So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it?

[Overcast]

Hello, my name is Charlie. I've been hanging out on these forums for a little while now.

Part of the reason why I was drawn to Chris and his antics was because he and I both have autism. I was curious to see who someone with the same kind of diagnosis as I did lived. And frankly I was somewhat horrified. To the point that I realized that if I didn't get my shit together, I would probably end up just like him. So I guess I sorta have him to thank for setting an example.

So anyway, I was just curious to see who else on here has autism, aspergers or whatever else is on that spectrum. And if you don't, do you have a friend or family member who does? What was your experience with it?

My brother and I were both born with autism. He was hit a bit harder than I was. Both he and I were a bit obsessed with structure and routine. As a little kid, I would place all my dinosaur toys in a line and have them face the same direction. If anyone moved them, I would get upset. I was also pretty rude towards people and acted up a lot in public.

I'm a lot better at these kinds of things now, but my brother still has some issues. For example, recently we were told that we would leave for somewhere at a specific time. My dad decided we would leave a bit earlier than that, and when we were about to leave, I told my brother who was in the middle of a game, we were leaving. He got a bit anxious and upset because he was told we were leaving at a specific time. I tried telling him that he can just pause the game and play it when we came back, but that didn't help much. My dad was the one who had to calm him down.

Still, despite his faults, he is pretty knowledgeable about things. He's good at remembering dates, especially when it came to old cartoons like Mickey Mouse or the like. Plus he helps my parents out in their real estate business by helping our dad check out the houses we're selling to make sure they aren't broken into or being occupied by squatters.

So how about you guys?

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

Hi, I'm Mike.

I don't have autism but I have another condition that involves impaired social functioning, but fortunately my case is mild. I don't care to divulge what I have.

That said, I can sympathize with people who have autism and their impaired social functioning. I can see why it would be frustrating.

 

[Male]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

Don't we already have a thread for this?
viewforum.php?f=10

 

[The Hunter]

Hi Charlie. I'm Red.

When I was 12, my mom told the teachers I had moderate to severe ADHD because I failed a school assignment because I didn't want to do it because I had no sleep the night prior. I was put on meds after being told I have a very minor case of it, but I still think I may have been misdiagnosed. I had made straight A's on every test and assignment until middle school and had no behavioral problems or issues with focusing, so that just leads me to believe I was told I had it, not that I've had it prior to that event. These days, I always blame myself for my own failures, and I just try my best to ignore everything that happened and just go on with life.

My older brother and youngest sister, however, probably do have ADD or some form of autism. They're both loud, violent, self centered, and lack empathy, but astonishingly, despite that my sister probably had it worse, she's been handling it a lot better than my brother who still continues to constantly disappoint me and drag me into trouble with him.

The structure thing wasn't a problem for any of us. I'm organized, but if something I've organized gets messed up, I shrug and say, "I'll fix it later, no big deal." I've always been like that too, so my room wasn't constantly clean, but when I cleaned, holy fuck did I clean. My brother's messy and has always had a lot of collections of things I thought were weird or stupid. I had very few collections and routines because when I get something, I use it every chance I can. I was also the one that wanted to try new things all the time. I hated repetition and I always needed things to be fresh and new and make every day an experience. My brother, on the other hand, would always get mad and hit me when I touched something without letting him know. Although I always put myself in his shoes and would get really upset at the thought of anyone being so attached to material objects that could easily be destroyed. It'd really upset me, to the point of crying sometimes. My brother, however, would see me cry, say, "haha, faggot," and go back to indulging himself with whatever. He does act up in public sometimes as well. Whenever he's with my mom, it becomes awful. He's always screaming and shouting at her, and again, since I'm the empathetic one, I curl up and exclude myself because I feel awful for the both of them.

I'm always punctual with everything. When classes start at 8:00, I'm sure that I'm there at 7:50 sharp. My brother tells me I should just take it easy and show up late because who the fuck cares about stupid shit like college, but yeah, I care, and he can't understand that. He makes it a point to not show up on time to anything, and I make it a point to show up early or on time. But good luck trying to make him do something spontaneous, even if it's his responsibility. Like one time, I was taking a shower in the afternoon, and my brother tells me to pick up my dad as soon as I step in the shower because it was 3:45 and he gets out at 4. I told my brother to go do it because I was busy. What does he do? 4 minutes later, he starts pounding on the door telling me to go pick him up. I asked why he didn't go yet if it was such a big deal. He went silent and left. I take around 10 minutes with my shower, and another 5 to 10 to get dressed, brush my teeth, dry my hair, etc. When I get out, he's on his computer, just staring at it, not doing anything. It was already 4:05 and nobody had left the house. I told him to go pick him up, and he acted like it was my fault for being hygienic and asking him to pick him up. My dad fucking unloaded on him when he got home at 4:30.

