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  • D Dalek Dave

    I was wondering how many in here have Aspergers to one extent or another. I have it, (I don't say I suffer from it, as it isn't something that you suffer from, merely something you have to live your life with). In general it is about 1% of the population that have some form of the condition, but I suspect it may well be much higher in here. For those unaware of it... Link to Aspergers Society[^] I find it funny it is called the Aspergers Society, for obvious and humerous reasons!:-D

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    Matthew Faithfull
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    No, a mild specific learning difficulty but no Aspergers. I do have a good friend who has it badly though,a great guy who would be scary intelligent if he didn't spend most of his considerable mental energy running in circles in his own head.

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      No, a mild specific learning difficulty but no Aspergers. I do have a good friend who has it badly though,a great guy who would be scary intelligent if he didn't spend most of his considerable mental energy running in circles in his own head.

      Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.

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      I line up my MnM's in colour order, and eat the most populated field first, working to the rarest. I love Astronomy,Computers and Maths,(Accountant for a living). Precision in speech is important to me. Pedantic, by the great gods of asgaard, am I pedantic? well, yes, I am actually, to the n^6 degree! ( in fact I am the 3rd most pedantic person I know!) Clothing obsessive? I like only to wear black at work. Can sit and have full conversations with myself, and often do as I am the cleverest person in my office. (I am the Only Person in my office, but even if I wasn't...well you get the idea). Aspergers have trouble interacting, so we are seen as loners, but it is mainly because we are like Jean Paul Sartre, Hell is Other People!

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      • D Dalek Dave

        I was wondering how many in here have Aspergers to one extent or another. I have it, (I don't say I suffer from it, as it isn't something that you suffer from, merely something you have to live your life with). In general it is about 1% of the population that have some form of the condition, but I suspect it may well be much higher in here. For those unaware of it... Link to Aspergers Society[^] I find it funny it is called the Aspergers Society, for obvious and humerous reasons!:-D

        ------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI

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        Aspergers?, First I thought that it was related to classic asp..man...whew..

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          Aspergers?, First I thought that it was related to classic asp..man...whew..

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          Dalek Dave
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          ASPergers? That would be frightening, to think it would relate to anything else!:laugh:

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          • D Dalek Dave

            I was wondering how many in here have Aspergers to one extent or another. I have it, (I don't say I suffer from it, as it isn't something that you suffer from, merely something you have to live your life with). In general it is about 1% of the population that have some form of the condition, but I suspect it may well be much higher in here. For those unaware of it... Link to Aspergers Society[^] I find it funny it is called the Aspergers Society, for obvious and humerous reasons!:-D

            ------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI

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            Christian Graus
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            I've done a lot of reading on brain sex differences, which has segued into some reading on aspergers. My wife works for speech therapists and sees some Aspergers and autistic kids, both she and her boss believe I have a mild form of Aspergers. Not sure if that's true or not, nor do I care overmuch one way or the other. ( just to explain that, whatever I have, I've learned to live with it, so labels don't really matter to me ) According to a book I read, one possible cause for Aspergers is a highly masculinised brain. I'd agree, we probably have more than our share around here.

            Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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              I've done a lot of reading on brain sex differences, which has segued into some reading on aspergers. My wife works for speech therapists and sees some Aspergers and autistic kids, both she and her boss believe I have a mild form of Aspergers. Not sure if that's true or not, nor do I care overmuch one way or the other. ( just to explain that, whatever I have, I've learned to live with it, so labels don't really matter to me ) According to a book I read, one possible cause for Aspergers is a highly masculinised brain. I'd agree, we probably have more than our share around here.

              Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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              Dalek Dave
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              Do you do the "Single Goal" thing? That is whatever your target is to reach, all else is subsumed until that target or goal is achieved, then you move to the next item. Regardless of what else is happening. (It is exampled by the fact that the house could burn down around you, but you just have to finish re-arranging your books in topic/author surname in alphabetical order before running from the flames!)

