval and cannot have any edges. Most people think that the earth looks just like the one you see on globes, but little did you know, because of the rapid rotations the earth makes, it causes the earth to inherit a rather unusual shape. Furthermore, space is infinitly expanded, scientists still don't have any proper evidence that space is infact a mysterious infinite wonder. Even I struggle trying to find out if space is infinite, their can't just be a void that you cannot go past... earlier in the year, I thought that Maybe, just maybe, space could look a little like a half eaten hamburger, if you know what I mean. As you can see from this text, space IS in fact a mystery......" I was shocked when I saw the letter.. this was from when I was 10... EDIT: This is 2 years later and i completely forgot about this haha.. i’m now 13 and i did write this when i was 10 just trying to sound more grown up by saying that i ‘wrote’ it when i was 10. the half eaten hamburger statement threw me off as i was re-reading this haha and that is smarter than i thought i would’ve been. i obviously know more about space now and it still aches my mind to think that the world is infinite. but now the even bigger mystery to me is space time and it really confuses me, for example, there’s a planet 53 light years away from earth, if we (somehow) teleported there would we be 53 years into the past? or when we look through the telescope would the ‘present’ simply be just the past? this is the problem that i ran into and i realized its because we measure time by how long it takes OUR earth to completely revolve around OUR star. and it made me wonder if we could use a universal ‘clock’ per say, that just made me realize that it isn’t the problem of us using OUR earth and OUR sun to measure time, its ‘time’ itself that’s the problem. so if there was something else that we could use to know what’s going on ‘right now’, then that might partially cure our problem. but then the answers just branch off into more questions, harder and harder to answer. sorry that this comment is so long haha and if you actually have read this far i respect you, thank you for listening to my rant, ~”that 10 year old girl” almost 3 years later

Speaking as somebody with aspergers people like me expect logical reaction. What we get, especially with children our age is that they're not logical. They experience peer pressure, something I never understood. Peer pressure is not a thing for me. If somebody tells me to do something and I don't want to I say no. They pressure me I tell them to fuck off. This is confusing and personally I tried to stay away from it. Teenagers especially are emotional wrecks. I wanted nothing to do with those kids. On the other hand I did go to a psychologist on occasion. We talked math, space-time, etc. Some life's question. Philosophy, etc. and I loved that. Everyone agrees that emotional teenagers are assholes on occasion. Why do you expect us to get along with them exactly?

I remember when I was little I was taught a different language (because my family is from a different country). My parents sent me off to a summer camp/preschool kind of thing, and they were worried because they thought the counselors there wouldn't be able to understand me because I didn't know English. Then when my parents came to pick me up they asked the counselors if they had a hard time understanding me because I didn't speak English. And counselors were confused because they said I was speaking perfect English, even better than every other 4 or 5 year old or there. My parents were confused too. I had somehow learned English just from hearing other people around me talk and listening to normal TV shows (not kid shows). And to this day I don't have a weird accent in any language. I speak English without an accent and my other language without an accent.

I'm diagnosed as aspergent also. Yes, I feel like an alien among people.

I was diagnosed with Aspergers when I was 3, and now I am 14 and have good eye contact, I can read people’s emotions, and love sarcastic jokes all the time. I also don’t feel different and have lots of friends at school, so I’m questioning this diagnosis.

I am 12 and when I was 8 I think they diagnosed me with asperger. But, my mom used a lot of sarcasm, so I can understand sarcasm, and I sometimes use sarcasm too. But I don’t have that many friends, in fact, it’s difficult for me to label someone as a friend, and it’s easier for me to socialize online than in person. Another fact is that I am from Uruguay, and here we speak Spanish, and I learned English at the same time that I learned Spanish. I don’t speak as fluently as my dad, but I’m close to it. Wash your hands (Coronavirus) and take care :)

There's a girl in my class who has aspergers and she doesn't talk to anyone except me and 3 other people and the teachers when she absolutely has to

I can relate with just about everything in this video - especially the diction (vocabulary), but also the lonely social bashfulness and "nonliteral language". I was diagnosed with "Asperger's Syndrome" around 2001 about the age of six (now called "ASD"). I never allowed my Autism/Asperger's to have the prerogative to stop me or slow me down: Recently, at age 23, I royalty-published the book, “Juggling the Issues: Living with Asperger's Syndrome,” that’s being sold in multiple continents and sold out at various book distributors such as Barnes & Noble, and Walmart. I earned a degree in chemistry, juggle for elementary schools, am an Eagle Scout equivalent, and play piano for seniors on Sunday mornings, which are the “positive” aspects to ASD. I encourage children to never give up on their passions; if I can do it, so can you! I still face the “negative” challenges of ASD, and articulate that in my book as well...but I'm not letting that stop me either, as I endeavor to minimize them as much as possible. I'm not in competition with anybody, and I believe when all of us around the world work together, our ultimate goal will be met quicker, and this world will be a better place :)

I have an asperger and I'm proud of myself.

