Yesterday I Finally Broached My 9YO Sons Asperger's With Him

... and I used this video, made for young people by a girl with Asperger's. He sat glued to it, almost cried but held back and said to me "I do see what you are saying, I think I understand myself a bit more now." He is a very clever, incredibly sweet, caring child who sees the world differently and is prone to very dark days and loneliness. Thought due to some discussions on here the last couple of days, I'd share this with you all : )
siftbotsays...

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nanrodsays...

Good for you, the earlier the better. My son was finally diagnosed as Asperger's at about 8 and having him and everyone around him aware of his differences, abilities and disabilities allowed him to develop coping strategies and minimize the stresses and anxieties he was experiencing. He's now an above average student in university.

oblio70says...

My children (girls) are blessed with 'normality' but I intend for them to see this different point of view, so that they are aware that 'normal' isn't necessarily normal. Viva la Diversidasd!

Kerotansays...

>> ^bareboards2:

music
Kudos to Lady Gaga for allowing the rights to that song at the end.


I'm going to hazard a guess and say that she wasn't even consulted, the BBC has a music buyout agreement with the majority of the record companies, which allows them to use all their music, royalty free.
Still an appropriate song none the less, its not just for queers .

criticalthudsays...

i was tagged with that label at one time.
sensitivity often equals higher sensory ability
seeing things differently = fluidity of perceptive
both are critical to creativity
crowds of humans are upsetting because they are typically full of negative energy. it's not their fault that they pick up on this.

the human species is changing/mutating constantly, it is only upon our own biased perceptions that we give that change a label. it is really just a question of degree of perceivable difference that gives arise to a label being applied.

but labeling someone as different/special gives rise to other problems.
we then create categories of what is "normal" and what is not
this creates an inner conflict and unreachable sets of expectations for both those that are "normal" and those that are not.

and here we are as a society, raised on aggression, self-interest, and mysticism labeling others as not "normal" when it is clear that our own indoctrinations have made the species and the basis for judgment fucking retarded as it is.

gwiz665says...

I feel about aspergers like I do about ADD. It's largely falsely diagnosed by stupid doctors.

I'm not saying it's not a real thing, but it's very "easy" to convince yourself that you have aspergers if you're antisocial, no you don't, you're just a dick.

That said, this is a very nice video.

alien_conceptsays...

>> ^gwiz665:

I feel about aspergers like I do about ADD. It's largely falsely diagnosed by stupid doctors.
I'm not saying it's not a real thing, but it's very "easy" to convince yourself that you have aspergers if you're antisocial, no you don't, you're just a dick.
That said, this is a very nice video.


It's often not diagnosed at all because it is so hard to. A diagnosis can take years to pin down. ADD is definitely over-diagnosed and medicated.

gwiz665says...

Aspergers is probably more self-diagnosed than properly diagnosed.
>> ^alien_concept:

>> ^gwiz665:
I feel about aspergers like I do about ADD. It's largely falsely diagnosed by stupid doctors.
I'm not saying it's not a real thing, but it's very "easy" to convince yourself that you have aspergers if you're antisocial, no you don't, you're just a dick.
That said, this is a very nice video.

It's often not diagnosed at all because it is so hard to. A diagnosis can take years to pin down. ADD is definitely over-diagnosed and medicated.

alien_conceptsays...

>> ^gwiz665:

Aspergers is probably more self-diagnosed than properly diagnosed.
>> ^alien_concept:
>> ^gwiz665:
I feel about aspergers like I do about ADD. It's largely falsely diagnosed by stupid doctors.
I'm not saying it's not a real thing, but it's very "easy" to convince yourself that you have aspergers if you're antisocial, no you don't, you're just a dick.
That said, this is a very nice video.

It's often not diagnosed at all because it is so hard to. A diagnosis can take years to pin down. ADD is definitely over-diagnosed and medicated.



Probably, but if those people are diagnosing themselves just through being anti-social, then they truly are retarded

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