What makes you different

[Remus Lupin]

I have Asperger Syndrome.
It's a mild form of autism. People with AS have average to above average but lack social skills and other issues.
Here is more info on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome

[Sketch]

That has got to be difficult. I am a bar tender, and I have a customer who comes in about once a week who tells me he has the same condition. He doesn’t seem to have any concept of personal space and has a history of making other customers uncomfortable – particularly women. He’s asked me to place my hand on his shoulder and ask him if he “needs anything” as a signal that he’s not behaving appropriately.

Is there any treatment for the condition? Is the condition evidence that human social behavior is rooted – at least in part – in our physical self? What is the current understanding of the cause for AS?

[USAF Medic]

Not me personally but my daughter has Angelman Syndrome.
21 years ago when she was born I didn't think I would still be bathing her, feeding her, dressing her and changing her diaper.
But as long as we are physically able to care for her at home my wife and I won't put her in a residential facility.

[Vaard]

i am a lesbian trapped in a mans body........

[Remus Lupin]

That has got to be difficult. I am a bar tender, and I have a customer who comes in about once a week who tells me he has the same condition. He doesn’t seem to have any concept of personal space and has a history of making other customers uncomfortable – particularly women. He’s asked me to place my hand on his shoulder and ask him if he “needs anything” as a signal that he’s not behaving appropriately.

Is there any treatment for the condition? Is the condition evidence that human social behavior is rooted – at least in part – in our physical self? What is the current understanding of the cause for AS?


I'm not sure what kind of treatment options there are other than programs to help those with AS learn proper social skills and other areas.
As far as the cause of AS, its toss up. Autism runs on my father side of the family. We belive both my dad and grandfather had AS. My broher is autisic so is one of my cousin. Another cousin was also dianosed with AS which is a rarity since she is a woman and most women/girls who have AS do not have anyoneelse in the extended family with autism/asperger, if I remember correctly.
Asperger is both a blessing and a curse.
Ask anyone who works with kids with asperger and they will tell you how intellengent they are.
For example, when I was tested for reading in 7th grade, they found I could read well into college level.
There are alot of famous people who either has AS or speculated to have it.
Dan Akroyd has it. Bll Gates is rumored to have it. Also alot of experts speculate Albert Einstein might of had it.

[Dreamy]

Not me personally but my daughter has Angelman Syndrome.
21 years ago when she was born I didn't think I would still be bathing her, feeding her, dressing her and changing her diaper.
But as long as we are physically able to care for her at home my wife and I won't put her in a residential facility.

The love of a parent knows no limits. God Bless you both and God Bless your daughter for being born into the right family.

[Dreamy]

I'm not sure what kind of treatment options there are other than programs to help those with AS learn proper social skills and other areas.
As far as the cause of AS, its toss up. Autism runs on my father side of the family. We belive both my dad and grandfather had AS. My broher is autisic so is one of my cousin. Another cousin was also dianosed with AS which is a rarity since she is a woman and most women/girls who have AS do not have anyoneelse in the extended family with autism/asperger, if I remember correctly.
Asperger is both a blessing and a curse.
Ask anyone who works with kids with asperger and they will tell you how intellengent they are.
For example, when I was tested for reading in 7th grade, they found I could read well into college level.
There are alot of famous people who either has AS or speculated to have it.
Dan Akroyd has it. Bll Gates is rumored to have it. Also alot of experts speculate Albert Einstein might of had it.

My cousin also has it. The only one I am aware of in my family. Remus I am not sure how it is diagnosed. He is 43 and was not diagnosed until later in life. Do you happened to know what the criteria is for diagnosis?

[Remus Lupin]

My cousin also has it. The only one I am aware of in my family. Remus I am not sure how it is diagnosed. He is 43 and was not diagnosed until later in life. Do you happened to know what the criteria is for diagnosis?

I'm certian 100 percent what the criteria is for the diagnosis.
I was diagnosed when I was 12 years old. That time, AS wasn't widely known. I was taken to someolne who specialized in autism and that was how they found I had it.

[curtis123]

As my signature line says, we're all facing struggles. It's the learning to live a good life in spite of them that makes us who we are. I spent most of my earlier life, from 16-30, in a drunken, self-indulgent, apathetic haze.

