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I personally have a mild case of cerebral palsy. This affects fine motor function on the left side of my body. It is hard for me, for example, to touch each finger with my thumbs, it is also hard to cut with scissors along lines, and things like that. If you have a disability, how does it effect you?

I have Nystagmus. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nystagmus) "Nystagmus is involuntary eye movement that can be part of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), with the eyes moving first in the direction of the lesioned side (slow phase) followed by a quick correction (fast phase) to the opposite side or away from the lesioned side."

Basically it looks like I'm really nervous and scanning the room with my eyes. It sucks. Had to sit in the front row in school and still then couldn't read the writing half the time, but it was so embarrassing to tell the teacher or to move that I would have to get around it somehow. Especially in maths, whereas if it is just words it is easier to infer what they are from the teacher reading them out or by picking up a few letters you can tell what it says. I was also told I could never get a licence which, for a teenage male, is the worst thing in the world almost. But two months ago I did a special test and most likely can now, so yay.

It was worse than it sounds, but still not as bad as other disorders obv.

I have an accute awesomeness surplus that affects my day to day life.

I have Asperger Syndrome, which makes my social life pretty difficult.

Hmmm...I've got that dyspraxia thing (I always called it "Developmental Coordination Disorder), and I had real problems with dominant eye (manifests itself just like lazy eye). The coordination problem has affected me, but I get by. I mean, I hate being tormented because I was the only girl that couldn't draw, or whatever, and now I get so jealous of friends who are in the visual arts, and it really f.cks me up as a musical theatre actress, because it limits my ability to dance well. But, I guess that's part of life, and it could be much worse, and if I overcome it, I'll have something to be triumphant about.
Now I just have to focus on crossing my fingers that I don't get diagnosed with some weird joint pain disorder (fibromyalgia runs in the family) when I go to see the doctor about the reason why my neck has been cracking and painful for a couple months, and I've been living on ibuprofen. That would really suck.

I had no sense of smell for the majority of my life. It has manifested in an odd taste in foods. I can eat pure table salt, and enjoy it.

I had no sense of smell for the majority of my life. It has manifested in an odd taste in foods. I can eat pure table salt, and enjoy it.

That must be interesting.

I had no sense of smell for the majority of my life. It has manifested in an odd taste in foods. I can eat pure table salt, and enjoy it.

We seem to match in disabilities, though I do have at least a small amount of smelling ability. My sense of touch has compensated by becoming a bit hyperactive.

I also have a serious difficulty with words and choosing them correctly. Is that an actual disability, though?

We seem to match in disabilities, though I do have at least a small amount of smelling ability. My sense of touch has compensated by becoming a bit hyperactive.

I also have a serious difficulty with words and choosing them correctly. Is that an actual disability, though?
I had some sense of smell, but it had to on par with rotting eggs, or McDicks French Fries.

When it started to come back, I was in heaven. Everything (that I had previously liked) tasted so good. I almost choked on drool the first time I ate pancakes.

I had no sense of smell for the majority of my life. It has manifested in an odd taste in foods. I can eat pure table salt, and enjoy it.

Never marry an ex-con and during the honeymoon stay in an apartment with a fire place.

I'm colorblind, but only mildly so. So all that really means is that people try and tell me that red things are really blue, or point to things and ask me what color they are (shouldn't you be telling me? Do you ask blind people how many fingers you're holding up? Ask a deaf person if they can hear you? Anyway...) and most of my clothes are either green or black. Why green? I don't know.

I'm colorblind, but only mildly so. So all that really means is that people try and tell me that red things are really blue, or point to things and ask me what color they are (shouldn't you be telling me? Do you ask blind people how many fingers you're holding up? Ask a deaf person if they can hear you? Anyway...) and most of my clothes are either green or black. Why green? I don't know.

Alas, people DO do that... :mad:

Visually impaired in left eye (read, pretty much useless), Aspergers Syndrome, and countless other conditions myself.

Prevents me from driving mainly, which limits my employment opportunities somewhat...

