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Do I have Aspergers Syndrome?

Do I have Aspergers Syndrome?

Name: Chill

Comments: Here is some of my weird stuff.

1. I like to talk alot without taking a pause,
2. I have trouble falling asleep
3. I don't like looking in people's eyes
4. I don't understand the jokes too well
5. I don't cry when I get hurt
6. I love to memorize facts

Syndrome Aspergers I Do

I am autistic, but I don't have aspergers from the autism spectrum, I do think that you have Aspergers Syndrome chill.

Here is some answers:

(1) That is a trait from the Aspergers syndrome.
(2) I am not sure about that trait.
(3) Natural trait
(4) I am not sure but I do have that problem!
(5) I have no idea
(6) yes, that is a trait

Do I have Aspergers Syndrome? Health & Special Psychology

I'm no expert on these things but I've been around people that have some or all of those characteristics so maybe they were part of Asperger's who knows.

Syndrome Aspergers I Do

There are many Aspies out there undiagnosed. There are several online tests that may help you get an idea whether or not you may be in the spectrum.

Syndrome Aspergers I Do

How much Aspies are there in the world now? Isn't that rare that people born with Aspergers Syndrome?

Do I have Aspergers Syndrome?

My twelve year old grandson has mild autism. I'm sure you know Asperger's is one of the mild forms of this Developmental Disorder.


Asperger's syndrome symptoms include:

Engaging in one-sided, long-winded conversations, without noticing if the listener is listening or trying to change the subject

Displaying unusual nonverbal communication, such as lack of eye contact, few facial expressions, or awkward body postures and gestures

Showing an intense obsession with one or two specific, narrow subjects, such as baseball statistics, train schedules, weather or snakes

Appearing not to understand, empathize with or be sensitive to others' feelings

Having a hard time "reading" other people or understanding humor

Speaking in a voice that is monotonous, rigid or unusually fast

Moving clumsily, with poor coordination



Being a Registered Nurse with a degree in Psychology, I have to tell you that only a professional can tell you what is going on with you, there are so many aspects of autism. You do have signs of a mild Development Disorder; the primary one with Asperger's is social awkwardness or difficulties.

My Personal Experience with Autism:

My grandson has difficulty with 'give and take' parts of conversations. He talks and talks very rapidly, doesn't listen so much... He finds humor in things I find the humor in while often not understanding our humor. He doesn't like to make eye contact and I have to ask him to look at me (His eyes are hazel and I make it a game of "what color are your eyes today?")
Our psychologist says he doesn't really view people as unique individuals but more like parts of a game or puzzle pieces, not in an unkind way, just doesn't personalize them. He is a sweet, kind boy but can't really understand personal relationships in the way most people do, such as he will play with another child for an entire day but not know his name or really anything at all about him. He just plays with children 'in the moment', I guess.

I play a game with him called "Let's Make a Friend" and it is role-modeling normal conversation. We each have a turn and must listen, must ask the other person something about themselves. When school begins, I ask him to tell me the name of one other child or teacher each day...hoping this will help him see them as individuals with an identity. When he has problems, we talk about each person in the situation, and I ask him to pretend he is that person and tell me how they feel, what they are thinking about it...trying to develop a sense of empathy in him. I have seen progress over the past 4 years doing this, and other things, with him.


Another issue I've noted is with autism, you can be diagnosed with, say, Asperger's Syndrome but also have other problems... My grandson has an auditory processing problem and also becomes 'hyperfocused' on details, among other issues. For example, while the psychologist speaks with him, my grandson says such things as "Did you know there's a paperclip over there in the corner on your floor?"..."There is a little scrap of paper under your desk by the wall." He has problems with change - for example, in the mornings we must do everything in the same order or it totally throws him for a loop. He has little rituals and repetitive movements I notice he uses to comfort himself, some probably unconsciously.

In grade school, his teachers tried to tell me he was ADHD and they even put him on Ritalin, which made him violent without any positive effects. I told them a 5 year old who can sit for an hour and work a 100 piece puzzle or put together a complicated Lego contraption following a 25 page instruction book (for years above his age) does not have problems focusing or sitting still. Then they wanted to place him in a school for children with conduct disorders!

I worked with ADHD children - Ritalin makes them sleepy at first - it made my grandson sleepless, lose weight, and when he told me it made him want to be violent, hurt people, that's not like him at all... I stopped it and told the school psychologist that it was not the correct diagnosis or treatment for him.
I took him to a psychologist I worked with at the hospital, and less than 5 minutes after he saw my grandson, he told me autism. I had already noticed the auditory problem and obsessive compulsive behaviors but still was a bit shocked. His mother had neglected/abused him until my son was given sole custody at 5 years old...I just attributed some of his behaviors to her treatment of him while young, such as the difficulty in school.