I wake up every morning wishing I could turn the clock back and un-hurt all those people.

[James Juno]

As my signature line says, we're all facing struggles. It's the learning to live a good life in spite of them that makes us who we are. I spent most of my earlier life, from 16-30, in a drunken, self-indulgent, apathetic haze.

I wake up every morning wishing I could turn the clock back and un-hurt all those people.

Your signature is spot-on. Many years ago I also struggled with alcohol which I later replaced with horribly addictive pain killers. I've been clean for a long time but it's an on-going battle every single day of my life.

People born with problems like AS have my deepest respect. Keep up the good fight.

[Dreamy]

And Curtis and James you two also have my deep respect. I lost a loved one to her addiction and so I know the devastation it brings to the lives it touches. God Bless you both.

[USMCmom]

Your signature is spot-on. Many years ago I also struggled with alcohol which I later replaced with horribly addictive pain killers. I've been clean for a long time but it's an on-going battle every single day of my life.

People born with problems like AS have my deepest respect. Keep up the good fight.

I have a friend who is addicted to pain killers...she is so tired of using them but fears the side effects of the with drawal. Are there ways to get someone off painkillers with little or no side effects?

[James Juno]

I have a friend who is addicted to pain killers...she is so tired of using them but fears the side effects of the with drawal. Are there ways to get someone off painkillers with little or no side effects?

There are ways to lessen the pain of withdrawal but you must first admit your problem to a trustworthy doctor. It strikes me as a balance --- whatever fulfillment you got from the habit must be paid back when you give it up. I don't believe there is a way to overcome any addiction without facing side-effects, especially not pain killers. I know people who have tried to ween themselves off but I've not seen it work. These devils can sink a pleasure hook into your brain that is nearly impossible to remove by yourself.

Again, my only recommendation is to find a good doctor you trust.

[KYCutlassGuy]

This is incredibly difficult for me to admit...








I'm a sucker for leggy blondes, it's an affliction I battle nearly every day!

[Dreamy]

This is incredibly difficult for me to admit...








I'm a sucker for leggy blondes, it's an affliction I battle nearly every day!

:))

Title of thread

What makes you different

lol

[KYCutlassGuy]

:))

Title of thread

What makes you different

lol


That's accurate, I have a friend that loves red heads and I can't understand it for the life of me.

[USMCmom]

There are ways to lessen the pain of withdrawal but you must first admit your problem to a trustworthy doctor. It strikes me as a balance --- whatever fulfillment you got from the habit must be paid back when you give it up. I don't believe there is a way to overcome any addiction without facing side-effects, especially not pain killers. I know people who have tried to ween themselves off but I've not seen it work. These devils can sink a pleasure hook into your brain that is nearly impossible to remove by yourself.

Again, my only recommendation is to find a good doctor you trust.

I think that finally admitting that she has a problem was a big step and I will encourage her to find a new Dr. She is beginning to see that the one she has does nothing more than push these pills and she even told him that she feared she was addicted to the meds.

[Remus Lupin]

This is incredibly difficult for me to admit...








I'm a sucker for leggy blondes, it's an affliction I battle nearly every day!

Oh brother.......

[James Juno]

I think that finally admitting that she has a problem was a big step and I will encourage her to find a new Dr. She is beginning to see that the one she has does nothing more than push these pills and she even told him that she feared she was addicted to the meds.

I have an older relative who has taken pain killers for many years due to real, chronic pain. In her case, any potential addiction seems secondary to living with the pain. I don't mean to dismiss the benefit these drugs carry for improving the quality of life if the alternative is continuous, debilitating pain.

[CID_0687]

At six years old I asked my mom what it was like to be blind. The vision in my left eye had started deteriorating. Today I'm legally blind in my left eye.

[Dreamy]

At six years old I asked my mom what it was like to be blind. The vision in my left eye had started deteriorating. Today I'm legally blind in my left eye.

I am going to ignore the crazies around me lol and say I had no idea Drew. Is your other eye ok?

[snagswolf]

Oops.