Spina Bifida, I'm in a wheelchair. How does it affect my life? Good question. Let's move on to one I can answer.

I have Asperger Syndrome, which makes my social life pretty difficult.

Same here, thats why I'm unpopular here, people either misunderstand what I type, I misunderstand what they post, or I don't get when I cross the line or piss people off. This has resulted in people bullying me in early life which has given me a slight caseshort man sydnrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_man_syndrome) even though I'm not short. Racist white people and mean baptists beware *puts on dictator glasses and glares outside* (http://www.retrophisch.com/images/postpics/DSCN0079_320w.jpg) MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Never marry an ex-con and during the honeymoon stay in an apartment with a fire place.
LOL The Simpsons.
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Wouldn't 'Do you have a Disability?', be more correct?
*Shrugs*

Bipolar Disorder.
Radical mood swings make it very difficult for me to establish new friendships. While manic I make new friends easily. Then I get depressed and don't talk to them for a month. Then I feel embarrassed about not talking to them, and don't reestablish communication.

It's also played havoc with my academic career.

Bipolar Disorder.
Radical mood swings make it very difficult for me to establish new friendships. While manic I make new friends easily. Then I get depressed and don't talk to them for a month. Then I feel embarrassed about not talking to them, and don't reestablish communication.

It's also played havoc with my academic career.
Well i love the Forum name.:)

I'm deaf in my left ear (Completely, nerve damage). For day to day life there's not much difference except that stereo and surround sound are lost on me. That and I have to stand on someone's left to hear them.

The only major problem I have is in crowds, I can't shove noise to the background so I usually end up with some massive headaches trying to process everything.

And yes, it IS amazing how many people, when they find out, will ask me if I can hear them. :rolleyes:

I suppose I technically have a disability, but I don't really consider it to be one; I have tinnitus.

It drove me up the wall when it first started a couple of years ago, but I've pretty much got used to it now.

Spina Bifida, I'm in a wheelchair. How does it affect my life? Good question. Let's move on to one I can answer.:eek:

I have Spina Bifida too! :cool:

How does it effect me... ? Hmmm, good question. I don't think it does.

I'm deaf in my left ear (Completely, nerve damage). For day to day life there's not much difference except that stereo and surround sound are lost on me. That and I have to stand on someone's left to hear them.

The only major problem I have is in crowds, I can't shove noise to the background so I usually end up with some massive headaches trying to process everything.

And yes, it IS amazing how many people, when they find out, will ask me if I can hear them. :rolleyes:

I'm partially deaf in my right ear, thanks to a severe infection of my ear and throat canals (resulting, ultimately, in the removal of my adenoid) when I was a child. I have to walk on the right side of anyone or I have difficulty hearing them, and occasionally it takes me a few times to catch what people are saying.

I don't consider it a disability.

I personally have a mild case of cerebral palsy. This affects fine motor function on the left side of my body. It is hard for me, for example, to touch each finger with my thumbs, it is also hard to cut with scissors along lines, and things like that. If you have a disability, how does it effect you?

Well, I happen to have a rather gigantic penis, which occasionally makes navigating doorways difficult, among other things. But other than that, no.

Well, I don't know if it counts as a disability, but I do have collapsed arches. Basically in order to stand for any long period of time I have to wear large boots with support soles in them.

I had a spinal cord tumor when I was a teenager (it was at C3-C7). It left me paralyzed from the neck down. Fortunately, I eventually learned to walk/use my arms again. However, I've also suffered from chronic intractable pain as well as nerve damage for the last 24 years as a result. My physical activities are greatly restricted, and there is always the threat I'll end up back in the wheelchair at any time. It sucks, but it's better than the alternative. ;)

Although I suspect many would strenuously deny that it is a disability (certainly many insurance companies do), I think my Aspergers syndrome definitely counts.

I have ADD, which makes writing research papers and such absolutly miserable. Its really frustrating when you know you are doing it, and you need to stop but you cant.

I also wear glasses, which hurts my sex appeal and makes it harder to go swimming, since I can't see stuff.

I've no disabilities.