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              • D Dalek Dave

                Do you do the "Single Goal" thing? That is whatever your target is to reach, all else is subsumed until that target or goal is achieved, then you move to the next item. Regardless of what else is happening. (It is exampled by the fact that the house could burn down around you, but you just have to finish re-arranging your books in topic/author surname in alphabetical order before running from the flames!)

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                Christian Graus
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                I'm undecided. I definately get very focused, and I definately let other things suffer so I can finish what I am doing, but I'd be a long way from letting something major fall apart because I'm working on something that I could make a value judgement on as being less important. I'm a good multitasker, so I'd have to say probably not. The diagnosis is meant to explain my lack of social skills, more than anything.

                Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                • D Dalek Dave

                  I was wondering how many in here have Aspergers to one extent or another. I have it, (I don't say I suffer from it, as it isn't something that you suffer from, merely something you have to live your life with). In general it is about 1% of the population that have some form of the condition, but I suspect it may well be much higher in here. For those unaware of it... Link to Aspergers Society[^] I find it funny it is called the Aspergers Society, for obvious and humerous reasons!:-D

                  ------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI

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                  That has to do with Classic ASP right? (the link is taking too long to open for me to find out) :)

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                  The rule of three: "The first time you notice something that might repeat, don't generalize it. The second time the situation occurs, develop in a similar fashion -- possibly even copy/paste -- but don't generalize yet. On the third time, look to generalize the approach."

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                    That has to do with Classic ASP right? (the link is taking too long to open for me to find out) :)

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                    The rule of three: "The first time you notice something that might repeat, don't generalize it. The second time the situation occurs, develop in a similar fashion -- possibly even copy/paste -- but don't generalize yet. On the third time, look to generalize the approach."

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                    Dalek Dave
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                    No, God it was my fault for spelling the word asperger with an A, an S and a P! No it is a form of autism spectrum disorder. Let the link open, it affects lots of people.:)

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                    • D Dalek Dave

                      I was wondering how many in here have Aspergers to one extent or another. I have it, (I don't say I suffer from it, as it isn't something that you suffer from, merely something you have to live your life with). In general it is about 1% of the population that have some form of the condition, but I suspect it may well be much higher in here. For those unaware of it... Link to Aspergers Society[^] I find it funny it is called the Aspergers Society, for obvious and humerous reasons!:-D

                      ------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI

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                      No Asp.netergers ;)

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                        No Asp.netergers ;)

                        WPF - Imagineers Wanted Follow your nose using DoubleAnimationUsingPath

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                        Dalek Dave
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                        Now that IS funny! :laugh:

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                        • D Dalek Dave

                          I line up my MnM's in colour order, and eat the most populated field first, working to the rarest. I love Astronomy,Computers and Maths,(Accountant for a living). Precision in speech is important to me. Pedantic, by the great gods of asgaard, am I pedantic? well, yes, I am actually, to the n^6 degree! ( in fact I am the 3rd most pedantic person I know!) Clothing obsessive? I like only to wear black at work. Can sit and have full conversations with myself, and often do as I am the cleverest person in my office. (I am the Only Person in my office, but even if I wasn't...well you get the idea). Aspergers have trouble interacting, so we are seen as loners, but it is mainly because we are like Jean Paul Sartre, Hell is Other People!

                          ------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI

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                          Pete OHanlon
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                          Dalek Dave wrote:

                          Clothing obsessive? I like only to wear black at work.

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                            Dalek Dave wrote:

                            Clothing obsessive? I like only to wear black at work.

                            Are you Death?

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                            Dalek Dave
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                            I am become Death The Destroyer Of Worlds The Dark Lord of the Underworld I am Sutekh, Sett and Satan I am the B@$t@rd who leaves chewing gum under desks and the toilet seat up. I am he that crunches popcorn behind you in the cinema, especially in the quiet bits. It is I that leaves only 3 sheets on a toilet roll. That hums a tuneless mid eighties popette song that will snag in your brain for the rest of the day. And on whom you can always count on for knowing the capital of Abyssinia when on the opposing team of a pub quiz! :)

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                            • D Dalek Dave

                              No, God it was my fault for spelling the word asperger with an A, an S and a P! No it is a form of autism spectrum disorder. Let the link open, it affects lots of people.:)

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                              Ahh ok, it opened now, interesting, from just skimming over it, that could be the cause for many people suffering from psychological depression.