My brother's good at math, writing, history, stuff like that, but he's not devoted at all to those things. He made C's and D's constantly in school and never showed up to his classes. He definitely has an attitude problem. He at least helped out when my grandfather was clearing out a lot, but he was in it for the money at the start. Took him a while to realize why I love labor so much, but I don't think he'd want to do it again.

Don't we already have a thread for this?
viewforum.php?f=10

That's for experiences with other people who have it. This thread's asking if you have it. Yeah, same general subject, but IMO, it'd be kind of rude to just have an "autism thread."

 

[Overcast]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

Don't we already have a thread for this?
viewforum.php?f=10

Do we? Apologies, I probably should have checked before hand. :/

 

[spaps]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

I mentioned this on the chat awhile back, but when I was born, the doctors almost diagnosed me with Aspergers. I guess they decided that I didn't have it, though. But I still have some Aspergers-like (for the sake of a better word) qualities.

 

[The Dude]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

*Pennywise* Oh yes, Georgie. We have Austism. We ALL have Autism down here. And when you're down here with us YOU'LL HAVE AUTISM TOO!!!

 

[sparklemilhouse]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

I've been diagnosed with anxiety issues, and I take medicine for it, but I wonder a lot if i have mild aspergers. I don't do well in social situations. I feel like always sound like a 'tard when I go out. Especially at job interviews. I feel like an 8 year old in an obese 30 year old body.

 

[Some JERK]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

Hi Charlie (great name, BTW. I don't know why there aren't more Charlie's these days)


I don't have autism. I'm just an asshole. My half-brother is a 'sperg though. (man that kid is like wikipedia.) so i'm pretty familiar with that particular spectrum of social impairment.

You're not like Chris, Charlie. You used the words "i realized" and "get my shit together" in the same sentence.

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

True. All you have to do is realize you have problems and try to overcome them, no matter how lamely, and you aren't like Chris.

 

[The Dude]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

Actually to be honest I probably am somewhere on the 'Tisms/'Spergers spectrum. I often have trouble reading social cues and other things common with those on the spectrum, but I've never been diagnosed. I do have ADHD and Bipolar Disorder.

 

[brooklynbailiff]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

No.

 

[Overcast]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

Hi Charlie (great name, BTW. I don't know why there aren't more Charlie's these days)

Thanks!

No.

I like you. Straight and to the point.

 

[Picklepower]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

I have Aspergers, I have a young cousin who probably has Aspergers or some form of Autism. I know various people with Aspergers, I have a friend who's little sister has it, and when I heard the way she talked, it reminded me of how I was at that age.

 

[CatParty]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

The Internet is making us all autistic.

 

[The Hunter]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

Actually to be honest I probably am somewhere on the 'Tisms/'Spergers spectrum. I often have trouble reading social cues and other things common with those on the spectrum, but I've never been diagnosed. I do have ADHD and Bipolar Disorder.

I thought I was bipolar at some point, but I just sort of realized I get angry sometimes, and it's up to me to control that. Again, pretty sure I don't have ADHD because no matter if I'm on or off medication, I focus the same and still behave the way I normally would on any other day. There's also the whole thing with time management. People diagnosed with ADD/ADHD usually have a hard time managing their time. Honestly, I don't have that problem, so that just drives me to the conclusion that I don't have it. No difficulty picking up on social cues, facial expression or detecting sarcasm either. There's a lot I can tell you about certain disorders, but my knowledge of these things only go so far.

And I forgot to say, scorptatious, you have the same name as my half brother, who's a pretty cool guy that I hardly get to see. My dad's name is technically Charlie (everyone in the family calls him that), but his real name is a variant of it (not Charles either, it's in another language).

 

[spaps]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

The Internet is making us all autistic.

And when we've all been made autistic, the Internet Gods will take over the world, and we'll be helpless to stop them.

 

[LM 697]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

I have no known weaknesses or mental disabilities.

 

[YouDorks]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

My diagnosis: (I don't flaunt, nor do I take pride in it)

My brother's a bit deeper on the spectrum, though... his diagnosis is HFA. I've heard they're basically the same in the DSM-V.

 

[Overcast]

Re: So who else here has autism, or knows someone who has it

My diagnosis: (I don't flaunt, nor do I take pride in it)

My brother's a bit deeper on the spectrum, though... his diagnosis is HFA. I've heard they're basically the same in the DSM-V.

Are you and your brother twins? My brother and I are twins and I sometimes wonder how we would both ended up with autism.