Does Chris really suffer from autism?

[ChaosAkita]

Well, I was asking a question too. I have no idea why you feel the need to get defensive over that.

And i don't get why you felt the need to get defensive about that, what's so bad about chilling out?

I don't know why I need to chill out in the first place? lol

 

[Dork Of Ages]

Like someone in the beginning of the thread said, he receives disability checks from the government, based on his autism. I'm not sure how does it work in the US, but it's likely he had to show a legit diagonistication to legally receive those checks.

 

[QI 541]

Why can't he be autistic AND retarded? Don't sell Chris short!

Re-tistic?

Autarded?

The stupidest thing alive

 

[Anchuent Christory]

He certainly has autism, not quite sure why that question keeps getting asked.

What he "suffers" from however, is an grossly exaggerated entitlement complex.

 

[Tubular Monkey]

Why can't he be autistic AND retarded? Don't sell Chris short!

I think this is highly likely.

plus chris proves the term "high functioning" is very liberal in his case.

I was going to make a chart depicting it, but it's not worth clicking on MS Paint. He really thinks High Functioning means above the average human, when high functioning is simply being able to speak and not scream at the lamp.

He really is just about the strangest thing around.

 

[CatParty]

i think he's been known to scream at the lamp though....

 

[Pikonic]

I went to webmd, (my degree isn't speaking to me right now.)

Social interactions and relationships. Symptoms may include:
[*]Significant problems developing nonverbal communication skills, such as eye-to-eye gazing, facial expressions, and body posture.
Sensual emotionally linked eye-contact!!! Look at the stare from his Applebee's date, that's 'sensual'

[*]Failure to establish friendships with children the same age.
Or friendships. Period.

[*]Lack of interest in sharing enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people.
Chris can't get into what others want, others must get into what he wants. No socially normal person will watch Good Burger unless under the influence . Even then, there's better things to do.

[*]Lack of empathy.
http://www.sonichu.com/cwcki/Chris_and_death

People with autism may have difficulty understanding another person's feelings, such as pain or sorrow.
Verbal and nonverbal communication. Symptoms may include:
[*]Delay in, or lack of, learning to talk. As many as 40% of people with autism never speak.
Ok, that one was the babysitters fault.

[*]Problems taking steps to start a conversation. Also, people with autism have difficulties continuing a conversation after it has begun.
Yeah, hmmm, ok, hmmmm

[*]Stereotyped and repetitive use of language. People with autism often repeat over and over a phrase they have heard previously (echolalia).
Not a Star Trek fan? Start your videos with Captains log anyway

[*]Difficulty understanding their listener's perspective. For example, a person with autism may not understand that someone is using humor. They may interpret the communication word for word and fail to catch the implied meaning.
See: Every phone call ever

Limited interests in activities or play. Symptoms may include:
[*]An unusual focus on pieces. Younger children with autism often focus on parts of toys, such as the wheels on a car, rather than playing with the entire toy.
I got nothing

[*]Preoccupation with certain topics. For example, older children and adults may be fascinated by video games, trading cards, or license plates.
Take out license plates and you think the writer knew Chris.

[*]A need for sameness and routines. For example, a child with autism may always need to eat bread before salad and insist on driving the same route every day to school.
Chris hates change. Too lazy to go into detail

[*]Stereotyped behaviors. These may include body rocking and hand flapping.
Or dramatic glasses removal and claws of fail.

TLR - Yes

 

[CatParty]

http://sonichu.com/cwcki/CWCki:Frequent ... Psychology

will answer any questions as to whether he is autistic or not

 

[The Green Ranger]

I went to high school with people who acted like Chris. Blameless angels who used their disability to get away with doing outlandish things that everyone just let go. They all had some form of autism. I also knew people with autism who were mainstreamed and it worked wonders for them. I know it doesn't work in every case but one of them joined the football team, and did really well socially. You can't blame someones disability for everything that's wrong with them, but you can blame the people who told them they were special little snowflakes who you need to take care of.

 

[4Macie]

I have no doubt in my mind that Chris has SOMETHING on the autistic scale. I do not believe he is "high functioning" though. Anyone high functioning (disregarding that this is no longer a real diagnosis) would be able to keep a job and would be able to live on their own. For example, Temple Grandin, a doctor; satoshi Tajiri, creator of Pokemon; or the hundreds of music protégées who have something on the autistic scale. These are not "rare" examples of high functioners; these are examples of how the proper help and schooling can work wonders. Chris's parents "mainstreaming" him did not help him even one little bit. Yes, mainstreaming works for some, but usually those that are mainstreamed also go to some form of help service or therapy to fill in that hole that people who are put in special institutional schools get.

People who someone on the autistic scale (from Aspergers, to autism, to OCD and the like) usually have some sort of society interaction flaw. They also have harder times understanding other people's feelings towards certain things. Essentially, many times people with autism will feel that if they are feeling a certain way about something, other people are too because they can't comprehend that people can have different reactions to the same thing. Schooling and therapy help with that. Chris got nothing. His parents wanted him to be "normal" so they wanted to treat him as normal as possible. Because they were so old when they had Chris, they were part of a generation who believed any mental institution meant their kid was retarded and unable to live a normal life.