I was born with Asperger's Syndrome myself and I give this video a thumbs up. Very informative!!

I just recently discovered I had aspergers. My parents did everything they could to prevent me from being diagnosed with something but you can’t prevent the truth. I remember visits to the psychiatrist and how when I was about to give a “false” answer, my parents would butt in and make sure that I wouldn’t give an answer that would lead to a diagnosis. I’m glad I realize the toxicity of their fear now m

it's Aspergers syndrome not disorder

Perfectly Explained! I couldn't put it in words well but this how i exactly felt throughout younger time. People like me who got this syndrome may notice how focused we are , our knowledge doesn't get out , we're highly logical & at times without even studying we sometimes know the answer. We're comfortable talking on topics like Science, economics & philosophy a lot & we expect others to be us all the time. We are little socially awkward at times & think differently especially critically. My parents knew I had Aspergers even before before my real diagnosis & they actually felt good about it because of how we use our brain & with time , even i felt good about it. Talking about social aspect of the syndrome yes it hinders your talk ability to a great extent at first but once you get hold of it well by trying to meet people , it lowers as well. As of now I still feel the social awkwardness but the extent has lowered. My friends on the other hand are quite supportive as well. My Say on people with Aspergers , yes we're different but in a good way. So appreciate the gift you got.

Diagnosed with aspergers at 8. Now 23, what we we never told is how things like alcohol, medication and illicit substances effect people like me so different than the average norm. Its really interesting and incredible. The human brain is utterly fascinating

I was diagnosed with Aspergers this year, I’m 13 at the moment almost 14 and while talking to strangers my age is difficult I’ve managed to create a small friend group and even get a boyfriend who I’ve been with for 4 months now, I’m getting good grades in English and other topics due to my extended vocabulary so I really don’t see a lot of downsides to my disability. However, I was always worried that my disability would prevent me from finding love (along with my physical appearance, just ew) to the point where I thought no one would find me attractive which was proven wrong by my bf who surprising had a crush on me without my knowledge! To everyone with aspergers, while it may be difficult you are all capable of doing whatever you set out to do, it may be difficult but you have to have confidence in yourself. 💖

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aspergers sound like the next step in human evolution, im serious.

I’m flashbacking my entire childhood while watching this video. No wonder I felt so different and so alone, and I would usually talk to adults more than the other kids at birthday parties. I can’t exactly understand sarcasm, people have to point it out for me.

I'm glad u understand me bye have good day

I am diagnosed with bipolar disorder type 1,some features of asperger syndrome and maybe hyperactivity and uncontrollable anxiety!As a person with asperger syndrome i bilieve i have some variery of talent i can also understand the situations around and when somebody talks to me and wants to have a conversation the flow of the conversation flows quiet easily!Very quality video!Thanks for the information though!

