My uncle has Aspergers, so I've kinda grown up around it.
SO WHAT IS IT?
"Asperger syndrome is one of the autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This means that people with Asperger syndrome can display a wide range of behaviours and social skills, and no two individuals will have the same set of characteristics.
Some people will demonstrate skills that are mostly in line with their peers, while others may present with ‘odd’ behaviours. Other people will appear to be significantly different from their peers."
- http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/asperger%27s_syndrome
Characteristics
I have highlighted the ones that relate to me
- Difficulty in forming friendships
- A preference for playing alone or with older children and adults
- Apparently good language skills, but difficulty with communication. Language may be considered to be very advanced or ‘precocious’ when compared to their peers. The person may be able to talk extensively on a topic of interest, but have difficulty with more practical tasks such as recounting the day’s events, telling a story, or understanding jokes and sarcasm
- A lack of appreciation that communication involves listening as well as talking. For instance, they may not allow their communication partner an opportunity to engage in the conversation
- A very literal understanding of what has been said. For example, when asked to ‘get lost’ (go away) a person with Asperger syndrome will likely become confused and may literally try to ‘get lost’
- Inability to understand the rules of social behaviour, the feelings of others and difficulty ‘reading’ body language. For example, a person with Asperger syndrome may not understand that someone is showing that they are unhappy by frowning
- Behaviour varies from mildly unusual, eccentric or ‘odd’, to quite aggressive and difficult
- Having rules and rituals that they insist all family members follow
- Anger and aggression when things do not happen as they want
- Sensitivity to criticism
- A narrow field of interests. For example a person with Asperger syndrome may focus on learning all there is to know about cars, trains or computers.
I went on to check various websites and quizzes to see if I had it. I spoke to my Nan about it, the quizzes said yes, my Nan said that although I may not have it, some people still have the characteristics of it without actually having it.
I thought about this for a year! Then I thought a bit more.
MAYBE I'm just introverted?
Characteristics of an introvert include
- Very self-aware
- Thoughtful
- Enjoys understanding details
- Interested in self-knowledge and self-understanding
- Tends to keep emotions private
- Quiet and reserved in large groups or around unfamiliar people
- More sociable and gregarious around people they know well
- Learns well through observation
- http://psychology.about.com/od/trait-theories-personality/f/introversion.htm
Now, I relate to all this so it might just be that.
Anyway that's all from me today.
STAY AWESOME!
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