Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.02.13 08:30:00 -
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Crasniya wrote:So... I've noticed a common trend of attacking either Aspies/Autists, or more specifically often, "self-diagnosed aspies". Yes, we know it's the #1 self-diagnosed mental condition right now, because among the many many symptoms listed, it covers everything from being socially awkward, to a different thinking pattern, to the part of just being special, so it basically covers every teens' fantasy explanation for their problems. Yes, we know it has a funny name, if you choose to add an extra S, and respell the ending as "burgers". This is not news. It's also not very original.
I just wanted to ask if people ever considered how many people they might be insulting who are clinically diagnosed? Potentially by multiple specialists? Believe it or not, it wouldn't make it into the DSM if it wasn't for the fact that some people actually do have it. And some of us, might even be the folks backing you up in a fleet engagement, scouting out your next kill, or ensuring those corp ships end up at the POS you need them, when you need them.
People like *cough*Xenuria*cough* obviously have special needs of some sort. But it's a really shoddy excuse to throw around attacks on wide swaths of people. Try to narrow your insults, like insulting pedophiles! (Completely unrelated to the last sentence, I assure you!)
Also, as my "inb4", yes, I'm completely aware how much humiliation I just set myself up for in this thread. So, um... have fun.
Aspergers is basically bullshit. It is "high functioning autism". If you had real aspergers, your parents would know before you were walking, and you'd have been diagnosed as a baby. But no. Millions of nerds with no social skills decide that they must have aspergers because they fail at life, and self diagnose, which is entirely BS. Its just as bad as the ADD self diagnosers / misdiagnosers.
The millions of self-diagnosing fools who are rationalizing are a goddamn insult to people who actually have autism. I studied this **** for several years and have an autistic cousin - I know aspergers / autism.
Just so you know, among *psychologists*, most ADD / ADHD / Aspergers diagnoses are wrong. The DSM IV diagnostic criteria are too vague and generalized.
Also, Xenuria doesn't have aspergers. He's just a dimwitted childlover.
Sorry for /rant, touchy subject here.
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