Aspergers
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OK, so my wife works for speech pathologists, who have muttered about me being 'on the spectrum' for years. I've read a lot of books on male/female brain difference ( which feminists insist do not exist, and even Skeptic magazine ran a fallacious story on the topic this month ), and one in particular, by Simon Baron Cohen ( cousin of Borat ), posited that autism is in fact a type of hyper masculine brain wiring. Autism, of course, is a debilitating condition, but, aspergers is less so, apart from the lack of social skills aspect. In the last year, Aspergers has been recognised as a high functioning form of mild autism. When you read that autism numbers are exploding, the cause is not vaccines, but the broadening of the definition. So, it seems almost certain that I am an aspie. And it seems to me likely that a good % of programmers are likely to be. I took the test[^] and scored 35 ( above 32 is an informal diagnosis and 16 is the average score for the general population ). I'm curious how many other people here are diagnosed or self diagnosed aspies, or may find that they could be, based on this test. The test was written by Simon Baron Cohen, the guy who wrote that book, he's written several others that I've also read, he's a smart guy.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
I scored 33 Now go away and leave me to my car number plate collection.
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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I scored 33 Now go away and leave me to my car number plate collection.
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
_Maxxx_ wrote:
leave me to my car number plate collection
I actually created a Facebook album for that. :sigh:
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_Maxxx_ wrote:
leave me to my car number plate collection
I actually created a Facebook album for that. :sigh:
Awesome. I collect guitars, CDs, and books. That all seems normal to me.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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OK, so my wife works for speech pathologists, who have muttered about me being 'on the spectrum' for years. I've read a lot of books on male/female brain difference ( which feminists insist do not exist, and even Skeptic magazine ran a fallacious story on the topic this month ), and one in particular, by Simon Baron Cohen ( cousin of Borat ), posited that autism is in fact a type of hyper masculine brain wiring. Autism, of course, is a debilitating condition, but, aspergers is less so, apart from the lack of social skills aspect. In the last year, Aspergers has been recognised as a high functioning form of mild autism. When you read that autism numbers are exploding, the cause is not vaccines, but the broadening of the definition. So, it seems almost certain that I am an aspie. And it seems to me likely that a good % of programmers are likely to be. I took the test[^] and scored 35 ( above 32 is an informal diagnosis and 16 is the average score for the general population ). I'm curious how many other people here are diagnosed or self diagnosed aspies, or may find that they could be, based on this test. The test was written by Simon Baron Cohen, the guy who wrote that book, he's written several others that I've also read, he's a smart guy.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
I scored a 32 or 33 on that test (took it a while ago, don't feel like taking it again right now). I'm working on getting an official diagnosis or being told I don't have it, but my insurance doesn't cover any of the specialists in my area, so it's kind of taking a back seat until I save a little money or manage to get my insurance to cooperate.
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Yeah, I tried to not 'game' it, I sure know what they are asking. But, I've done one in the presence of my wife and she claims I give my self too much credit and my score should be higher.....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
34 myself but it occurred to me that 'us' aspies always know how to game the test. Just an observation.
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Well, his book was a follow on to a book about HIS son, and was mostly aimed at teenagers trying to understand a diagnosis and figure out strategies for dealing with it. I don't think the obsession ever ends, we're just expected to deal with it better as adults....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
'deal with it' or hide it?
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I scored a 32 or 33 on that test (took it a while ago, don't feel like taking it again right now). I'm working on getting an official diagnosis or being told I don't have it, but my insurance doesn't cover any of the specialists in my area, so it's kind of taking a back seat until I save a little money or manage to get my insurance to cooperate.
The US insurance system is fundamentally broken IMO. I need to get a diagnosis because I can't get life insurance ( Aspergers as a diagnosis didn't exist before 1992, and in the mid 80s my social problems were misdiagnosed as schizophrenia )
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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34 myself but it occurred to me that 'us' aspies always know how to game the test. Just an observation.
Yes, I could definitely get a low score if I wanted. I know what they're asking.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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'deal with it' or hide it?
Deal with it by not showing it too obviously, I assume
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Awesome. I collect guitars, CDs, and books. That all seems normal to me.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
I suppose I don't really see that as collecting so much as accruing. I also have a bunch of books and DVD's/blu-rays, but I didn't collect them for the sake of the collection... I just picked up each of them over time for their own sake. Though, I do still have most of my books, most of them I'm unlikely to ever read again, so I suppose that could be considered "collecting". Something I did collect when I was younger was A Bug's Life memorabilia. If there was something related to that movie, I pretty much had to have it (I had a case to display it all in). I even had the A Bug's Life themed ant farm. That was definitely a collection.
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I suppose I don't really see that as collecting so much as accruing. I also have a bunch of books and DVD's/blu-rays, but I didn't collect them for the sake of the collection... I just picked up each of them over time for their own sake. Though, I do still have most of my books, most of them I'm unlikely to ever read again, so I suppose that could be considered "collecting". Something I did collect when I was younger was A Bug's Life memorabilia. If there was something related to that movie, I pretty much had to have it (I had a case to display it all in). I even had the A Bug's Life themed ant farm. That was definitely a collection.