If you feel the need to seek treatment, do so carefully and check out in whose hands you are placing your life. Today more is known and there are wonderful schools, support groups, resources for people with Autism. We placed my grandson in a school the psychologist recommended and after 3 years of Special Education, he was able to function with some assistance/accommodations in a regular classroom this past year. We were all so proud, especially him!
He improves all the time...yet I know some parts will never disappear and always take effort to cope with or resolve. Such as impulsiveness, decision-making. Social relationships.

If you are troubled by your 'symptoms' (seems you are) or they disrupt parts of your life, seek professional input. God bless you and prayers sent your way.

Do I Aspergers Syndrome

LadySaoirse, it's very interesting the things you shared because I can see those same personality traits with my own children and with a couple of my co-workers. I really wish I could have access to proper professionals here so they can evaluate my kids properly because so far, more I read about autism more I see my kids as unique cases.

When people think about Aspergers think those with this type of Autism have it "easier" than others but the truth is that autism IS autism, and each case have their unique challenges.

Do I Aspergers Syndrome Psychology Special & Health

Autism has a wide spectrum from barely noticeable to severe. What makes it even more difficult, it is often accompanied by other problems...which causes it to often be diagnosed incorrectly - even by professionals (especially by ones who have made up their minds before they see the child by just reading other people's reports).

Pandora: Do your children always line ALL their toys up?

My grandson did this...I thought it was just a little boy thing....but it was an early sign of either his autism or obsession compulsive disorder.

I agree with you - because my grandson 'looks and appears normal' most of the time....has a mild case...people think, oh it's mild, he doesn't look that bad....etc

Unfortunately, I worry about my grandson's future. I have been a Registered Nurse 25 yrs, have degrees in Nursing AND Psychology. I have special training to work with kids who have mental health issues, have worked with children who have mental health and developmental issues. I felt pretty stupid I didn't recognize his problem, though I did diagnose pieces of his problems (auditory processing and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder).

God knew I was going to need special skills to deal with my special grandson. I have helped him by experience with these beautiful children, loving them.

I know as my grandson grows older he will have problems with relationships, with managing money, basically with making it on his own...as a 'regular' child would not (person correct who said many make it undiagnosed thru life, but life is a struggle for them).

Again, Pandora, each individual child has unique challenges and problems to face. That's why it's very important to be diagnosed and receive help. There are many, many more resources out there than in the past. I believe you will find help from resource groups and families of children with autism, if you cannot afford to have them assessed professionally - they may be able to help you find someone to assess them pro bono or for a reduced amount.


To: Felipe
It's hard to say how many people have Asperger's because many people are diagnosed with the wrong problem and many people never go for help to see what is wrong with them. They know something is wrong but are able to 'get by' in life or may be afraid to find out they are right about something being wrong with them.
My son says he heard on the news that 1 in every 88 people have some kind of autism, but he believes it is higher because many people don't get diagnosed with it.

Just so you know, here is a list of FAMOUS PEOPLE with Asperger's I found on the internet:


Adam Young, multi-instrumentalist, producer and the founder of the electronic project Owl City.
Adrian Lamo, American computer hacker
Carl Soderholm, speaker in neuropsychiatric disorders
Clay Marzo, American professional surfer
Craig Nicholls, frontman of the Australian garage rock band, The Vines
Dan Aykroyd, comedian and actor: Aykroyd stated he has Asperger's, but some feel he was joking.
Daniel Tammet, British autistic savant, believed to have Asperger Syndrome
Daryl Hannah, actress
Dawn Prince-Hughes, PhD, primate anthropologist, ethologist, and author of Songs for the Gorilla Nation
Gary Numan, British singer and songwriter
Heather Kuzmich, fashion model and reality show contestant on America's Next Top Model
James Durbin, finalist on the tenth season of American Idol
Jerry Newport, American author and mathematical savant, basis of the film Mozart and the Whale
John Elder Robison, author of Look Me in the Eye
Judy Singer, Australian disability rights activist
Liane Holliday Willey, author of Pretending to be Normal, Asperger Syndrome in the Family; Asperger syndrome advocate; education professor; and adult diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at age 35
Lizzy Clark, actress and campaigner
Luke Jackson, author
Michael Burry, US investment fund manager
Nicky Reilly, failed suicide bomber from Britain
Paddy Considine, actor
Peter Howson, Scottish painter
Phillipa "Pip" Brown (aka Ladyhawke), indie rock musician
Raymond Thompson, New Zealand scriptwriter and TV producer
Richard Borcherds, mathematician specializing in group theory and Lie algebras
Robert Durst, American real estate developer accused of murder
Robert Napper, British murderer
Satoshi Tajiri, creator and designer of Pokemon
Tim Ellis, Australian magician and author
Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author
Travis Meeks, lead singer, guitarist and song writer for acoustic rock band Days of the New.
Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Laureate in Economics
William Cottrell, student who was sentenced to eight years in jail for fire-bombing SUV dealerships