Because of all of this, some people refuse to believe Chris has autism or that he has something other than autism. While he MIGHT have something other than autism, he definitely has autism; it's just that what we're seeing is the one of the bad scenarios for those with autism. I don't say "worst case scenario" because there are others who have it worst than Chris... .most of them are in the looney bin..but they're still worse off.

 

[4Macie]

i think he's been known to scream at the lamp though....

I don't remember Chris yelling at a lamp, but that doesn't surprise me... he had a conversation with Mary Lee Walsh as Sonichu and curse-ye-hama-ha-ed her while in her office. He's capable of a lot of retarded things.

 

[CatParty]

i think he's been known to scream at the lamp though....

I don't remember Chris yelling at a lamp, but that doesn't surprise me... he had a conversation with Mary Lee Walsh as Sonichu and curse-ye-hama-ha-ed her while in her office. He's capable of a lot of retarded things.

[cwc]Tale_of_the_Crazy_Pacer[/cwc]


maybe not the lamp, but does a wall count?

"He'd pace and pace, then stop and shout something at the wall, then keep pacing. And he also did some singing, even getting into the vibrato falsetto junks, it was hilarious."

 

[Ryan Rash]

The general consensus on here, and possibly among everyone who knows about OPL, is that he suffers from autism, but it's the least of his problems when compared to his egotism, his refusal to learn, and his possible mental illness, et al.

 

[Ouija Board]

Like someone in the beginning of the thread said, he receives disability checks from the government, based on his autism. I'm not sure how does it work in the US, but it's likely he had to show a legit diagonistication to legally receive those checks.

I can tell you based on my experience that it was rigorous to go through. I had to fill out a shit ton of papers, get documentation of my work history, things like taxes, pay stubs, etc. then I had to see a couple of doctors to determine any physical disabilities as well as get documentation of my diagnoses from my psych. And they usually deny you the first time, after that, you can reapply or request for a hearing. I did the latter and had help from a lawyer. It's usually very hard to get on disability for physical causes and supposedly is much more difficult for those with mental disabilities which is why I am flummoxed that Chris was able to get on it with his lack of a substantial work history (1-3 years at the most is required from what I was told.)

As for Chris having autism, I think he does have it as he has a lot of the behaviors but that doesn't mean that he can't have something else alongside it. As someone else already said, he may have schizophrenia and the reason I think this is because I saw one of his videos where he whispered "Please don't I swear" as if he was hearing something inside his head. It was really weird and kinda out of place for him.

 

[Coldgrip]

I think he has mild autism and if he had gotten help when he was younger he'd of learned to cope with it and be able to (at least somewhat) function in society. It's just that because he was raised by Borb any problems that usually come with the 'tism were never addressed and have been exacerbated to the point where it impedes him when he has to deal with the rest of the world.

Though I think his ego, sense of entitlement and delusions do more harm to him and his ability to interact with the world around him than his autism.

 

[Luscinia Hafez]

Chris has autism for several reasons, the major one being the optional shot, but poor babysitting has been known to play a role as well. Follow the money, don't be sheep. Accept the truth.

If vaccines cause autism, pirates prevent global warming. Correlation does not imply causation.

The doctor who did the MMR "study" was stricken from the British medical register for unethical conduct. Pregnant women contracting the MMR virus is one of the few known preventable causes of autism. As for Jenny McCarthy and her anti-vax kink: GO BACK TO SINGLED OUT YOU LYING FUCKING CUNT!

GLORIA, AUGUSTA!

 

[FramerGirl420]

Everyone keeps calling out his narcissism and huge ego, which keeps making me wonder...
I've known a handful of people in my life that have aspergers. Hell, I've even dated 2 seperate guys with it...and every one of them had a HUUGGEEE ego and were very narcissistic. Is this a common thing for people with aspergers/autism?

 

[Fapcup]

I think he has mild autism and if he had gotten help when he was younger he'd of learned to cope with it and be able to (at least somewhat) function in society. It's just that because he was raised by Borb any problems that usually come with the 'tism were never addressed and have been exacerbated to the point where it impedes him when he has to deal with the rest of the world.

Though I think his ego, sense of entitlement and delusions do more harm to him and his ability to interact with the world around him than his autism.

+ 1000000

I remember a FB post where Chris was complaining about the fact, that his mother blamed him and Bob for not eating the spaghetti she made when they moved to their current house, on the night of the move.
She brought this up TEN YEARS LATER, and pointed out that it was because of that hurtful incident she stopped cooking ever since.

Hmmm... Holding on obsessively to petty incidents for years and years. Where have we seen that before? Like many of Chris's worst traits, including entitlement issues and narcissism, it seems to be more of a learned behavior than anything else. And does more harm to him than whatever autistic traits he might have.

 

[Tin]

as someone who's worked and lived with various autistics, i'd say it's a safe bet he falls somewhere on the spectrum.

 

[MerriedxReldnahc]

[Limited interests in activities or play. Symptoms may include:
[*]An unusual focus on pieces. Younger children with autism often focus on parts of toys, such as the wheels on a car, rather than playing with the entire toy.
I got nothing

I would argue that his obsession with Legos is a qualifier, as they are pretty much just pieces that he can use to do whatever he wants as opposed to a toy that works in one particular way.