I also wear glasses, which hurts my sex appeal and makes it harder to go swimming, since I can't see stuff.

So get contacts or Lasik.

I had no sense of smell for the majority of my life. It has manifested in an odd taste in foods. I can eat pure table salt, and enjoy it.
When it started to come back, I was in heaven. Everything (that I had previously liked) tasted so good. I almost choked on drool the first time I ate pancakes.

Why did it disappear in the first place and then came back after apparently decades?

Dyspraxia - It's not greatly disabling any more, as the sensory problems have mostly gone, but has been a real spanner in the works of my life. (social problems mostly, its surprising what people pick up on). Mostly at the moment it means i can't write (it's illegible and becomes painful), and am regularly impaired by lack of gross and fine motor control. Its not as bad as it used to be anymore though.

I have a mild case of synesthesia. It's difficult for me to write or speak without using exactly the "right" words, or else I get a bad taste in my mouth or an uncomfortable sensation in the back of my throat.

On top of that, insomnia, allergies, a heart murmur, etc. You know, normal shit.

I had no sense of smell for the majority of my life. It has manifested in an odd taste in foods. I can eat pure table salt, and enjoy it.

I can do the same, but it's due to a sodium deficiency.

I'm colorblind, but only mildly so. So all that really means is that people try and tell me that red things are really blue, or point to things and ask me what color they are (shouldn't you be telling me? Do you ask blind people how many fingers you're holding up? Ask a deaf person if they can hear you? Anyway...) and most of my clothes are either green or black. Why green? I don't know.


Do you remember doing pH labs in your chemistry class? Were they a pain?

I ask because I worked with a colorblind guy in my AP Chem class, and it was hell for both of us. I see MORE colours than the average person (eyes are trained from editing graphics, looking at hex color charts all day), and he saw very few. I always thought it was in between two of our listed shades, and he always thought it was way off from that.

Well, I don't know if it counts as a disability, but I do have collapsed arches. Basically in order to stand for any long period of time I have to wear large boots with support soles in them.

Most people in my family have no fat pads on the bottoms of their feet -- I can relate to the insole thing.

I have Asperger Syndrome, which makes my social life pretty difficult.

I have that too. Tell me, does it really get up your nose, so to speak, when you have something placed exactly the way you like it for a long time, and then someone moves it?

I also have synesthesia. I think of colours, genders and personalities when I think of numbers.

1 - light red, male, like a newborn baby.
2 - light blue, male, toddler-ish, likes 1 a lot.
3 - orange, female, very annoying.
4 - dark blue, male, shy.
5 - light red, female, kind and likeable.
6 - dark red, female, evil and underhand.
7 - light green, male, likeable, but quite stupid.
8 - Dark green, male, like 7, but older and more experienced
9 - purple, female, cruel and unlikeable.

I have the imwaysmarterthanyou syndrome. It affects me every day when I have to talk with people. That probably adds to my general cynicism and loathing of most of the human population.

Handicapped people creep me out. What is it with disabled parking spots by the way? Having those just removes any incentive to get out of the chair and walk accross the car park. And blind people - give yourself a chance at seeing atleast something by not wearing those big sunglasses all the time.

That better be sarcasm. Otherwise, click here (http://www.voidspace.org.uk/gallery/silly/big_cup_of_STFU.jpg)

I have hip dispsasia, like what dogs get. Except I'm human. Essentially, hip displasia in itself makes my hips uneven, so one leg is a cm higher than the other, causing me to "waddle like a penguin," according to assholes in the world.

It does the following:

- gives me Scoliosus, and right now my back is growing so I have the possibility of going paralyzed waste down.

- All my joints waste down get inflamed really easily. Standing up for more than 20 minutes and walking for 10 minutes makes me sore.

-Growth is probably stunted. I'm 5"3 while my dad is 6"4.

-Will require back surgery and hip replacement sometime in the near future. But that's ok because the back surgery will make me taller while an aluminium hip will let me cut lines at airline security.

All in all, it fucking sucks.