I’m 25 and i think i might have asperger. It feels like something is missing in my brain, like someone cut a chord connected to my brain. I can talk to people and understand sarcasm and human emotion but i can’t form deeper connections and relationships and i’m always alone and barely go out. I only do so when i have to buy something. I used to have 4-5 friends (before my teenage years) i could hang out with anytime of the week but got bullied in 4th and 6th grade. After that i kinda changed and became the ”quiet kid” in class. 6th grade we change schools in my country and it goes all the way to 9th grade so it was a new class but i new some of them from my old school and one of them was my friend. Anyway after this happened my mentor/teacher always said to my parents that i need to interact in class more (because they grade that too) that i’m too quiet...anyway this followed me all the way through higschool. 10th grade. New school, new class, new everything. At this point i only spent time with my neighbour who joined me in 7th grade (here things gradually got better) and two people i knew from my soccer team since i was 8. I had basically cut ties with old friends etc. We didn’t text or talk at all. Anyway i spent about 2 months in my new school before i made the decision that i wanted to change school and subjects so they hooked me up at some economics high school. I thought it would be good for me to meet strangers and expand my social network because i felt like i had too. Having 1-2 friends wasn’t gonna cut it anymore. Not in high school. The moment i joined my new school and class was mid term so all the others got a bit of a headstart to get to know each other and form groups and friends. Some of them were already friends from before. I got the chance to introduce myself and they all seemed friendly and all. I remember 2 guys and 2 girls really made efforts to get to know me and be my friend but i was cold and rejected them inderectly without even knowing it at the time. So i was alone until school closed in summer and we were about to begin 11th grade. I felt uncomfortable and changed school again with new subjects. This was more of a nature science school. Lots of math and physics. Basically the future engineers and doctors go to this school but this meant that i had to do 10th grade over again so i was 1 year older than the rest of my peers. But same thing happened here. And it was a nightmare for 3 years until graduation. I didn’t make a hard enough effort to connect so i was the outcast. In the beginning i sat with them at lunch but as they were talking i couldn’t say a word. I didn’t know what to say. I thought they would ask me something but they didn’t. This was 1-2 months in. After this i ate lunch mostly alone or sit 1-2 chairs away from random people. If reading this you know how bad it is so i’m skipping it to the last part. Graduation day...i had do drink shit loads of beer and champagne just to cope with my failure. I didn’t have great grades and the awkwardness being around my class mates celebrating even though i ghosted for 3 years made me sick so i had to drink just to cope. I had not a single friend to take a picture with or to talk to. Just my family. And here i am the exactly the same as i’ve been all those years but with improvements. Ofc i can talk to people whenever i go to the store, dentist, doctor etc. but sometimes after talking for 1-2 minutes my brain feel like the useless small talk is done and i can’t think of anything meaningful to talk about so there’s an awkward silence in the room and then they ask me if i’m ok. I hate this part the most. I don’t hate the person, just the question. I didn’t know at first why they’d do this but i searched it up and people can apparentely think that you’re annoyed or don’t like them and thus your silence makes them uncomfortable and this applies to extroverts especially but this ain’t that lol. So nowadays i always have anxiety before an appointment because i feel pressure to talk and entertain them. That’s not me and don’t think that’ll ever be me but i defintely still need to improve my social skills because i need a girlfriend...but no one wants to be around a guy who’s boring and don’t talk on their own. It’s not that i’m insecure about myself or anything but like i said it’s like something in my brain that’s holding me back. Ever since i was 19 i’ve thought i had asperger but i’ve never gone to a doctor to be tested. The ones i ever talk or text too are my dealer or acquaintances. I wouldn’t call them my friends. We used to hang out maybe once a month. Sometimes once every 2 months. They’d write to me or i to them too just asking what they’re up too. Sometimes i got invited to go out with them and their friends where we went to the club. But i cut all ties with them after reflecting and processing my thoughts. My dealer too. I’ve been using drugs recreationally for the past 3-4 years to escape my lame life and escape my reality. When using i could be who i always wanted to be or anyone. I’m usually on my PC. Used to be a hard gamer in high school, only thing i looked forward too was get out from school and go home to play counter strike. It stimulated my mind. But after graduation i was 19 and needed a job. I was still living at home at this time so i got a latenight job. Was a bitch to sleep at day though but i got money so i didn’t care. I quit the gaming since i neither had time or energy to play. It was work, come home, eat, sleep, wake up, eat, repeat. This shit drained me. I’m a big fan of hip hop/rap and u know how they promote drugs. So it was around this time lean or purple drank became so popular world wide. Teens started drinking that and so did i. It makes you kinda relaxed and u get a great fucking sleep. So this was my new stimulation. I drank in my room, watching TV, RU-vid or listening to music nodding. I became addicted before i knew it. Almost a year after i got my license it got so bad that i even drank before driving. I almost crashed my parents car on a bridge when picking up my sister from practice. I fell asleep for 2 second almost driving on the opposite lane. That’s when reality hit me and i got slapped by my mom and had to explain myself. That’s when they found out what i’d been up to. Stopped drinking lean and switched to alcohol. Now 20 years old. The age when u can buy booze in my country. What’s better than alcohol? It’s easy to access and it’s legal. I continued working at that nighshift place until i was 22. Sometimes i was slightly drunk at work but they wouldn’t notice because i had high tolerance and we work alone. Would usually have a couple of beers. Weekends it was the heavier stuff. 22 i quit my job and been up to no good since. 22 i started doing drugs. From weed, to ecstasy, to speed/adderall. Here in europe our adderall comes in a strong smelling powder. It’s phosphate, usually white or yellow. This is much stronger than adderall as pills. I used this up until today with no job or people to socialize with on the regular. It has been my friend and girlfriend. It was all i needed. I didn’t care about anything else. Getting high was all that mattered. I could go 2-3 weeks without using. Like i said it was recreational use. 2g-5g i binged in 2-3 days. But then i got phsycosis and drug induced schizofrenia. I saw people that weren’t there and heard voices in my head and songs over and over again. It was terrible. I needed something to slow me down so when i felt i was dond i used xanax or pregabalin 300mg. Sometimes i combined the two. 25 today and i feel like shit. Been a month since i used now. But i cut all my contacts. My face looks terrible. The speed gave me horrible breakouts. I got acne scars and hyperpigmentation all over my face. My sister though who is normal and younger than me, has a boyfriend and two jobs. She’s the opposite of me. An extrovert, lots of friends and previous boyfriends a life that i always wanted. My life is really sad compared to hers. She’s been to New York as an exchange student and Barcelona, Warzsawa and Croatia with friends. And Cyprus one week before graduation. I’ve been to Turkey and Las Palmas in Gran Canaria but that was just us. My family. Now she’s paying for chemical peels for over $150 to fix my ugly mug. Was there on Tuseday this week, going again next week. Results are great, the dead nasty skin is already peeling off. It’ll probably take a few more peels to get clear skin though. But i know she’s doing this because she feels pity and sorry for me. I’m still at home and on bad terms with my parents. We don’t really speak much because i’ve lied to them 100 times and been using behind their back while saying i’m clean...they’ve given me 100 chances. It’s a miracle they haven’t kicked me out yet but it’s bound to happen soon if i don’t change. I’m basically in my room24/7 on my laptop just spending time on RU-vid and Reddit where i can read similar situations to ease the pain. It feels a bit better that i’m not alone but it still sucks. I do think there’s something wrong with me, that i have asperger. But if i decide to go see a doctor it’d take months before i get a possible diagnosis because they need to hear my whole story, talk to my parents, possibly formers friends, teachers etc. It gives me a headache when i think about it. Too complicated but it would help my daily life if i’m diagnosed so people would understand me better and i finally accepting me as i am.

