Asperger Syndrome, and other neuropsychological disorders...

[BlythPower]

Chalk me up as another hater. There's something about those grotty little flakes... Uggh :-x

 

[43021HST]

Coconuts remaind me of toenails. Anyway how did we go onto the subject of coconuts.

 

[Bayum]

One thing that nobody has mentioned yet is eating disorders. Many Asperger's sufferers have an eating disorder that leads to them refusing to eat 98% of foods. I live solely on a diet of weetabix, marmalade sandwiches, hula hoops, peanuts, toast, yoghurt, and the occasional chocolate bar. Does anybody else have anything like this?

I've gotta admit... Theres a lot of people that like I said, i've worked with, but they all seem to eat more or less anything!

A few of them can't stand yoghurt though... Dunno if it's that type of thing that your talking about...

BUT

A few books that I read for background reading on Aspergers... A lot of parents have apparently tried, and found with successful results that a change in diet - helps their kids a lot!!

 

[Death]

A few books that I read for background reading on Aspergers... A lot of parents have apparently tried, and found with successful results that a change in diet - helps their kids a lot!!

[Death's AS and lack of understanding strikes again... hock: ]

Although I presume that ye are referring to improvements in ones diet there, can I just double-check that "helps their kids a lot" refers to dietary improvements, or does it refer to improvements in people's overall behavior?
(Back when I was a kid, I was placed on a strict "No E-Numbers" diet to try and reduce my hyperactive tendancies, and it seemed to work, from what little I can recall. )

 

[Daniel]

Having been observing this thread for a while, oen thing I will say is that I am surprised by the amount of people on here with Aspergers Syndrome!
When it was first mentioned to me I was under the impression that it wasn't very common, seem to have mis-judged that one..!

 

[mrcheek]

Having been observing this thread for a while, oen thing I will say is that I am surprised by the amount of people on here with Aspergers Syndrome!
When it was first mentioned to me I was under the impression that it wasn't very common, seem to have mis-judged that one..!

Its more common among rail enthusiasts. and computer users. So we dont exactly represent average people here....

 

[Bayum]

[Death's AS and lack of understanding strikes again... hock: ]

Although I presume that ye are referring to improvements in ones diet there, can I just double-check that "helps their kids a lot" refers to dietary improvements, or does it refer to improvements in people's overall behavior?
(Back when I was a kid, I was placed on a strict "No E-Numbers" diet to try and reduce my hyperactive tendancies, and it seemed to work, from what little I can recall. )

It helps overall.

Behaviour, Learning, Mood etc etc

I guess it's down to the individual though as well... The results may not be the same in one child, as they are in another

 

[43021HST]

I've gotta admit... Theres a lot of people that like I said, i've worked with, but they all seem to eat more or less anything!

A few of them can't stand yoghurt though... Dunno if it's that type of thing that your talking about...

BUT

A few books that I read for background reading on Aspergers... A lot of parents have apparently tried, and found with successful results that a change in diet - helps their kids a lot!!

Nope I eat anything and everything thats edible, I,m the least fussiest person with food ever except I wont eat raw cheese and coconut. I remember working on my Dads allotment and I kept munching on the peas.

 

[JustinStacey.x]

*highfive to Mr Lambert*

 

[monkey]

...you people are crazy. coconuts great, used correctly, it can be sickly - but it great eaten the correct way. and raw cheese? eh? I cheese, I could never be vegan...

 

[Death]

the reason i have badspelling is, Dyslexia and aspurges syndrome

Dyslexia, maybe...But being an AS sufferer myself, I don't see how Asperger's affects spelling ability. Granted, my spelling isn't full-on proper Oxford English nowadays (One of my common errors being "probabally") but AFAIK my spelling, punctuation and capitalisation are normally of a clear and easy to follow standard for most people. 8)

I get the feeling though that if I tried typing posts very rapidly and didn't preview/proof-read them before submission, then my own text would have major errors all over it. This is why I take my time when posting!