I have both Tourette and Asperger syndrome, which count as disabilities. I don't see them as such in my case, though.

The TS manifests in the form of mild tics when I get very happy or otherwise positively excited. Hardly disabling. It may also be one of the factors contributing to the slight OCD-ishness of my mind and some other related qualities. That's mostly an asset, though, enhancing my mental ability without being unamangeable.

AS symptoms, varying greatly from person to person, is a mix of potential disabilities and personality traits. I have pretty much none of the parts that can truly constitute a disability anymore, though I had some of it and generally appeared very odd when I was smaller; AS being a label slapped onto part of your personality and way of functioning, its "manifestations" change as you develop, and I have grown out of what I see as being real issues.

My personality is still very AS-ish, though. I am - as I like to call it - a solitary nerd; I have strong, focused interests, am somewhat socially awkward, and have little (practically none, though it can still be pleasant when there's an actual point to it and when it is done in moderation) need for social interaction. That's apparently a disability in the eyes of most.

I have also have a good intellect (the kind that makes me a great programmer, and one that can truly understand and work the underlying system and not only the wishy-washy high-level language abstractions) and a mind significantly more rational than most (much through my own work, though the potential was there from the beginning). Which has greatly enhanced the forming and extent of my misanthropy.;)

Handicapped people creep me out. What is it with disabled parking spots by the way? Having those just removes any incentive to get out of the chair and walk accross the car park. And blind people - give yourself a chance at seeing atleast something by not wearing those big sunglasses all the time.No comment...

Why go to all the bother - what is wrong with a built up shoe?

Being paralysed - won't that mean that your hip won't hurt anymore - look on the bright side.

Alright "Billy the Fish," I want you to do a few things for me.

1. Click on the link.
2. Read what it has to say.
3. Leave these forums and never come back again.
4. Get your head out of your ass.

I have a congenital birth defect which leaves me without my left arm from just past the elbow joint. (I have an elbow and a little arm.)

I do whatever the hell I want. Nothing stops me.

I personally have a mild case of cerebral palsy. This affects fine motor function on the left side of my body. It is hard for me, for example, to touch each finger with my thumbs, it is also hard to cut with scissors along lines, and things like that. If you have a disability, how does it effect you?

I'm socially awkward. Does that count? (Not trying to offend anybody)

I'm socially awkward. Does that count? (Not trying to offend anybody)

No.

I have to say, Biloly the Fish does sound a little like Jimmy Carr actually; cruel, but bloody hilarious.

In any case, being a physically excellent human being, no, I don't have any disabilities, although I do have immense sympathy for those with physical disabilities.

I have to say, Biloly the Fish does sound a little like Jimmy Carr actually; cruel, and not at all funny.
Corrected.

Seriously. Jimmy Carr isn't that funny. I'd rather watch Jim Davidson.

Corrected.

Seriously. Jimmy Carr isn't that funny. I'd rather watch Jim Davidson.

That's harsh. Jimmy Carr might not be in the ranks of the Bill Baileys and Stephen Frys of the world, but he is amusing. Unlike Jim Davidson. or Lenny Henry.

Hmmm, I don't know if I should be terribly surprised or not with all the people with Asperger's here.


Basically, the worst thing about having Aspergers is... my mind makes me think I'm different than everyone else. You don't know how to act around people, part because the disability and part because you're automatically different. When I was younger, I was a loner and was told frequently the only people that would care are family. So I became very bitter and profane in daily life, where all the friends I've made it college get tired of me always being angry, whiny, and cussing excessively.

Other than the mental obstacles, it's basically just "too shy to talk to that cute girl" syndrome.

Spina Bifida, I'm in a wheelchair. How does it affect my life? Good question. Let's move on to one I can answer.

oh wow, i had no idea...
no idea about a lot of the stuff said on this thread....


i don't have anything remotely serious. i have dyslexia and some related stuff, irlen's syndrome with my eyes (very photosensitive), and pretty badass clinical depression.

those three things together work quite well to make life a little more difficult. i have problems with relationships (friends/girlfriend) due to the depression, the irlen thing often puts me in foul moods (because of eye-aches), and the dyslexia... well, i'm slow to pick things up, which is bad for self esteem and depression.


nothing bad though

I'm bipolar. That's the only one I really consider disabling. All my other problems are just annoying. ADD, fairly severe arthritis for my age, fibromyalgia- they're all a pain in the ass.