[CID_0687]

I am going to ignore the crazies around me lol and say I had no idea Drew. Is your other eye ok?
Yeah, it has weakened some over the years, due to having to do the work of two eyes, that's the reason I wear glasses. The left lens is just a display lens. Glasses stopped helping that eye about 12 years ago.

Most people don't know until I tell them because my left eye still looks normal, responds to light and such, I just can't see for **** out of it.

[USMCmom]

I have an older relative who has taken pain killers for many years due to real, chronic pain. In her case, any potential addiction seems secondary to living with the pain. I don't mean to dismiss the benefit these drugs carry for improving the quality of life if the alternative is continuous, debilitating pain.

She does suffer from severe chronic pain...I think that she has heard so many bad things about pain killers she is afraid that she is an addict.

Thank you for talking to me though as I believe that she truly needs to find a better Dr. One who is willing to discuss her concerns and help her find treatment/drugs that will help her with this!

[KYCutlassGuy]

Oh come on... the baseball reference was that bad?! I'm getting that Rodney Dangerfield feeling over here...

[rob_b52]

What makes me different?

Where do I start.....?

My momma says i am special. She calls me her special boy... God broke the mold when he made me, thats fer shur...

I have no alergies.

I am incredibly ugly.

I got a community of fleas that I live with. Its called symbiosis....

I am witty and charming in a disgusting sort of way....

[BillyBobUSA]

Yeah, I have Aspergers Syndrome, too.

Never had any idea till about a year ago.

Up till now I just thought the world was full of jerks.

Now that I know what my difficulty is and learned to accomodate it to a degree, the world is still full of jerks.

[soupdragon]

I'm a **** completely and utterly...............so I'm told:neutral:

[soupdragon]

It was filtered so I will explain in infant language, i'm a complete and utter ****

[rob_b52]

soupdragon, iffin by **** you mean, the one I lurv from across the pond, you are correct:hug:

[JimGP20]

What makes you different


I have a heart valve made from carbon fiber, I am a guy with moderate income but still have a beautiful wife, and I have no one on my ignore list. :cool:

[soupdragon]

soupdragon, iffin by **** you mean, the one I lurv from across the pond, you are correct:hug:

I must learn to embrace the English language ( and of course Latin ) or believe what's written about me in the lads mags!:D What do people do with Latin? Any way I lurv you too Rob I just wish I could tell you how much without the stars :silenced::))

[soupdragon]

I make no sense.................dammit

[historynut]

She does suffer from severe chronic pain...I think that she has heard so many bad things about pain killers she is afraid that she is an addict.

Thank you for talking to me though as I believe that she truly needs to find a better Dr. One who is willing to discuss her concerns and help her find treatment/drugs that will help her with this!

I also suffer from severe chronic pain and take strong pain killers. I think she should see a pain management speicalist. A normal doctor doesn't see that many people in severe chronic pain while a pain management speicalist see's them every day.
A pain management speicalist may also be able to suggest things besides drugs to help cope with the pain. She may not be able to get off pain killers but she may be able to take less.

[drylok]

I have nothing to add here :whistle:

[rob_b52]

I have nothing to add here :whistle:

why dont I believe you?....LOL....c'mon, tell us how you REALLY feel...

[drylok]

why dont I believe you?....LOL....c'mon, tell us how you REALLY feel...

I really can't think of anything that makes me different or unique, I'm quite average best I can tell.

[soupdragon]

I really can't think of anything that makes me different or unique, I'm quite average best I can tell.

What! You don't even have a big todger!

[Mobulis]

I'm not sure what kind of treatment options there are other than programs to help those with AS learn proper social skills and other areas.
As far as the cause of AS, its toss up. Autism runs on my father side of the family. We belive both my dad and grandfather had AS. My broher is autisic so is one of my cousin. Another cousin was also dianosed with AS which is a rarity since she is a woman and most women/girls who have AS do not have anyoneelse in the extended family with autism/asperger, if I remember correctly.
Asperger is both a blessing and a curse.
Ask anyone who works with kids with asperger and they will tell you how intellengent they are.
For example, when I was tested for reading in 7th grade, they found I could read well into college level.
There are alot of famous people who either has AS or speculated to have it.
Dan Akroyd has it. Bll Gates is rumored to have it. Also alot of experts speculate Albert Einstein might of had it.