I have Asperger’s. I am a mom to a six-year-old. And he shows many of the signs of it. Just for my own experience being a kid in talking to people that actually know about it. Currently he’s being tested because I want him to have the best experience possible. His obsession right now is Minecraft, and sirens. He knows every flag from every country, every klaxon for emergency purposes in every country, and has learned to use commands in Minecraft. He reads on a fourth grade level, and adores music.. I think one of the best things about having aspergers as a moment myself is being able to understand where he’s coming from.

I ALWAYS preferred talking to grownups rather than my peers. I felt like my peers judged me and felt very uncomfortable. Still do to an extent. I'm 63.

Me and my older brother were diagnosed aspergers when we were very young. What I find interesting or/strange is that my brother is on a lower spectrum that I am so we act a bit differently from each such as I can interact and make lots of eye contact with people while my brother can't yet he can create a more comfortable environment than I can. (Sorry that doesn't really make sense. It's hard to explain our differences between each other)

I feel so different than other people. I'm going to go check it put because i have so many of these characteristics

Awe he's saying his first words! Instrumental

I have Asperger’s and this matches my experience quite well. I had trouble with sarcasm and taking things literally. I’ve needed guidance on social skills

Move to Heaven brought me here ☺️

I’ve been wanting to write a short story about a main characters with Aspergers. This really helps, thanks

I have a mild form of ASD (mild Aspergers most likely). I would say I’m fairly intelligent although I do struggle relating to others and feel like an outsider. There are benefits although the social side really does suck. Hopefully there will be better treatment in the near future for the social side of stuff as I would like to be able to relate better to people. Oxytocin sounds promising but needs more research and investment.