But the last couple of years I haven't been able to keep a job because my job preformance is so uneven. Sometimes I'm great and other times I just don't show up, no explanation. Bosses tend to find that annoying.

When I'm manic I can be a lot of fun, but I have no self control. I drive like a bat out of hell, spend lots of money without paying bills, frequently overdrawing my account by hundreds of dollars. I can be promiscuos, drink and a lot, and will fight anything that moves.

When I'm depressed I don't do much of anything, though I have injured myself on several occassions. But at least I mostly stay out of trouble.

Not anymore. I used to suffer from depression and anxiety.

I have Asperger's, OCD, depression - happy, happy fun time with guns, ADHD and paranoia. So basically i'm a very sad, orderly, and hyperactive person who believes that "everyone is out to get me" and will act accordingly.

No.

I didn't think so.

I have that too. Tell me, does it really get up your nose, so to speak, when you have something placed exactly the way you like it for a long time, and then someone moves it?

I also have synesthesia. I think of colours, genders and personalities when I think of numbers.

1 - light red, male, like a newborn baby.
2 - light blue, male, toddler-ish, likes 1 a lot.
3 - orange, female, very annoying.
4 - dark blue, male, shy.
5 - light red, female, kind and likeable.
6 - dark red, female, evil and underhand.
7 - light green, male, likeable, but quite stupid.
8 - Dark green, male, like 7, but older and more experienced
9 - purple, female, cruel and unlikeable.


i've heard of cases where people with Asperger's will kill if that happens. Luckely for me I only curled into a little ball and went into a minor case of shock.

adhd not to bad

adhd not to bad

ADHD on its own is not bad, but it helps amplify other disabilities/diseases to an insane level

i've heard of cases where people with Asperger's will kill if that happens. Luckely for me I only curled into a little ball and went into a minor case of shock.

Well, I wouldn't kill anyone, but I would get majorly pissed off and probably wouldn't go back into the room until things were put right.

I, too, have Aspergers. Used to cause some problems for me, but not so much nowadays.

Handicapped people creep me out. What is it with disabled parking spots by the way? Having those just removes any incentive to get out of the chair and walk accross the car park. And blind people - give yourself a chance at seeing atleast something by not wearing those big sunglasses all the time.

:eek: Are you serious, or do you think you're funny, or...what?

That better be sarcasm. Otherwise, click here (http://www.voidspace.org.uk/gallery/silly/big_cup_of_STFU.jpg)

:D Ah, I've gotta keep that.

I feel normal reading this thread.

Basicaly, I have bad eyesight. Not that bad, but I have to use contacts to see anything. Its not disabling, since I can even surf with it.

Other than that, last year I found out I have/had ADHD. And I do think it was somewhat disabling when I was a kid, but nowadays I barely feel the sympthoms, and have grow to know how to deal with them (like using hiperfocus for example). So I dont even take medication, I deal with the symptoms through a lot of exercise and coffee.

I dont need to say that ADHD plus using glasses made my high school life pretty lame (bad at studying, bad at sports and looked geeky at the same time because of glasses). I dont even know how I made friends. I guess I´m pretty lucky.

I'm diagnosed with ADD. It's not a disability, but it is a disorder.

And I don't let it effect me that much, I use lots of self-restraint - and I don't take medication. Instead, I pray, which, for me, is just as effective.

Does anybody else feel slightly more 'accepted' while reading this thread?

I don't have a disability or a disorder, it's considered a "condition."

I have number form and ordinal linguistic personification synesthesia.

When I think of numbers, or use numbers, I visually see them in front of me in a certain shape, usually in a number line. I see numbers as the perimeter a rhombus and I see sequences (days, weeks, months, years) as multiple rhombi.

