Ask an Asperger.

[aimeeandbeatles]

Well the reason I mentioned that is because in another thread a member claimed there was no difference to the human ear.

Actually, hand me off a recording by a certain band (you know who), don't tell me anything about it, and I'd probably be able to identify which lineup of the band did it (as long as it hasn't been remastered or overdubbed or anything). Actually identifying the year it came from isn't as common but sometimes it can be done.

 

[Zelig]

I can tell the difference between 320 Kbps MP3 and lossless.

We already went over this and concluded that you cannot.

 

[amadeus]

All of these things have rational explanations, none of which are as a result of magical autism powers.

 

[Arakhor]

Unfortunately, it's not possible to say which of our cool mental powers are due to autistic tendencies and which are due to simply doing the things we do. I could ascribe my near-perfect spelling and ability to remember long chains of numbers to Asperger's or I could simply say that I was born with them. Take your pick.

 

[cardgame]

I have a near-photographic ability to remember how to spell things; however, I attribute this to reading so much.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I don't know when I was diagnosed, probably some time when I was in junior school, but by the time I was 13 they said there was nothing they could do.

 

[Lone Wolf]

I have a near-photographic ability to remember how to spell things; however, I attribute this to reading so much.

Yeah, most reading people have that ability. I have it too, and I'm not an Aspie.

 

[LostInTime]

Yeah, most reading people have that ability. I have it too, and I'm not an Aspie.

So if you read through lets say a medical journal/paper with lots of new words for you, you would be able to spell them right the first try?

I've read a lot of books in my life compared to most, and I still misspell tons of stuff.

But anyways, all sorts of people have stuff they are good at, it's not exactly a privilege for only people with Aspergers

As for a question:

I've read that it's not uncommon for people with Aspergers to have a weak or limited envy/jealousy emotion. Anyone have any experience with this?

 

[azzaman333]

I've read that it's not uncommon for people with Aspergers to have a weak or limited envy/jealousy emotion. Anyone have any experience with this?

I have no shortage of envy or jealousy.

 

[Arakhor]

I find it very difficult to hate someone. I can easily dislike them, but but attempting to dislike them intensely for any length of time I find almost impossible.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Sometimes I try to hate people but it doesn't work and I end up being nice to them anyways. But that may be because I'm too nice for my own good.

 

[Lone Wolf]

So if you read through lets say a medical journal/paper with lots of new words for you, you would be able to spell them right the first try?

As long as that word isn't something like "PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS", yes.

 

[Arakhor]

"Miner's lung" is a lot easier to type and, besides which, it's mostly phonetic. The hard words are diarrhoea, haemorrhoids and so on.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

A few years ago I was the only one in my English class to spell "antidisestablishmentarianism" right on a spelling test. The odd thing is I had never even heard the word before.

 

[Narz]

Get a professional diagnosis. That is the only reliable method.

Meh, you could probabaly goto 50 shrinks & 30 might say you are & 20 might say you aren't. Especially if you're aware of what they look for & are functional enough to control it to some degree.

I got a "austictic spectrum" diagnosis by one isolated doctor as a young shy boy. Unfortunately I was also given the ADHD diagonsis by my family's main shrink Had a gone to a different doctor who hadn't given me that label my life could have been radically different.

- Is your ring finger longer than your index finger? There's a study out there that suggests autistic-spectrum disorders have a link to male hormones. Finger length is one way to tell, apparently.

My ring finger is significantly longer. Like a whole fingernail longer. I guess that's why I'm so manly.

- When were you diagnosed? What kind of strategies work for you in everyday life? I just finished up a mental health internship, so that question would be especially interesting.

What was that like? Where did you work?

 

[Narz]

While I'm here, what historical figures would probably be considered aspies by today's standards?

 

[Arakhor]

Sir Isaac Newton, for certain. Leonard da Vinci was far too brilliant to be neurotypical.

 

[Narz]

I listened to part of a audio book on Da Vinci, he didn't sound very aspie to me (granted I only listened to like 20% of it).

 

[Arakhor]

"da Vinci" means "from/of [the place called] Vinci". If you're going to shorten his name, call him Leonardo. (Yes, I know, one of Dan Brown's many sins.)

 

[punkbass2000]

So if you read through lets say a medical journal/paper with lots of new words for you, you would be able to spell them right the first try?

I've read a lot of books in my life compared to most, and I still misspell tons of stuff.

But anyways, all sorts of people have stuff they are good at, it's not exactly a privilege for only people with Aspergers

As for a question:

I've read that it's not uncommon for people with Aspergers to have a weak or limited envy/jealousy emotion. Anyone have any experience with this?

I can do the spelling thing and I would guess that I am less jealous than my peers, though it's hard to tell. I seem to be much more comfortable with open relationships than most, at any rate.