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Pambie · 22-25, F
No, but I'm pretty sure I have Asperger's Syndrome. I haven't been "officially diagnosed", but the weird, irrational and illogical behaviour of approximately 99% of the people I've encountered over the years certainly explains why the world is in the mess that it's in, and if I, or someone like me, were in charge, there would be no stupid wars, no corruption, dishonesty would be a crime, poverty and homelessness non-existent, and the trains would run on time. Gossip wouldn't exist, non-verbal "body language" would be laughed at for being the joke that it is, and no one would give a damn about the Kardashians (or Meghan Markle)!
@Pambie Asperger’s syndrome is not a diagnosis. It’s autism. I know it seems like just a word but it’s important in the context that we aren’t less then it’s just a different neurotype or way of thinking. If that kind of makes sense? Good luck if you try to get a formal diagnosis it can be hard for female as the diagnostic criteria hasn’t captured how it presents in girls very well but I know there are many specialists trying to understand how it impacts girls and women differently.
Pambie · 22-25, F
@Notladylike Asperger's Syndrome isn't autism though. And it's not ADD, or schizophrenia, or depression, or dyslexia. I don't have autism.
@Pambie Oh cool me too. Check out yellow lady bugs they are amazing and really on the front line of understanding how autism presents in girls and women as we work on getting the diagnostic criteria updated. The DSM-5 has many outdated terms that will be changed in the next edition