I also give numbers personalities. For example, 3 is a boy, and 18 is evil when 6 and 3 multiply to get it.

Does anybody else feel slightly more 'accepted' while reading this thread?Not really.

I have BiPolar Type 2, Anxiety Disorder and some PTSD, in addition to I am DHH (deaf/Hard of Hearing).

I cannot hear many things easily behind me. I need everything else louder. Don't have hearing aids yet but went through many surgeries as a kid.

As for the BiPolar, cause many problems in university. I was misdiagnosed for almost 10 years. Finally on meds that help out a lot and have some semblence of a "normal" life .

Alas, people DO do that... :mad:

Visually impaired in left eye (read, pretty much useless), Aspergers Syndrome, and countless other conditions myself.

Prevents me from driving mainly, which limits my employment opportunities somewhat...

Me too. But I don't have any other conditions to go along with vision loss. And while it can be a pain at times, I feel very blessed. It's not a thorn in my side most of the time, and I thank God every day for what He has given me and for what He's allowed me to do.

When I think of numbers, or use numbers, I visually see them in front of me in a certain shape, usually in a number line. I see numbers as the perimeter a rhombus and I see sequences (days, weeks, months, years) as multiple rhombi.



That must be pretty cool man. It must be like being on drugs 24/7.

Anyway, I would like to feel odors when I saw colors. That must be fucking amazing (as long as the scents were good).

Does anybody else feel slightly more 'accepted' while reading this thread?

Not really.


QFT.

Does anybody else feel slightly more 'accepted' while reading this thread?

I don't know. It's interesting to talk to other people with Asperger's, I suppose.

I have Asperger's, OCD, depression - happy, happy fun time with guns, ADHD and paranoia. So basically i'm a very sad, orderly, and hyperactive person who believes that "everyone is out to get me" and will act accordingly.

Wow...life must be a bitch for you...

I, too, have Aspergers. Used to cause some problems for me, but not so much nowadays.

Doesn't it really piss you off when someone re-arranges the furniture?

I have a mild case of synesthesia. It's difficult for me to write or speak without using exactly the "right" words, or else I get a bad taste in my mouth or an uncomfortable sensation in the back of my throat.

I have that too. Tell me, does it really get up your nose, so to speak, when you have something placed exactly the way you like it for a long time, and then someone moves it?

I also have synesthesia. I think of colours, genders and personalities when I think of numbers.

I don't have a disability or a disorder, it's considered a "condition."

I have number form and ordinal linguistic personification synesthesia.

Wow, THREE other people with synesthesia around here?! Far out!

Numbers and letters have very pronounced colors for me. My boyfriend used to think I had this weird superstitious quirk because I would comment about room numbers being "good numbers" and stuff like that, but it's actually just a matter of color combinations. For instance, I really don't like the number 48, because it's an irritating combination of bright green and bright purple.

Sounds also have colors for me. Traffic noise is warm tones, reds and oranges and such, for example.

I've never really thought of this as a disability, though.

Doesn't it really piss you off when someone re-arranges the furniture?

:confused: Um...not really.

I don't know if it is a disabilty or a curse, but when my parents split up when I was twelve I got really upset. The night they told me I went up to my room and cried, and cried thinking it was somehow my fault. But then, through my open window, came a little furry fat creature with wings. It flew accross the room and sat on my shoulder. Then it started licking the tears off my face, which I found comforting and soon stopped crying. But then the creature looked mad and flew back to the windowsill. He looked at me and said "I'll be back tomorrow night and you better have some more tears for me, or else!"

He's been back everynight since, for just over 14 years. He even finds me on holiday. It doesn't affect my life that much except that I can't cry unless he is there. I didn't even cry at my own mother's funeral because of the little beast.

Oh god.

Looks like the Nationstates General forums are a refuge for people with Asperger...Sad, really.

It is not a condition, but I am, for now, barren. I cannot bear children. Until now, it has proven to be more an advantage than a hindrance.

And I think Asperger is the most spread lie told to us by the medical community, and basically, it is an excuse.