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                              The rule of three: "The first time you notice something that might repeat, don't generalize it. The second time the situation occurs, develop in a similar fashion -- possibly even copy/paste -- but don't generalize yet. On the third time, look to generalize the approach."

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                                I am become Death The Destroyer Of Worlds The Dark Lord of the Underworld I am Sutekh, Sett and Satan I am the B@$t@rd who leaves chewing gum under desks and the toilet seat up. I am he that crunches popcorn behind you in the cinema, especially in the quiet bits. It is I that leaves only 3 sheets on a toilet roll. That hums a tuneless mid eighties popette song that will snag in your brain for the rest of the day. And on whom you can always count on for knowing the capital of Abyssinia when on the opposing team of a pub quiz! :)

                                ------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI

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                                Iain Clarke Warrior Programmer
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                                Sounds like you need a good dose of Terry Pratchett... Iain.

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                                  Sounds like you need a good dose of Terry Pratchett... Iain.

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                                  Pete OHanlon
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                                  Well done for getting the reference. Somehow it doesn't sound right as "Dalek Dave rides a horse called Binky."

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                                    Dalek Dave wrote:

                                    Clothing obsessive? I like only to wear black at work.

                                    Are you Death?

                                    Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                                    Mel Padden
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                                    I like to wear black at work too. Reminds the lesser mortals that I am an úber-being, Son of Golgoroth, and I breakfast on curried bat heads!! Yeah right. I do like black though. I get stick because I wear it so much. But I feel vaguely sad, uncomfortable and tense, when I can't wear at least really dark blue jeans and a black T-shirt or shirt. It's not just work either. I have about 30 black t-shirts in varying stages of fade. And 4 other t-shirts that aren't black. They're generally "witty caption" t-shirts, the kind you might wear to the pub or a concert or something.

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                                      I line up my MnM's in colour order, and eat the most populated field first, working to the rarest. I love Astronomy,Computers and Maths,(Accountant for a living). Precision in speech is important to me. Pedantic, by the great gods of asgaard, am I pedantic? well, yes, I am actually, to the n^6 degree! ( in fact I am the 3rd most pedantic person I know!) Clothing obsessive? I like only to wear black at work. Can sit and have full conversations with myself, and often do as I am the cleverest person in my office. (I am the Only Person in my office, but even if I wasn't...well you get the idea). Aspergers have trouble interacting, so we are seen as loners, but it is mainly because we are like Jean Paul Sartre, Hell is Other People!

                                      ------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI

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                                      I put this behaviour in myself down to my being an anally retentive SOB. Nice to know that I can now say it's not my unpleasant personality, it's Aspergers. Throw in the odd case of coding Tourettes and I'm a nice person.

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                                      • D Dalek Dave

                                        I was wondering how many in here have Aspergers to one extent or another. I have it, (I don't say I suffer from it, as it isn't something that you suffer from, merely something you have to live your life with). In general it is about 1% of the population that have some form of the condition, but I suspect it may well be much higher in here. For those unaware of it... Link to Aspergers Society[^] I find it funny it is called the Aspergers Society, for obvious and humerous reasons!:-D

                                        ------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI

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                                        R Giskard Reventlov
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                                        Used to have it then my wife trained me out of it. I'd come home and wander round the house lining things up and making sure my shirts were hanging by colour and short/long sleeve: apparently the wife and kids would watch me straighten and line up everything in the kitchen. I would know if someone had even breathed in the direction of my stuff, never mind if they took a pen without putting it back. OCD? You bet I was. I would imagine that it was pretty mild since I have been able to stop some of my more 'obsessive' behaviour. Perhaps it's about getting older as well: these things no longer seem very important.

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                                        • P Pete OHanlon

                                          Well done for getting the reference. Somehow it doesn't sound right as "Dalek Dave rides a horse called Binky."

                                          Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                                          I really did LOL! :) Binky is the nickname of a friend of my father!

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