Ive got asperger's and I don't know how you can say its any kind of a blessing.

[drylok]

What! You don't even have a big todger!

What is a todger??? :eh:

[sgdp]

I can empathize with a lot of the issues listed here.

What makes me different? Hm..

I take the negative and make it positive.

I actually have a really hard time being negative or thinking negatively of someone else. I always flip things around. I guess that's why I'm not stressed about the economy or the bajillion things I gotta do. :mrgreen:

[sgtmac_46]

i am a lesbian trapped in a mans body........ I always thought that about you.....and man-hating ANGRY lesbian at that! :))

[sgtmac_46]

I have a ADD and a monstrously large.......

[Samm]

I always thought that about you.....and man-hating ANGRY lesbian at that! :))

:)) That serves him right for stealing that line from me. ;)

[angelicmadrigal]

Not me personally but my daughter has Angelman Syndrome.
.

Isn't Angelman's pretty rare?

[BillyBobUSA]

I have a ADD and a monstrously large.......


Unibrow?

[sgtmac_46]

Unibrow? Nope....guess again! :)

[Antrel]

Nope....guess again! :)I was gonna go with monocle...

[sgtmac_46]

I was gonna go with monocle...

Nope......keep guessing. ;)

Alright, fine, the answer is......SHOES.....I have really big feet.

[Antrel]

Nope......keep guessing. ;)

Alright, fine, the answer is......SHOES.....I have really big feet.I'm with you. 5'6" with size 12 feet, and you know what they say about us guys with big feet...

[sgtmac_46]

I'm with you. 5'6" with size 12 feet, and you know what they say about us guys with big feet... They wear really big shoes! :))

[countmein]

I stand 5' short, I have strawberry-blonde hair, I have four children, and I am a Republican in a strong Democrat area.

[BillyBobUSA]

I stand 5' short, I have strawberry-blonde hair, I have four children, and I am a Republican in a strong Democrat area.

You say that like there is something wrong with that.

Or am I having another Aspergers Moment?

[countmein]

You say that like there is something wrong with that.

Or am I having another Aspergers Moment?

Nothing wrong, just different.

[BillyBobUSA]

Nothing wrong, just different.

Nothing wrong with just different.

:D

[BasicGreatGuy]

We are all different, in one way or another. Whether a person has a physical infirmity etc. or not, that doesn't make them any more "special," or anymore different than anyone else.

To compare ourselves to one another, is to drop water on the flame of our being.

[TheFallGuy]

i am a lesbian trapped in a mans body........

I heard of a guy who can perform exorcisms for that sort of problem.

[Remus Lupin]

Ive got asperger's and I don't know how you can say its any kind of a blessing.

Well having Aspergers gave me the abilities such being able to read college level when I was in 7th grade, being able to think outside the box, and other areas.
It does come with alot of adversities especially when it comes to social situations. But the blessings far outweigh the bad.

[BillyBobUSA]

Well having Aspergers gave me the abilities such being able to read college level when I was in 7th grade, being able to think outside the box, and other areas.
It does come with alot of adversities especially when it comes to social situations. But the blessings far outweigh the bad.

Agreed.

If I could take medicine to rid myself of Aspergers, I wouldnt do it.

The very thought feels similar to suicide of the person I am.

No, its better to merely learn to manage it.

[JeffR]

What makes you different
I have a condition where I have a blind spot in my central vision. I'm not legally blind, but I do have poor vision. It makes many common tasks very difficult.

[JeffR]

I stand 5' short
yAy short people! I'm 5'2".

[jimjames418]

What makes you different
I was born tounge tied, all the way out to the end of my tounge. I did not talk until I was six years old, and then only with a stutter so bad that it took all day to say four words. To this day I can not pronounce certain words (with the st or th sounds) and by the time I can think of the words to use, the conversation has already by-passed the thought.

Most of my communication is via typing, and the internet was and is a god send to me.

I have always had to have a "front" person to make deals and in business it was a pain in the rear end. I was lucky enough to hire an executive secretary that was (and is) a real gem. Her pay check reflected it too, I paid her more than I paid myself, because she was worth it.