Looks like the Nationstates General forums are a refuge for people with Asperger...Sad, really.

It is not a condition, but I am, for now, barren. I cannot bear children. Until now, it has proven to be more an advantage than a hindrance.

And I think Asperger is the most spread lie told to us by the medical community, and basically, it is an excuse.

The entire internet is a refuge for people with social problems.

In fact, until about 3 to 4 years ago, internet + computers were things for geeks and outcasts only.

With myspace, MSN, digital cameras and tons of others new technologies, now everyone uses the internet.

meh.

I, like most people, don't view Depression as a Disability...but a weakness.

I am diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, I'm sure there is more but I'm not ever going to go to a Psychologist again *I ended up going to a Psyche Ward, getting into a physical fight with a staff member, and blah...*.

Anyways, I guess you can say it has affected my life greatly...and that it does a bit today.

But it's nothing, honestly...

*doo doo doo*

The entire internet is a refuge for people with social problems.

In fact, until about 3 to 4 years ago, internet + computers were things for geeks and outcasts only.

With myspace, MSN, digital cameras and tons of others new technologies, now everyone uses the internet.

Don't count me in, I have a slight ADD, but for the rest I am mentally stable and normal, for the most part.

I guess Aspergerians gather here because they cannot get any other kind of social interaction out these forums. Or they think they cannot, perhaps more accurate. Thus, they use this place to do whatever they cannot do in real life, like insulting people, and believe they are important.

So get contacts or Lasik.

Lasik! Hooray! I can't wait until I'm 25! Only one bad eye, and even then, only bad enough for the minimum of the State of Ohio to require me to wear glasses when I drive.

Otherwise, I wouldn't bother with visual correction.

In the olden days it used to be "Bring out your dead!", these days everyone has something. Back then people got on with things despite plagues and agues, nowadays it's all "syndromes and disorders". Could you imagine it now - the cart going down the streets, the cry going out - "Bring out your wheezy or slightly at odds with the world types!". I could have any number of made up diseases or disorders that basically just mean I am thick or have social issues but I can't be bothered going to the doctor because I don't like the colour blue or my eyelid twitches when I'm tired. Just because some PHD publishes something in order to get their name on a disease before they shuffle off this mortal coil (most likely due to morphine addiction or suicide) and suddenly everyone needs a support group. No wonder this world is going to hell.

Lasik! Hooray! I can't wait until I'm 25! Only one bad eye, and even then, only bad enough for the minimum of the State of Ohio to require me to wear glasses when I drive.

Otherwise, I wouldn't bother with visual correction.You'd actually consent to having your eye(s) clamped open like that?

You'd actually consent to having your eye(s) clamped open like that?

At the drop of a hat (as soon as my eyes are finally stopped developing, or whatever the optometrists excuse as to why I can't have it done now is)...

...I'd just demand that they knock me out beforehand.

At the drop of a hat (as soon as my eyes are finally stopped developing, or whatever the optometrists excuse as to why I can't have it done now is)...

...I'd just demand that they knock me out beforehand.Heh.

The operation is performed with the patient awake and mobile; however, the patient typically is given a mild sedative (such as Valium) and anesthetic eye drops.

I guess Aspergerians gather here because they cannot get any other kind of social interaction out these forums. Or they think they cannot, perhaps more accurate. Thus, they use this place to do whatever they cannot do in real life, like insulting people, and believe they are important.Nope. Don't care about the amount of social interaction I get. (though that's not all too common, it seems) I'm here because there are more or less interesting discussions (sometimes regarding news) to read - and occasionally participate in.

As for insulting people and having overly inflated senses of self-worth, I'd say non-aspies here by far outperform us.

Hardly, as far as emotional outbursts go. Actually, most of you "aspies" wouldn't dare to engage in such conduct looking at most people in the eye, but well, that's you.

The "interesting discussions" tend to happen too in real life, do you engage in some with the people around you that actually cann see you?

I don't have any disabilities or personality disorders, but I do give musical chords corresponding colors.