I have Asperger's Syndrome and many times people were impressed, saying that they don't know someone who knows more about Nintendo franchises, such as Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade Chronicles, than me. It began with me as a baby watching my older brother playing Super Mario 64. I don't have a hard time talking to others, but when I start talking about Nintendo games, it's hard for me to stop, not realising that the person I'm talking to is getting tired.

My son has trouble with eye contact but does have a huge vocabulary. Didn't talk for the first three years, however, and when he did I was just amazed at how much he knew. I'm still amazed at what he knows. He was breaking down N. Korea's political system..I was like, where did you learn that from? I didn't even know some of that stuff. This is true about the social aspect. He doesn't have any friends at school and that's hard to see...even though we'll run into kids out and about and they seem to love him. He's just unaware of it I guess. It's funny, though. The science teacher last week said Luke corrected her three times, not in a know it all way....he's just black/white and can't let an error go by.

Some guy spelt “Aspergers” as “Asburgers” and that brought me here

They refer to people like me as "little professors" for a reason

Ive grown up hiding my Asperger's syndrome the try and fit in with different groups I now feel as I don't know who I am and who I become for others I just want anyone with Asperger's or who has a child with Asperger's to not become someone else.

I believe I have aspergers as I have all symptoms, but here in India, no one knows about it, and every one think I am just too shy and that is my mistake

I hate that so many people disregard or scoff at autism and aspergers. Like they think we are just being dramatic or we are Stupid.Im a Aspergerian and Im not stupid and my stuggles are real, im not lazy or void of personal responsibility. Im a guy with a issue that Ive lived with and fought to overcome since i was born.

I haven't watched the video yet, but I am so glad they used the word "characteristics." Symptoms are for medical conditions, and autism is not a medical condition, autism is a neurological difference.

I dont know if I have this, but it is difficult to look at the eyes, people think that I am angry because of my face, but i can be dying of happiness, i have all the things of this, like when i had specific interest since when i was a child like building things or maps that i still loving and is a pleasure looking to the world maps my friends gave me or playing with the world globe of my friend, but the thing is that when i was i child i always knew when people died, when my grandmother died when i was 3 years old, my mother just told me that she is in a trip, but i knew it wasn’t true, and i made her think that i was like another baby, and I didn’t say anything else, I don’t know why, i remember a lot of scenes from that time, from 1 to 3 years old and beyond, but between 1-3 years old, in that period i was thinking that how is possible that humans can exists, because i was so amazed of how i can feel, how i can think, how i can be organic material, how i can feel emotions, how i can make stories in my mind, and it was hard to believe that how can someone else could be like me, and i started to think that maybe all of them (family, humans) are blank like a white piece of paper, like something inserted them into the world to fill all the things but they were not human without thinking without emotions, really, i wanted to see someone from my family bleed or see their veins in their eyes in order to know if they are like me and if this perfect organism is posible.

When my son was young, he spoke early, huge vocabulary at pre-18-24 mths. Watched TV-- and I mean WATCHED. When he finally walked at around 24mths, he began to run, between two spots in the kitchen, eyes turned upwards, flailing arms, asked me not to talk to him because he was thinking. For 30-45mins at a time. Even at 26, he jumps in place in the bathroom & carries on conversations from both, pro/con, sides. He's a very highly regarded software engineer. If what he exhibits isn't Asperger's, what is it?

I played basketball with a girl with asperger's and she was the sweetest girl I've ever met

Dude this was me when I was younger. I preferred to talk to adults. Because my vocabulary was higher than others. Had a hard time Relating to my peers in school so I had very few friends growing up. Only in high school I got more friends. But still felt out of place. I was told one time by one of my teachers I may have Asperger but was never Diagnosed. Occasionally yes I do take things Literally. I miss the joke from time time. It used to be a lot more. Now that I’m older I don’t do that so much.

So interesting, I wanna hear more. Even there is a lot of people talking about it on the net it is very difficult to find someone so qualified and speaking so clearly

If I had to describe Asperger's in one Sentence would be, "An Aspie is somebody who gets overstimulated, so focusing on a few things is more comforting then focusing on many things" This can be anything from friends, to food, to hobbies or interests. Making 20 different meals may overwhelm an aspie, with all the different ingredients, But making a few favorite meals everyday may be more comfortable. Or having 20 friends may seem confusing, when having a few close friends seems more comforting.