 

[43021HST]

Dyslexia, maybe...But being an AS sufferer myself, I don't see how Asperger's affects spelling ability. Granted, my spelling isn't full-on proper Oxford English nowadays (One of my common errors being "probabally") but AFAIK my spelling, punctuation and capitalisation are normally of a clear and easy to follow standard for most people. 8)

I get the feeling though that if I tried typing posts very rapidly and didn't preview/proof-read them before submission, then my own text would have major errors all over it. This is why I take my time when posting!

I used to be great at spelling but I just get worse now

 

[JustinStacey.x]

When I was very young I was extremely apt at English and apt in some parts of maths. I could spell what others my age could only dream of. My spelling now is still very good but it isn't as much of a shocker because at my age now one would be expected to have a full ability in their mother tongue; it kinda plateaus at my age anyway. I struggle with maths nowadays and often exhibit number dyslexia, particularly with phone numbers. I will often miskey or just plain misread a string of numbers if they are in one long block which is why I take phone numbers down in a format like this: 0207 123 4567 otherwise, my mind may well throw in, subtract or change numbers for no apparent reason

Sometimes I still find myself losing people with my ways with words, I sometimes end up having to simplify my sentences, words like incandescent and colloquial don't always go down too well.

 

[krus_aragon]

Sometimes I still find myself losing people with my ways with words, I sometimes end up having to simplify my sentences, words like incandescent and colloquial don't always go down too well.

I can sympathise with that: I was raised on a diet of books and a broad vocabulary, thanks to my mother. If I asked what a word she used meant she'd point to the dictionary and say "look it up!"

 

[Death]

Sometimes I still find myself losing people with my ways with words, I sometimes end up having to simplify my sentences, words like incandescent and colloquial don't always go down too well.

I can sympathise with that: I was raised on a diet of books and a broad vocabulary, thanks to my mother. If I asked what a word she used meant she'd point to the dictionary and say "look it up!"

Ditto here too...I've always had a wide vocabulary as I seem to have a natural habit of picking up "big" words at the drop of a hat. Although it's useful in conversations with the academically minded though, I do find that I often confuse a lot of "normal" people in conversation as I'm too inclined to use my knowlege of words to it's widest extent! :?

One vocabulary that I'm having a pig of a time getting to grips with though is a new one that's only been developed over the last ten years; The blight that is SMS shorthand. Although I'll tolerate it for messages produced on a typical 12-button mobile keypad, it really rubs me up the wrong way when people do it on the Internet, despite having a full QWERTY keyboard in front of them! :roll:

After all..."cn u cme 2 th stn 2 pck me up of th trn?" (Can you come to the station to pick me up off of the train?) is a bloody pain in the arse to read IMO, and to be honest I'd find it's equivalent in Base64 - Q2FuIHlvdSBjb21lIHRvIHRoZSBzdGF0aW9uIHRvIHBpY2sgbWUgdXAgb2ZmIG9mIHRoZSB0cmFpbj8= - Far easier to understand than the same message in "txt spk"... hock::roll:

 

[Old Timer]

It strikes me that several of you have some really good talent that really could be useful in the world.

Now if working in a "normal" job is a problem have you guys ever considered working for yourselves as freelances ?

I am sure there must be certain types of jobs that can easily be done without the issues you have described becoming a problem ?

Now more than ever Companies are looking to cut costs and will outsource as much as they feel they can.

 

[Mojo]

Ditto here too...I've always had a wide vocabulary as I seem to have a natural habit of picking up "big" words at the drop of a hat. Although it's useful in conversations with the academically minded though, I do find that I often confuse a lot of "normal" people in conversation as I'm too inclined to use my knowledge of words to it's widest extent! :?

Reminds me of when I said to someone that there were still some residual delays, he just went "heh" and walked off

 

[mrcheek]

Ditto here too...I've always had a wide vocabulary as I seem to have a natural habit of picking up "big" words at the drop of a hat. Although it's useful in conversations with the academically minded though, I do find that I often confuse a lot of "normal" people in conversation as I'm too inclined to use my knowlege of words to it's widest extent! :?