For instance, D Major is Green, G Major is Yellow, F Major is Red (whereas F Minor is Purple), C Major is White, B Major is Blue, and A Major is Orange.

I don't call them these colors, though. I just use the colors for reference and stronger songwriting. I also use the color pattern when I listen to music, to judge how good a song actually is.

Which is why I simply can't stand most new music. There's just no flow to it, and it's all so bland and uninspired.

I have bipolar II disorder and PTSD. They've both certainly affected my life greatly; I can't count the number of days of my life I've spent huddled in bed too terrifed and miserable to get out. It's decidedly not fun. (I am, however, infinitely grateful that I don't have bipolar I. Dealing with perpetual, overwhelming depression and anxiety is bad enough without having to face all the crap that comes with manias.)

Hardly, as far as emotional outbursts go. Actually, most of you "aspies" wouldn't dare to engage in such conduct looking at most people in the eye, but well, that's you.You largely have two categories of aspies, there. Those impulsive and with poor self-control who can have quite large outburts, and those far more rational and in control of their emotions than most people. But even in the case of the former, they - while easy to upset - seldom act like assholes for the heck of it (though there are of cource a few exceptions). Therein lies the main difference.

The "interesting discussions" tend to happen too in real life, do you engage in some with the people around you that actually cann see you?If there is something of interest to discuss. Not that there typically is. Most of what is said, both here and in real life, is uninteresting. In a place like this, though, much is posted, and regarding diverse subjects; some is of interest, and the rest can be skimmed through.

Heh.

I'll find a way...*shifty eyes*

In the olden days it used to be "Bring out your dead!", these days everyone has something. Back then people got on with things despite plagues and agues, nowadays it's all "syndromes and disorders". Could you imagine it now - the cart going down the streets, the cry going out - "Bring out your wheezy or slightly at odds with the world types!". I could have any number of made up diseases or disorders that basically just mean I am thick or have social issues but I can't be bothered going to the doctor because I don't like the colour blue or my eyelid twitches when I'm tired. Just because some PHD publishes something in order to get their name on a disease before they shuffle off this mortal coil (most likely due to morphine addiction or suicide) and suddenly everyone needs a support group. No wonder this world is going to hell.

Oh wow, nice first post Mr Huju.

:confused: Um...not really.

Weel, fair enough. You said it doesn't cause as many problems for you nowadays.

I don't have any disabilities or personality disorders, but I do give musical chords corresponding colors.

For instance, D Major is Green, G Major is Yellow, F Major is Red (whereas F Minor is Purple), C Major is White, B Major is Blue, and A Major is Orange.

I don't call them these colors, though. I just use the colors for reference and stronger songwriting. I also use the color pattern when I listen to music, to judge how good a song actually is.

Which is why I simply can't stand most new music. There's just no flow to it, and it's all so bland and uninspired.

Sounds kinda like synesthesia to me.

My disability is I'm fat. Darknovae makes fun of me :(

I had no sense of smell for the majority of my life. It has manifested in an odd taste in foods. I can eat pure table salt, and enjoy it.

I have a slightly below average sense of smell but I pure table salt as well.
Then again, I also like vinegar on pizza, raw spaghetti, raw pasta and raw rice, and several other things besides.

The worst thing I can claim is arthritis; it's prevented me from taking part in many physical activities but, since the only one I like is swimming, it's not made much difference.

Ilaer

I have myopia. This is a very common disability, and although it is easily compensated for with spectacles, contact lenses or surgery, my nation's otherwise excellent public health system offers me absolutely nothing for it. When I turn to the private sector, the free market utterly fails to offer the cheapest option (spectacles) at a fair market price (ten bucks) and embroils me in a whole lot of nonsense about eyeware fashion and screws me for two hundred bucks minimum. Contact lenses are temporary and would cost more by the year (with risks) and surgery is $5000, with risks.

I have another disability too, which I have never had diagnosed, but is probably part of the autism spectrum disorder. I really don't want to hear the bullshit or put money in the pocket of the bullshitters, so I take the attitude that "that's just me."