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Pokermonster When: 05 Sep 14 00:40

I've got Asperger's, or rather I display many of the traits associated with the syndrome. I don't think of it as suffering any sort of illness at all.

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Pokermonster When: 05 Sep 14 00:45

To receive any sort of preferential treatment (as mentioned in an earlier post) on the grounds of having Asperger's Syndrome would be unfair in my view.

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Schalke 04 When: 05 Sep 14 01:48

Sep 5, 2014 -- 12:45AM, Pokermonster wrote:

To receive any sort of preferential treatment (as mentioned in an earlier post) on the grounds of having Asperger's Syndrome would be unfair in my view.

I need a specialist to help me run my life, or in other terms "a girlfriend" ... once I split with my ex I didn't know what to do, still don't and that was 6 years ago. I just want help in understanding social things, trying to have a conversatin with people when I am out is impossible unless they do all the talking, I end up lost in a conversation. But see when it's on a computer it's so much easier.

I have a big problem with collecting things, sometimes it gets out of control. I find it hard to maintain relationships, there has only ever been 1 person who was able to do it but then that ended. Sunlight, can't stand it. Noises, drive me insane, I hear every noise you can hear and sometimes I just want to smash my head of a wall until I can't hear anyone. I usually do the getting out of there thing.

Driving is proving hard, I fail to understand why people don't indicate, or stay in correct lanes. Drive perfect, but people don't ...

I think "treatment" is the wrong word to use, "help" in understanding is what is needed ... thats what I need

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Gibberish When: 05 Sep 14 02:09

Good luck to you mate - although I can't really relate to some of what you've posted, some stuff does strike a chord and as I've been 'accused' of having certain traits many times in the past, it's not something that concerns me too much as MOST of the regular symptoms/characteristics (that I've checked up online) are totally alien to me.

I find it easy enough to get on with people (even the difficult ones) and I've got plenty of friends, but ultimately, they think I have a weird ('unconventional' is the word I prefer to use) outlook on life, which if truth be told, I suppose I do

I don't question myself (I see their lives as humdrum) as I think I'M the normal one, and so if it's of any relevance in diagnosing my 'condition' I'm 49 and I've spent about half my adult life (16 years) with women and half without - the latter is far more preferable to me as I can just about look after myself...albeit ineptly

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Schalke 04 When: 05 Sep 14 02:22

I am going to have severe health problem if I don't get help ... I stress myself out about things that "normal" people don't worry about.

Last week I got it into my head that I wanted a certain pair of Nike trainers, days upon days searching for these trainers, nothing, so then I started firing e-mails to Nike, they finally got back to me, but for those days my head was just Nike Nike Nike Nike Nike ... nothing else mattered. My diet is abysmal, my exercise is the same ... thing is, if I were to concentrate on diet and fitness I would hardly ever work, then that would become an issue.

Boiling point is going to come, things are just going to explode in my head. Only thing I seem to cope with is betting, I can do that and other things inbwtween, perfect. But it's going to take me another few years to possibly live off it again. Probably the best 2 years of my life was in 2005/06 when I was betting for a living ...

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frog2 When: 05 Sep 14 13:12

Its good to find out. When you find out in your thirties (or whenever) it explains everything in your life. Why you felt you never fitted in anywhere. Why it was hard to think of things to say and get along with people. Why you hate parties of people talking 'irrelevant' things. Why you would say the wrong thing and have to learn from experience the 'right' thing to say etc.

Once you know you have it you can adapt even more to fit in with the social 'norms'.

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zorrostrikes When: 05 Sep 14 13:48

please... look at any twit who can concentrate properly and likes hobbies and you've got yourself a few million asperger sufferers. used to be you were shy? now you are mentally deficient?

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Schalke 04 When: 05 Sep 14 15:56

Sep 5, 2014 -- 1:12PM, frog2 wrote:

Its good to find out. When you find out in your thirties (or whenever) it explains everything in your life. Why you felt you never fitted in anywhere. Why it was hard to think of things to say and get along with people. Why you hate parties of people talking 'irrelevant' things. Why you would say the wrong thing and have to learn from experience the 'right' thing to say etc.Once you know you have it you can adapt even more to fit in with the social 'norms'.

exactly how I am feeling right now, feels like a huge weight off my shoulders

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Schalke 04 When: 05 Sep 14 15:56

Sep 5, 2014 -- 1:48PM, zorrostrikes wrote:

please... look at any twit who can concentrate properly and likes hobbies and you've got yourself a few million asperger sufferers. used to be you were shy? now you are mentally deficient?

It's a bit more complex than that

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Schalke 04 When: 05 Sep 14 15:58

Personally, I think I am the normal one, but it's other people who make me feel like I am not the normal one ... the only real problem I have in my life is routine, once I am out of routine my whole life falls apart

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Aunty Post When: 05 Sep 14 16:14

Fcuk off!

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The Leopard When: 05 Sep 14 16:29

Come on AP...that's unlike you ?

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CLYDEBANK29 When: 05 Sep 14 16:33

Not his fault TL, he's just been diagnosed with Tourettes

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frog2 When: 05 Sep 14 19:31

Aspergers is a behavioural disorder. It is not a psychological disorder.

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lybertyne When: 05 Sep 14 19:52

My gf was told she has aspergers a few years ago. Like you say, it explained a few things, but doesn't change anything.

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Arleystation When: 05 Sep 14 20:01

The unsympathetic folk on this thread might consider reading The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time.

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/may/24/booksforchildrenandteenagers.bookerprize2003

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Schalke 04 When: 05 Sep 14 20:14

Sep 5, 2014 -- 7:52PM, lybertyne wrote:

My gf was told she has aspergers a few years ago.

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erse2 When: 05 Sep 14 20:25

1,2,4,3

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Schalke 04 When: 05 Sep 14 20:26

Sep 5, 2014 -- 4:14PM, Aunty Post wrote:

Fcuk off!

Is this in to reply of one of my posts? Lets me just state that I am going for an autism test to determine what exactly is the case with me, I expect it to be Aspergers, for all I know I may have mild Autism ...

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The Leopard When: 05 Sep 14 20:49

Maybe he was replying to another thread.

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G1_Jockey_4 When: 05 Sep 14 21:22

Driving is proving hard, I fail to understand why people don't indicate, or stay in correct lanes. Drive perfect, but people don't ...

thats normal to think that.....normally the middle finger as you undertake them releases the anger

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unitedbiscuits When: 07 Sep 14 17:18

People do love a label conferred on them.

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Stevie Strikes When: 07 Sep 14 20:14

Schalke - if they allocated a helper to you, how would that work?

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Jayco When: 07 Sep 14 20:22

Schalke off topic but are you still touring football stadiums

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Coachbuster When: 13 Feb 16 13:43

all long term winners on here will have some aspect of autism

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trilby22 When: 13 Feb 16 13:59

Ich bin ein Hamburger

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wit-ham When: 13 Feb 16 14:04

Are you up for extradition?