I was diagnosed with this myself. The only time it was noticeable was when I had to wait in long lines!

This is so me; I always enjoyed being around adults & would run from little kids & be confused by my peers; though I managed to get along well enough in school; because learning was my safe space! I only ate lunch with one girl who refused to let me eat alone (thank goodness). I was called a snob a lot & a brown nosed to teachers; so I felt disconnected from most students except for the nerds (not that I understood them well) & I realized my relationships were superficial later in life. I was also hard being pretty; because many girl disliked me & boys were very attentive & I wasn’t sure why. In my family; I was the plain Jane! Luckily; I understood some jokes & some sarcasm; but, most went over my head & I tended to take things literal. I learned to be suspicious of people’s motives as they took my kindness for weakness. It’s was a sad relief to find out in my mid to late 50s that I could have a form of ASD; which was confirmed when I insisted on being assessed & my RITVO score was high on the 0-240 scale! It’s sad that in my 60s I just learned I wasn’t crazy! And my mother learned I wasn’t looking for attention or playing dumb and her anger toward me seems to have finally waned. Though I’m still confused over why so many people get mad at me; I realize I’ve probably not understood something. I really detest reading in between the lines; because I normally can’t & people hated giving things to me straight! At least now I can say I’ve got ASD & ever show my report if necessary! It means a lot to know; but I only got the official word in June of this year 5 years after finding out it was even a possibility! I only wish there were RITVO clubs! Maybe that can come next as ASD & Asperger’s are finally being talked about! Thank you so much for this video! I know we all don’t have the same issues; but there are enough similarities; that I finally feel like I belong somewhere! Maybe I can figure out how to start a club! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Seems like Aspergers can be easlily misdiagnosed to high intelligent people...or?

I'm not sure if I have this or not.. but I sometimes flap my hands when I'm excited, feeling nervous, or angry. I also have motor skills problems. And I don't talk much really. So I'm not honestly sure, but I was told that I have this.

I have aspergers, I don't particularly dislike eye contact but in 95% of the conversations I have with people I constantly notice that I'm not actually looking at the person at all. I also always self stimulate to keep my anxiety levels low but it doesn't always work. And I often try to force myself to make eye contact but people have said it's very apparent that I don't seem to know what to do with myself during a normal conversation.

I was diagnosed with Aspergers when I was a little kid. I'm 28 now and I have a good relationship with my friends, understand peoples' body language very well and not only understand sarcasm but I give out a lot of sarcasm as well. In fact I'd go as far to say most of my friends would describe me as the funny one. Also, I don't have any issues being in a crowd or around loud noises/bright lights. I also have a good career and I've even helped other autistic people as well. So yeah, I still have no idea wtf this diagnosis is about... I literally see zero downsides, the only kinda odd thing about me is I prefer being alone and admittedly I obsess over some pretty weird things. But you can be completely normal and have these traits too. Maybe it was possible I was misdiagnosed?

I have this and it doesn't effect my life it just is annoying when I speak to people coz I can't look in people's eyes as much as other people.

I don't know if I have this, I kept getting put in speech class because my teacher was was worried cos I didn't talk to other kids, just her xD. I just didn't like those bastards lol. If I don't like them, why should I talk to them?

My brother is asperger, I always see it but others don‘t at all. He learnt everything. Reading body language, expressions, eye contact (he never breaks it), he is very intelligent and has a great humor

I have a touch of Aspergers and I would say we are not built for handling conflict situations. It's not advisable for an Aspie to take on too much pressure without gradually because we could end up mental breakdown and messing up everything, which is a bigger problem than the conflict itself

Alot of what he is saying is true. I have Aspergers and im very sarcastic, literal in some ways, and i cant be bothered with people if i know its gonna be a hassle or if they are too emotional

no fap cured mine. I couldn't watch people in their eyes and I am really and I mean really smart. I skipped the last 3 months of high school didn't study and still passed my cxc's and graduated with 7 subject passes. my parents sometimes think I'm crazy because I don't go out and be in my room in darkness and total silence but that's not the case. I just be in my room thinking and meditating and I don't find interest in social events. I'm also from the ghetto of a poor country in the Caribbean so my intelligence makes me stand out. I started college but have no interest in it and skip a lot. I try to convince myself to go but because I'm not friends with any of the students it's uncomfortable for me there

My big brother and a few other therapists diagnosed him with Asperger's as a teen, I didn't bother on researching it until now and now I am gradually self diagnosing myself with Asperger's since a few minutes ago. I took a quick test and got 18/40 and relate to 80% of the symptoms, but I am still researching on it.

