Aspergers, population in CP?
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Clothing obsessive? I like only to wear black at work.
Are you Death?
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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.
Smokie, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.
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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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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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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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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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Well done for getting the reference. Somehow it doesn't sound right as "Dalek Dave rides a horse called Binky."
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I really did LOL! :) Binky is the nickname of a friend of my father!
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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.
Smokie, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.
I so like that comment, and agree...
melchizidech wrote:
varying stages of fade
I too have many pairs of black jeans and T Shirts in the same conditions, greying out slowly!
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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.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Old Gag... I saw my Doctor the other day, he told me I had Tourettes, I told him to F### Off!
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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 )
I agree. The social skills thing is the most salient aspect of Aspergers and the one which causes most damage. I mean, I'm obsessive-compulsive and totally insufferable about some things, but I think that this line of work draws that kind of mindset, even exacerbates it to a point. And it pales in comparison to the experience of my brother. My bro is Aspergers and he's a good developer, but his condition has hampered the course of his life to the degree that is hard for me to watch. For starters, his work interaction is for sh*t, which has led to a situation whereby I earn about a third on top of what he does, despite the fact that a) I consider myself a good intermediate-level developer, and I'm not crazy workaholic about it like some people, and b) I've been in this game for a total of 7 years on and off, with a 2-year gap in between to take drugs and play in a rock band, compared to my bro's lifelong obsession with computers and programming them, and the fact that he's 8 years older. Also, in private life, he is totally impossible to watch. one minute, he will let people walk all over him, because he just can't bring himself to care about the things he should. Then, you cross wires on some insignificant little thing, and he will actually blow up in front of your eyes. I'm the only one in the family who can talk him down, and it takes on average about 20-30 minutes. I once watched him punch a hole in a door because he got into a philosophical argument with my sister about whether or not he should apply for a job that he wanted but felt underqualified for. Her attitude was, why count yourself out at the get-go, when if you throw your hat in, so to speak, you just might get it? And his attitude was why apply for a job when you're not a perfect fit. He breaks my friggin' heart to be honest.
Smokie, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.
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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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My son's classmate a few years ago was diagnosed with Aspergers. I think it was particularly difficult for the class, as children tend to stumble around a lot as they learn each others "signals". The teacher was fantastic though and really handled the class very well, making sure that the child wasn't ridiculed and that everyone was respected. Marc
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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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I used to think so, but then I realised that I could read people exceptionally well, and that my bedroom is a dump, and numerous other things. My behaviours that coincided with Asperger's I realised could be attributed to other things, namely IQ difference, HSP, INTJ, and neurotic perfectionism, amongst other things. I know, I spend WAY too much time delving into myself. ;P
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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.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Was just wandering, are the Japanese immune to Tourettes as their language has no swear words or would they just say random words instead?
Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.
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Was just wandering, are the Japanese immune to Tourettes as their language has no swear words or would they just say random words instead?
Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.
貴様、ばかやろう!
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Was just wandering, are the Japanese immune to Tourettes as their language has no swear words or would they just say random words instead?
Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
are the Japanese immune to Tourettes as their language has no swear words or would they just say random words instead?
Find one. Stamp on his toes. That should tell you. Works across all languages.
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Sounds like you need a good dose of Terry Pratchett... Iain.
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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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Dalek Dave wrote:
I am Sutekh, Sett and Satan
Are you the Deceiver...the bringer of lies? Also known as the Morning Star. I bet you are the one who doesn't wash their hands after making a poo. :):):-D
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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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I don't know honestly. I always had the hardest time coping with others. One of the reasons that I got into the field of computers is because I was easier for me to deal with it than to deal with others. I always had a much higher IQ than my peers. Since about 2 years before getting married, I don't know. I still have my quirks that are anally retentive. I am OC to an incredible point. Most nights I can't sleep because my mind runs itself in circles. If I concentrate on anything, I forget everything else. I think I need to get myself checked to see if I have it or not. However, last year I started to get these strange headaches. I'd get dizzy for no obvious reason. After some MRIs, I was diagnosed as possibly having Multiple Sclerosis. To this point, they are not sure whether I had a stroke or a high fever or if it is MS. I feel perfectly fine now, but there are nights when I'm close to tears, terrified of becoming trapped within my body or losing my cognitive abilities. I have come to accept it in a way. What will be, will be.
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook "There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance." Ali ibn Abi Talib "Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri?"
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Was just wandering, are the Japanese immune to Tourettes as their language has no swear words or would they just say random words instead?
Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Was just wandering, are the Japanese immune to Tourettes as their language has no swear words
WHAT? :omg:
Kind regards, Pawel Krakowiak Miraculum Software[^]
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Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Was just wandering, are the Japanese immune to Tourettes as their language has no swear words
WHAT? :omg:
Kind regards, Pawel Krakowiak Miraculum Software[^]
It could be an urban myth but that's what I've heard many times over many years. They have only accurate technical terms for the parts and items often used in the west as swear words and no concept of swear words or taboo words except as and where adopted from the west. If anyone knows better feel free to post and educate.:)
Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.
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I so like that comment, and agree...
melchizidech wrote:
varying stages of fade
I too have many pairs of black jeans and T Shirts in the same conditions, greying out slowly!
------------------------------------ Happy Primes Lead to Happy Memories. Don't Google FGI
I used to have a black denim shirt (Tesco's I think ) like that. It went bobbly after few years and didn't look anything special. Then take it into a club under UV lights :omg: ( It's full of stars Dave, It's full of stars ) :-D I don't get looks like that very often, specially not 10 at a time.:laugh:
Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.
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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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I may or may not inhabit the world of Aspergerisms, tho I am sometimes obsessive on knowing particular things. I am what I am, therefor knowing what i know benefits me greatly. After glancing over the website afore mentioned, I find it is comforting to realize that after all and by definition I am relatively normal living in an abnormal world. So there.
All things being equal, tommorrow will never equal today
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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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I'll chime in. Both my sons are on the autism spectrum, and my older one has been diagnosed with Aspergers (which I tease my wife by calling it ass-burgers), as well as PDD, ODD, and probably a whole bunch of other DD's. I've also been told that I would probably qualify as having Aspergers as well. Scott
