Thread: The Myth of Aspergers Syndrome

Quote: Originally Posted by amethyst and I can't say that I disagree with you entirely either..... But..... I agree, german aren't monsters.....but where I disagree is, I think that the nazi's were influenced by entities, demons, forces, what ever you want to call them to be inspired to the point that they got to....annihilating a specific portion of their society to further their agenda..... Yes, human beings are capable of...

Quote: just a superficial look at the history of the royal family in britain there is a litany of serial killers, mass murderers, assassins, deviants of every shape and form, because if you are only concerned about power then that is the bottom line. You are an amoral predator who remains sort of sane, by telling yourself you are "gods little sunbeam" no reptilian intervention is necessary this is the point. It is shocking...

Quote: Originally Posted by amethyst In general, my feelings about Aspergers and autism is that they are a completely normal reaction to having experienced some completely un-normal situations and enviroments.....that is, it's more of a "coping" mechanism for having gone through certain experiences that stress a human beings capacity to "cope" in a very dysfunctional (non functioning) enviroment. When...

Quote: Originally Posted by rowan22 Coming from someone whose only contribution is to throw insults I find that a touch hypocritical. really.. have i ONLY trown insults here ?? eeeeeehhrrm.. why don't you accept you have asperger and live with that.. good bye. __________________

Quote: Originally Posted by lostinstrangeworld That's so true. Funnily enough, my mother has been trying to convince me that I have Aperger's. I looked into it with an open mind but saw through it. Hence I noticed this thread. That is true, I think people with aspergers are normal it is the world and the way it looks at things and what is regarded as social norms that are abnormal. People are made to feel there is something wrong...

Quote: Originally Posted by rowan22 Your insistence on using the term ?normal? indicates that your don?t really understand that that term is itself socially created and actually exists nowhere in the real world. *sigh* Yes, normality is defined by the majority in social situations. So what? Do you want to do away with the word? Ban it? That's called being politically correct. Quote: And if you were the last person on the planet but one,...

Do some research before making assumptions. What Does It Mean to Have Asperger Syndrome? What does it mean to have Asperger’s Syndrome? Clearly, since so many successful people seem to have the diagnosis (Dan Ackroyd, for one, announced his diagnosis on the air -- and rumor has it that Bill Gates may also have Asperger’s) it is not a disability in the classic sense. In fact, some historians suggest that Einstein, Mozart, and Alan Turing...

Quote: Originally Posted by boots Do some research before making assumptions. What Does It Mean to Have Asperger Syndrome? What does it mean to have Asperger’s Syndrome? Clearly, since so many successful people seem to have the diagnosis (Dan Ackroyd, for one, announced his diagnosis on the air -- and rumor has it that Bill Gates may also have Asperger’s) it is not a disability in the classic sense. In fact, some historians suggest that...

I have been diagnosed with AS, if anyone here has AS, I recommend going to the WrongPlanet forum, it's good

I have a brother with autism who's got friends with all kinds of handicaps. Asperger is real, but I also think that people diagnose it (ADHD too) without much thought being put into it. There could be many who have been misdiagnosed.