I often get this as well. Ill use a long word because its the most appropriate to convey the meaning. Then theyll ask me to use a simpler, shorter word, and I cant think of one.

 

[JustinStacey.x]

I try not to associate with people who I have to dumb things down for. Sad, but true.

 

[43021HST]

Ditto here too...I've always had a wide vocabulary as I seem to have a natural habit of picking up "big" words at the drop of a hat. Although it's useful in conversations with the academically minded though, I do find that I often confuse a lot of "normal" people in conversation as I'm too inclined to use my knowlege of words to it's widest extent! :?

One vocabulary that I'm having a pig of a time getting to grips with though is a new one that's only been developed over the last ten years; The blight that is SMS shorthand. Although I'll tolerate it for messages produced on a typical 12-button mobile keypad, it really rubs me up the wrong way when people do it on the Internet, despite having a full QWERTY keyboard in front of them! :roll:

After all..."cn u cme 2 th stn 2 pck me up of th trn?" (Can you come to the station to pick me up off of the train?) is a bloody pain in the arse to read IMO, and to be honest I'd find it's equivalent in Base64 - Q2FuIHlvdSBjb21lIHRvIHRoZSBzdGF0aW9uIHRvIHBpY2sgbWUgdXAgb2ZmIG9mIHRoZSB0cmFpbj8= - Far easier to understand than the same message in "txt spk"... hock::roll:

I pick up long words as ,well its frustrating because you cant talk to anyone in my school unless each word in the sentence has a maximum of two syllables. So you say a word like 'considerate' and you just get "huh stop speaking nerd talk".

 

[JustinStacey.x]

It's their loss when they end up having to work minimum wage jobs their whole life.

 

[Death]

It's their loss when they end up having to work minimum wage jobs their whole life.

Admittedly, I envy even people like that in one particular regard. I may be able to use phrases like "My local DOCSIS network really could do with a decent inspection" and "I love Linux, but I can't avoid thinking that xinetd is a potential security loophole"...But at the end of the day, those people are in full-time jobs, whereas I'm still long-term unemployed. :roll::?

The thing that buggers me up in a working environment isn't so much my ability to do the job, but more my inability in being able to work with and around others. That, and the fact that although I have some good skills in certain areas, I havn't any certification for those skills...I could fix the store server in my local McDonalds every day for a month, yet they'd still have me flipping burgers once the thing was up and running again... ad:

 

[43021HST]

reguarding employment troubles I,m not in proper work yet but at Mid Hants Railway which is the closest thing to work at the moment for me I have had no troubles, I get on with most people and dont mess up any tasks that have been set but I suppose its something that I want to do. Who knows what 'real work' holds for me in the future.

 

[JustinStacey.x]

Admittedly, I envy even people like that in one particular regard. I may be able to use phrases like "My local DOCSIS network really could do with a decent inspection" and "I love Linux, but I can't avoid thinking that xinetd is a potential security loophole"...But at the end of the day, those people are in full-time jobs, whereas I'm still long-term unemployed. :roll::?

The thing that buggers me up in a working environment isn't so much my ability to do the job, but more my inability in being able to work with and around others. That, and the fact that although I have some good skills in certain areas, I havn't any certification for those skills...I could fix the store server in my local McDonalds every day for a month, yet they'd still have me flipping burgers once the thing was up and running again... ad:

Such is life, ready to land you in a ****hole at every turn...

 

[43021HST]

Such is life, ready to land you in a ****hole at every turn...

How true you are are I,m suprised no famous philosophers had said that before you!

 

[Drsatan]

Yep, you never get what you want. Like the time I failed my driving test...

 

[JustinStacey.x]

It's not that you never get what you want, I can deal with that, it's that so often it feels like life is literally shovelling **** in your face.

On the other hand, I sometimes DO get things that I want... so that statement isn't always true.