Huh sounds like I have Asperger's disorder minus being smart 🤣🤣

As a person with Aspergers it really is frustrating to have people who don’t understand you. My family flat out doesn’t make an attempt to understand me, aside from my grandparents. I’ve always loved my grandparents because they would sit and just talk to me about things I liked. If you know someone with Aspergers or autism in general, please try to make an effort to understand them. Even if it’s just sitting and talking. This happens more in families but, if they get frustrated or embarrassed don’t call them “Stupid” or “Dramatic.” I’m saying this from experience.

my mom told me that when I was 2 I wasn't even speaking in full sentences and I was using big word and im now a self taught musician in the 10th grade

lol i just found an official doc of my school, parents and doctor testing me for this... it’s been yeaaars, why didn’t i know this? also, this is freakishly relatable. especially the comments lol

Our adult son has Aspberger’s and the logical thinking is so true. He can be brutally honest at times. One time I had gotten my teeth cleaned and I said, don’t my teeth look nice? His response was, they’re kinda yellow. It was a quiet ride home. I asked him once if he thought I was a good mom. He said I could have done better. Lol I don’t take it personally because he’s just being honest.

my mom showed me this video when i was like 8 and i was like -the hell is the guy talking about

I have Asperger's and I'm 13

I was diagnosed early I didn't find out until last year when I was helping my mom move and I found old paperwork...I'm pretty sure my daughter has it as well either that or major adhd

A psychic empath with aspergers. Really unique 😭

I just realised that I may have aspergers

I am 11 I have asperges

I have this. professionally diagnosed and I never had a vocabulary like that at all.. I never talk to adults like that when I was younger

Asperger's..... What a way to name it scientists.

Is it Aspergers or are these children so intelligent that the adults are labelling them as having a disorder... everyone is different and who says what is “normal” social behaviour who decides this any way 🤷🏽‍♀️

Me, having Asperger and watching this

I was diagnosed with Aspergers at 6, so please explain to me how I am one of the top salesmen in the business I work for, also have a good sense of humour and have good empathy with customers! Explain THAT!

I have Aspergers and I am on antidepressants for depression and OCD, and antipsychotics for anxiety as I have a phobia. These are all part of Aspergers

Sheldon Cooper in a nutshell

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I have Aspergers and it’s difficult to read body language and I have a hard time making and keeping friends it’s tough 😑😔

I got this reccomended and now i think i have aspergers

That's me I was using big words as a boy!

I'm so ashamed I have it. I thought it was anxiety OCD pstd. I have a 130 iq but can hardly work

Just saying for people in the comments saying that they have Aspergers. I’m here to remind you that everyone with Aspergers are different, some of these have these symptoms but some don’t.

This only made me feel better about myself. I have a 130+ IQ, and I didn’t know sarcasm when I was younger. I had a problem with making friends but I made one friend. I don’t socialize with people unless they are my friends. I barely hang out with my parents and just draw or watch videos. I did well in school, though.

my mum works in mental health and reckons i have it , my ex girl friends mum works with autistic people and thinks i have it. This guy has just described me pretty much perfectly

I'm 15 with Aspergers. I find myself imitating my friends and I'll dissociate from the friend group. Like we could be in the pool and ill find myself swimming away.

i'm not self diagnosing here, but i've been told by my autistic friend that i should get checked. i have several fidgets which include bouncing repeatedly in a chair when i'm tense, i have a habit of biting my tongue when i'm nervous, picking my lip. i've had several obsessive interests in my life, which include, but are not limited to: satellite dishes, fluorescent lights, and air vents on top of houses. i would stand in a room for several minutes at a time to listen to the sounds of the lights and i would extensively research everything i was interested in. i've also had episodes of what i can only describe as being totally overwhelmed, which included my throwing everything out of my room. and throwing objects without even thinking about doing it. i'm not the best at socializing and i usually have to think VERY hard about what to say. i tend to stutter and not make eye contact, when i talk to people i tend to fidget because i get overwhelmed. i'm hoping someone with aspergers here can give me some insight. i want to know if i should seek treatment because my parents brush off that i'm autistic and refuse to have me seen by a doctor.