Speculated to have Asperger's Syndrome

Abraham Lincoln,1809-1865, US Politician
Alan Turing, 1912-1954, English mathematician, computer scientist and cryptographer
Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German/American theoretical physicist
Alexander Graham Bell, 1847-1922, Scottish/Canadian/American inventor of the telephone
Anton Bruckner , 1824-1896, Austrian composer
Bela Bartok, 1881-1945, Hungarian composer
Benjamin Franklin,1706-1790, US polictician/writer
Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British logician
Bobby Fischer, 1943-2008, World Chess Champion
Carl Jung, 1875-1961, Swiss psychoanalyst
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1868-1928, Scottish architect and designer
Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, US poet
Erik Satie, 1866-1925 - Composer
Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Czech writer
Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish playwright, writer of Pygmalion, critic and Socialist
George Washington, 1732-1799, US Politician
Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911, Czech/Austrian composer
Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, US actress
H P Lovecraft, 1890-1937, US writer
Henry Cavendish, 1731-1810, English/French scientist, discovered the composition of air and water
Henry Ford, 1863-1947, US industrialist
Henry Thoreau, 1817-1862, US writer
Isaac Newton, 1642-1727, English mathematician and physicist
Jane Austen, 1775-1817, English novelist, author of Pride and Prejudice
Kaspar Hauser, c1812-1833, German foundling, portrayed in a film by Werner Herzog
Ludwig II, 1845-1886, King of Bavaria
Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Viennese/English logician and philosopher
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, German/Viennese composer
Mark Twain, 1835-1910, US humorist
Michelangelo, 1475 1564 - Italian Renissance artist
Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943, Serbian/American scientist, engineer, inventor of electric motors
Oliver Heaviside, 1850-1925, English physicist
Richard Strauss, 1864-1949, German composer
Seth Engstrom, 1987-Present, Magician and World Champion
Thomas Edison, 1847-1931, US inventor
Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, US politician
Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter
Virginia Woolf, 1882-1941, English Writer
Wasily Kandinsky, 1866-1944, Russian/French painter
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, Austrian composer

Historical people

Alfred Hitchcock, 1899-1980, English/American film director
Andy Kaufman, 1949-1984, US comedian, subject of the film Man on the Moon
Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, US artist.
Charles Schulz, 1922-2000, US cartoonist and creator of Peanuts and Charlie Brown
Glenn Gould, 1932-1982, Canadian pianist
Hans Asperger, 1906-1980, Austrian paediatric doctor after whom Asperger's Syndrom is named
Howard Hughes, 1905-1976, US billionaire
Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, Russian/US writer on science and of science fiction, author of Bicentennial Man
Jim Henson, 1936-1990, creator of the Muppets, US puppeteer, writer, producer, director, composer
John Denver, 1943-1997, US musician
L S Lowry, 1887-1976, English painter of "matchstick men"

Contemporary People

Al Gore, 1948-, former US Vice President and presidential candidate
Bill Gates, 1955-, Entrepreneur and philanthropist. A key player in the personal computer revolution.
Bob Dylan, 1941-, US singer-songwriter
Charles Dickinson, 1951, US Writer
Crispin Glover, 1964-, US actor
David Helfgott, 1947-, Australian pianist, subject of the film Shine
Garrison Keillor, 1942-, US writer, humorist and host of Prairie Home Companion
Genie, 1957-?, US "wild child" (see also L'Enfant Sauvage, Victor, )
James Taylor, 1948-, US singer/songwriter
Jamie Hyneman, 1956-, Co-host of Mythbusters
Jeff Greenfield, 1943-, US political analyst/speechwriter, a political wonk
John Motson, 1945-, English sports commentator
John Nash, 1928-, US mathematician (portrayed by Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind, USA 2001)
Joseph Erber, 1985-, young English composer/musician who has Asperger's Syndrome, subject of a BBC TV documentary
Keith Olbermann, 1959-, US sportscaster
Kevin Mitnick, 1963-, US "hacker"
Michael Palin, 1943-, English comedian and presenter
Oliver Sacks, 1933-, UK/US neurologist, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings
Paul Kostabi 1962-, writer, comedian, artist, producer, technician
Pip Brown "Ladyhawke", 1979-, New Zealand Singer/Songwriter, Musician
Robin Williams, 1951-, US Actor
Seth Engstrom, 1987-, Magician and World Champion in Sleight of Hand. The best man with a deck of cards that the world has ever seen.
Tony Benn, 1925-, English Labour politician

Rather off topic, but...
I just had company arrive - I will look up some more information for you later.

I haven't been on this site very long, but I already see some wonderful members, like Felipe, and believe I will enjoy being an active member. [..]

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