Is it an illness to be a geek ?!
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I've heard a lot about "Asperger Autism", but yesterday I read a casual term for it: The "Geek Syndrome" ^. So I took part in a screening test ^, and got a score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Did anybody else take that test? How many possible "Asperger Autists" are here on CP, and... why the hell do those psycho-docs call it a syndrome?! It's not bad to be strange. If there was a little more tolerance for strange people, no "Aspi" would need any therapy. :rose: Have Fun testing yourself, coco
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I've heard a lot about "Asperger Autism", but yesterday I read a casual term for it: The "Geek Syndrome" ^. So I took part in a screening test ^, and got a score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Did anybody else take that test? How many possible "Asperger Autists" are here on CP, and... why the hell do those psycho-docs call it a syndrome?! It's not bad to be strange. If there was a little more tolerance for strange people, no "Aspi" would need any therapy. :rose: Have Fun testing yourself, coco
Seems that no one is worried about "Asperger Autism", everyone is more interested to know if they belong to the "Geek" category. :sigh:
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I've heard a lot about "Asperger Autism", but yesterday I read a casual term for it: The "Geek Syndrome" ^. So I took part in a screening test ^, and got a score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Did anybody else take that test? How many possible "Asperger Autists" are here on CP, and... why the hell do those psycho-docs call it a syndrome?! It's not bad to be strange. If there was a little more tolerance for strange people, no "Aspi" would need any therapy. :rose: Have Fun testing yourself, coco
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I've heard a lot about "Asperger Autism", but yesterday I read a casual term for it: The "Geek Syndrome" ^. So I took part in a screening test ^, and got a score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Did anybody else take that test? How many possible "Asperger Autists" are here on CP, and... why the hell do those psycho-docs call it a syndrome?! It's not bad to be strange. If there was a little more tolerance for strange people, no "Aspi" would need any therapy. :rose: Have Fun testing yourself, coco
Thing is, in forced social situations (meetings with clients, investors, etc.) I can schmooze my way into their favor, and have shifted their focus my way in many occassions. Even as a kid I was very manipulative. I've seen tests like this before, and while I am normally very focused on things, very imaginitive (finding solutions where others cannot in many situations), and all that go with it I tend to have a bit more social skills than those diagnosed with autism (of varying kinds). I wouldn't put too much faith in such tests unless it accounts for such things. Just calculating numbers doesn't say a whole lot. Everyone who knows me personally finds me to be a big geek (I take that as a compliment, thus proving it, wouldn't you say? :)). And what little I know of you from this site, I think you're a geek, too. I only hope you view that as a compliment as well. :)
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I got 40! :eek: Although some of the questions I was ambivalent about and would have prefered a neutral answer because I could not say if I agreed or disagreed with it.
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I've heard a lot about "Asperger Autism", but yesterday I read a casual term for it: The "Geek Syndrome" ^. So I took part in a screening test ^, and got a score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Did anybody else take that test? How many possible "Asperger Autists" are here on CP, and... why the hell do those psycho-docs call it a syndrome?! It's not bad to be strange. If there was a little more tolerance for strange people, no "Aspi" would need any therapy. :rose: Have Fun testing yourself, coco
Corinna John wrote: eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). The percentage of those scoring over 32 that have been diagnosed is more interesting though, at least if you're testing to see if you are autistic it is.... I'll guess and say I scored a 23. :) BW The Biggest Loser
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I've heard a lot about "Asperger Autism", but yesterday I read a casual term for it: The "Geek Syndrome" ^. So I took part in a screening test ^, and got a score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Did anybody else take that test? How many possible "Asperger Autists" are here on CP, and... why the hell do those psycho-docs call it a syndrome?! It's not bad to be strange. If there was a little more tolerance for strange people, no "Aspi" would need any therapy. :rose: Have Fun testing yourself, coco
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I've heard a lot about "Asperger Autism", but yesterday I read a casual term for it: The "Geek Syndrome" ^. So I took part in a screening test ^, and got a score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Did anybody else take that test? How many possible "Asperger Autists" are here on CP, and... why the hell do those psycho-docs call it a syndrome?! It's not bad to be strange. If there was a little more tolerance for strange people, no "Aspi" would need any therapy. :rose: Have Fun testing yourself, coco
I just had someone come up to me a few minutes ago and ask how to get to Fry's Electronics (the WalMart of Electronics/Computers/Software) :rolleyes: because he was told "if anyone knows how to get there, Steve will" :sigh: Steve
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What's VHF stand for? (I'm assuming it is not Very High Frequency)
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VHF == Very High Functioning. - It means the Aspie can imitate almost all social skills, and other stuff, thus if you looked at the person you wouldn't recognize they had the syndrome. Regardz Colin J Davies
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: You might have noticed that I sometimes explicitly ask if I'm talking too much. Actually, the fact that you are so sincere when speaking is one of the qualities I really like about you Colin :)
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Meg's World - Blog PhotographyMegan Forbes wrote: the fact that you are so sincere when speaking is one of the qualities I really like about you :-O
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I've heard a lot about "Asperger Autism", but yesterday I read a casual term for it: The "Geek Syndrome" ^. So I took part in a screening test ^, and got a score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Did anybody else take that test? How many possible "Asperger Autists" are here on CP, and... why the hell do those psycho-docs call it a syndrome?! It's not bad to be strange. If there was a little more tolerance for strange people, no "Aspi" would need any therapy. :rose: Have Fun testing yourself, coco
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39 - Now leave me alone, you're making me loose my concentration.
Matt Gullett wrote: 39 - Now leave me alone, you're making me loose my concentration. (1) I think you mean "lose", not "loose". :) (2) What do you mean, "overly fascinated with fiddly details"? I resent that! (3) I now feel oddly inadequate having scored only 38. On the other hand, that's the same number as my age, and the same as Eric Gagne's jersery number. (See? I just can't help it.) ... though, to be honest, I thought half my answers were more to do with the old Attention Deficit Thingywhatsis... wait, now I'm all confused... -- Diane C Itinerant games programmer "Federal Espresso - When it absolutely, positively has to stay up overnight."
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I've heard a lot about "Asperger Autism", but yesterday I read a casual term for it: The "Geek Syndrome" ^. So I took part in a screening test ^, and got a score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Did anybody else take that test? How many possible "Asperger Autists" are here on CP, and... why the hell do those psycho-docs call it a syndrome?! It's not bad to be strange. If there was a little more tolerance for strange people, no "Aspi" would need any therapy. :rose: Have Fun testing yourself, coco
Corinna John wrote: score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Me too....37, is that good or bad or what??? whats going on? "Creating tomorrow's legacy systems today..... .... One CRISIS at a time!" -- Unknown "If you build it.... .....BUGS will come!" -JB
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Corinna John wrote: score of 37 (eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher). Me too....37, is that good or bad or what??? whats going on? "Creating tomorrow's legacy systems today..... .... One CRISIS at a time!" -- Unknown "If you build it.... .....BUGS will come!" -JB
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"A Bug is a piece ofcodethat knows whatz its purpose"There is no "good" or "bad". If you don't get along on a planet full of people, the number 37 might be connected to the reason for it, that's all. :)