My Mum had four kids and she told me that I was different from the other three. Very young I would hardly talk, but when I did, adults would be astounded because I was using adult words. I also developed child epilepsy, something I later found was not uncommon is Asperger children. I also had moments when I would almost freeze and seem impervious to my surroundings. That freaked out my parents and I was taken to doctors, but Aspergers was not well known then. I had issues of anxiety and sucked my thumb and did so as secretly as I could well into my teens. I have weird sensations rubbing things in my fingers. Later in my teens I had problems when meeting other boys with long hair. I suffered attacks of paralysis waking up in the morning, caused by anxiety in my surroundings and I had to switch my life and leave my job. I could go on, but I had developed some areas of expertise that seems particular to me. I have friends who are scientists that I would otherwise not. Do I have Asperger's? What do _YOU_ think? I have not even told a quarter of my story. Social awkwardness is something I have learned to deal with. Is it a curse? Maybe not, because without it I may not have done the things I have done - they identify who I am, _it is me._ I am often the one person in the room pointing at something everybody else has missed and can't figure it out why they didn't see it. How do I point it out to them? Will they believe me? Sometimes I _do_ point it out and so often I get that look. I have seen that look many times - and it has also made me connections. I ask others of my friends, do they experience this? No, they know I am bit odd anyway. Always have been.

My son 4 yo( asperger) , he cant speak 3 words sentence yet but he can read a sentences the whole book straight through.his a smart kid.

I think I have it too or at least in my teenage years... I remember people thought of me a bit of a genius when I was a kid,creating my own world, could read at the age of 4,learned world capitals at 8, painting at a different level than other kids then,like being alone and shy most of the high school years... Learned easily different names in any areas especially in geography. I know Earth globe by heart and once I wrote 767 towns and cities from California in one hour. Do you think is this Aspergers? I am 37 years now and it is difficult to maintain a relationship with a woman for a long period because I am thinking too much and want a perfect relationship, still waiting for the one and someone in my life to talk about anything at a different level, not many people understand how I am and like being with myself more than among people. I am a very creative person and learn easily almost anything and don't like other teach me, here where I live it seems that everyone is the same and I am too special and different than others. I don't know what to think but usually I am a normal person and talk easily with anyone but I mean in my last years was like that. What do you think?

ive been trying to find out whats wrong with me for years and i have researched aspergers in the past a few times but i never really saw myself having it only because i never considered myself bad at socializing because i can be good at it but i feel like im too self aware and i never know what to say in the moment and its hard for me to connect to peers because i cant relate to them. even though i could have a conversation with them its hard to actually become friends because i cant connect to them, but it can also be hard to connect to other autistic ppl for not being as high on the spectrum. Im also currently in a depressed state and its already hard for me to get energy to do anything at all i have very few people that i can be socially comfortable around and i feel so lonely. everyone around me has always thought i was weird and i have lost friends from embarrassment of being around me because i would do stupid impulsive shit for validation and to get ppl to laugh because that was like my way of socializing because it would get people to wanna talk to me and actually like me snd think im funny

I think my 4 year old has Asperger’s. He is exceptional and speaks like an adult. My late grandpa had it and he had a genius level IQ.

I came looking here since my 3 year old son is being evaluated right now. My best friend since childhood also has ASD. I find it heartbreaking that a few differences in how you experience and interact with the world causes so much pain. I also think too much preassure is put on people who are different to adjust. Instead of training people with asd to hug and give eye contact, or giving kids with adhd medicine to sit through long school days. Maybe the rest of us could practice being more accepting of how people are different. One could say it's unreasonably rigid to not be able to adjust to someone speaking with a different tone or being distracted by someone fidgeting while talking.

It's easy to identify sarcasm through the tone. I hate when people text sarcastically or if they have a neutral tone whilst saying sarcastic comments.

I don’t get how it took 22 years for me to be diagnosed, I didn’t understand sarcasm until I was16/17, I can’t read when guys like me or are hitting on me, and apparently people think I’m being passive aggressive sometimes when I’m just being honest

It's been almost 4 years I was diagnosed by three different doctors with Aspergers and I'm still in denial.

As a child I started out as outwardly 'exceptional', and then over the years I've slowly lost myself through masking. I'm just now seeing how damaging my masking has been for my mental health and well being.