I have run out of bookshelves, I read 1-2 books most weeks ( depending on length ) and just put them on the pile. CDs are the thing I collect for the sake of it, I buy CDs to have everything by an artist and sometimes don't even open them, I have over 4000, all alphabetical and then in order of release, and in a database. I used to collect movie posters, and also plastic figurines. I started with a couple and became obsessive. I sold those to win my wife. I made money on them.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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OK, so my wife works for speech pathologists, who have muttered about me being 'on the spectrum' for years. I've read a lot of books on male/female brain difference ( which feminists insist do not exist, and even Skeptic magazine ran a fallacious story on the topic this month ), and one in particular, by Simon Baron Cohen ( cousin of Borat ), posited that autism is in fact a type of hyper masculine brain wiring. Autism, of course, is a debilitating condition, but, aspergers is less so, apart from the lack of social skills aspect. In the last year, Aspergers has been recognised as a high functioning form of mild autism. When you read that autism numbers are exploding, the cause is not vaccines, but the broadening of the definition. So, it seems almost certain that I am an aspie. And it seems to me likely that a good % of programmers are likely to be. I took the test[^] and scored 35 ( above 32 is an informal diagnosis and 16 is the average score for the general population ). I'm curious how many other people here are diagnosed or self diagnosed aspies, or may find that they could be, based on this test. The test was written by Simon Baron Cohen, the guy who wrote that book, he's written several others that I've also read, he's a smart guy.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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LOL !! For me, I would be even higher if I answered as a teenager. I think most people with Aspergers actually learn to function socially, the things that typical people just seem to intuitively know. So, I think our score drops with time, but the strengths remain.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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OK, so my wife works for speech pathologists, who have muttered about me being 'on the spectrum' for years. I've read a lot of books on male/female brain difference ( which feminists insist do not exist, and even Skeptic magazine ran a fallacious story on the topic this month ), and one in particular, by Simon Baron Cohen ( cousin of Borat ), posited that autism is in fact a type of hyper masculine brain wiring. Autism, of course, is a debilitating condition, but, aspergers is less so, apart from the lack of social skills aspect. In the last year, Aspergers has been recognised as a high functioning form of mild autism. When you read that autism numbers are exploding, the cause is not vaccines, but the broadening of the definition. So, it seems almost certain that I am an aspie. And it seems to me likely that a good % of programmers are likely to be. I took the test[^] and scored 35 ( above 32 is an informal diagnosis and 16 is the average score for the general population ). I'm curious how many other people here are diagnosed or self diagnosed aspies, or may find that they could be, based on this test. The test was written by Simon Baron Cohen, the guy who wrote that book, he's written several others that I've also read, he's a smart guy.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
So, it seems almost certain that I am an aspie
Actually, you could have spared the hassle of the book reading and asked us here directly: after 10+ years of conversing in the Lounge, we were all convinced you had your aspie badge. ;P :rolleyes:
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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Christian Graus wrote:
So, it seems almost certain that I am an aspie
Actually, you could have spared the hassle of the book reading and asked us here directly: after 10+ years of conversing in the Lounge, we were all convinced you had your aspie badge. ;P :rolleyes:
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
Don't get me wrong, I already had my share of informal diagnoses....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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The US insurance system is fundamentally broken IMO. I need to get a diagnosis because I can't get life insurance ( Aspergers as a diagnosis didn't exist before 1992, and in the mid 80s my social problems were misdiagnosed as schizophrenia )
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I have run out of bookshelves, I read 1-2 books most weeks ( depending on length ) and just put them on the pile. CDs are the thing I collect for the sake of it, I buy CDs to have everything by an artist and sometimes don't even open them, I have over 4000, all alphabetical and then in order of release, and in a database. I used to collect movie posters, and also plastic figurines. I started with a couple and became obsessive. I sold those to win my wife. I made money on them.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Ha, yeah, that sounds like quite the collection. I don't read much, so I probably have 100 to 200 books total. And about 500 to 1,000 movies, though I keep those to rewatch them (I keep a spreadsheet as an index... they are in no particular order). I also throw away all the movie cases and just keep the discs in hanging sleeves (most collectors wouldn't do that, I would guess). I suppose the type of "collection" could change over time. I certainly like to collect knowledge (articles, bookmarks, wikis, and so on).
Christian Graus wrote:
I sold those to win my wife.
*Flashback to Aladdin* "I am not a prize to be won!" — Jasmine
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I was (probably) misdiagnosed with ADHD as a child, along with the great comment by the psychologist/psychiatrist on my record: "unable to rule out psychosis" :laugh:
Haha, me too. They then put me into some advanced classes and I got along just fine. Turns out I just had "smart". :-D
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Ha, yeah, that sounds like quite the collection. I don't read much, so I probably have 100 to 200 books total. And about 500 to 1,000 movies, though I keep those to rewatch them (I keep a spreadsheet as an index... they are in no particular order). I also throw away all the movie cases and just keep the discs in hanging sleeves (most collectors wouldn't do that, I would guess). I suppose the type of "collection" could change over time. I certainly like to collect knowledge (articles, bookmarks, wikis, and so on).
Christian Graus wrote:
I sold those to win my wife.
*Flashback to Aladdin* "I am not a prize to be won!" — Jasmine
Yes, I always had a deep love of Disney movies that transferred to Pixar on the basis that they were better.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.