Hey there iv just been looking back on past threads about the hole Derpy Argument on her being a insult to the disabled. So i thought it might be good to have a thread to talk about Disability's and disorders both the mental and the physical and how they affect us in everyday lives, be it a friend who has it or yourself for that matter i myself have lived with Asperger Syndrome seance birth which is a autism spectrum disorder, tho its not a major problem like others it has largely affected how i learned things as a kid, seriously I'm 20 and i still cant properly spell or do grammar properly and i had to settle with just a high school certificate of completion instead of a G.E.D or higher, not to mention im so largely unsocial that i cant order pizza on the phone, and when i do speak i end up talking faster then the Flash or your coming meth user so umm... yeah, get chatting.... or just stare and read other peoples post that you wont respond to like a stalker
I have asperger myself, I am 21, I do not know much grammar but have instinctive knowledge of how to properly build a sentence. I suck at math but is considered a creative genius in the field of philosophy and theology. I am bad at reading emotions but my knowledge in psychology allows me to predict them. I am definatly antisocial and is generally suspicious of people I don't know, but trust my friends untill the end. I am a living paradox. At the end of the day, I may have flaws, but do not allow myself to be ruled by them. I may not generally like being around people but I can if need be.
I have Asperger's Syndrome myself, and no one knew I had it until I was about 8 years old. I'm absolutely terrible when it comes to social situations, but somehow I can get over that when I'm talking to someone over the internet on skype or msn. I'm pretty smart without even studying, but I can get really miffed over the smallest things and I'm petrified when it comes to the topic of 'Change'. I have mellowed out over the years, and I don't go ballistic every so often as I used too...
That sounds like most of my life in a nutshell. I don't think I have Asperger's Syndrome, but I do have mild schizophrenia. Not dangerous or anything, no "The voices tell me to burn things", that's for sure. All in all it does make one a bit paranoid when you're alone.
As far as disabilities go, I don't have anything worth talking about. My brother, on the other hand, does have pretty severe Autism. When he was younger, he would sometimes refuse to talk to or look at people. Now he's a bit better, and can actually look me in the eye when he wants something from me. Still, he's only ten, and he's got a ways to go. He just gets set off by the littlest, seemingly insignificant things, and can't really deal with most social situations. He's also a remarkably picky eater; his diet consists of, I kid you not, French Fries, Watermelon, French Bread, Chocolate Pudding, Caffeinated Soda, Candy, Trix Yogurt, Artificial Fruit Juice, and some sugary breakfast cereals (without any milk, which he does not drink). I am not excluding anything from this list, and because he has such a limited diet, he has next to no muscle mass. Again, he has made some progress. Sometimes, people discount the effectiveness of therapy because they think of it as sitting on a couch while someone asks them questions. The type of therapy my brother has recieved and is recieving is the kind that teaches him to use the muscles we all take for granted. I interned at an Elementary school last year, and worked in their Special Ed. program. Seriously, those kids are awesome. We totally became friends. I should go back to visit sometime.
I don't really consider depression or general social anxiety/awkwardness actual issues, but I tend to suffer from both. According to the optometrist during my last visit, while I'm not legally blind, my lack of visual acuity is "pretty significant" as he said. I cannot possibly obtain my driver's license without glasses, which I detest wearing nor wear around the house beyond watching TV in the living room or playing games with my cousin. The strange thing is that my family's lineage is littered with physical disorders and a few mental disorders.
I have severe astigmatism in both of my eyes and at the age of 11 I was legally blind without my glasses. Every year my eyes get worse and we have to make my prescription stronger. In fact, I'm due to go to the optometrist, because I'm having trouble seeing the board in school. Even though I sit in the front... I have this fear that one day my eyes will get so bad that even the strongest lenses won't help. I'm wanting to get surgery, but I can't until my eyes stabilize. But it doesn't seem like that's going to happen any time soon... I don't know if you count that as a disability but...
Hmm, if those fit here... Bipolar (with severe depressive episodes, including suicidal thoughts the other day) Schizophrenia @ TPP: I do sometimes have voices in my head telling me very scary stuff. Amnesia Insomnia ADD Self-diagnosed Multiplicity Paranoid Personality Disorder Avoidant " " Dependent " " Schizotypal " " I don't like to think as my condition as a disability(s) though. I prefer to call it an inconvience to me and those around me.
I have a speech and language problem , basically i'm know to say the wrong thing and well i was off the list after 11th grade and was happy for myself but I every now and then slip up sometimes but this not anything serious. I have a bit of a learning problem when it comes to school is that i need more time to learn something that a lot around me don't want to wait for me to fully understand the problem and well I can't help it if my mind can't properly understand the problem till after awhile. Math will always fall into this issue in my when it comes to numbers and i will never get math...Never did in elementary, middle or high school. I never got the hang of it but at least I try and the best thing you can do. As for other things....Nope.
I read up on Asperger's a while ago (simply because I didn't really know what it was) and with some twisting I bet someone could diagnose me with it but I'm quite positive I don't have it. I just happen to have some similarities, and like you, extreme shyness was one thing I was really bad with as a child. Hell, I'm still a very shy person I've just learned how to force myself not to be. Apart from my little quirks I don't have any disabilities.
Aspergers. Cons: Anti social.(Hates people in general) Delusional paranoia (Rare). Mild Hallucinations. A voice in my head the spouts nonsense. Superiority complex. Talks to self. Talks to imaginary ponies(Forever alone) Emotional and mental instability Rage issues. Violent tendencies. Thinks he has psychic powers. Pros: Superior intellect Thinks deeper than most people. Protective.(If you even look at my little brother wrong i will strangle you with your own organs) Fast learner. Amateur Scientist (I make theories ) Is good with electronics. Understands people who are "different". High level of creativity. End. Thats me for you.Sure i am completely insane but...hey at least i'm positive about it!Like Pinkie Pie!She is crazy,but happy!
It's self-diagnosed at best, but after hearing/reading a bit about, I think I may have Asperger's as well. But like I said, I haven't been tested or anything. My mind reels when it's put on the spot in social situations, and most of the time I utter soft words that tend to try to escape the conversation altogether without even meaning to. I'm getting better, but I am terrible at small talk and tend to dissolve into saying "yeah" all the time. I am also quite certain I have OCD, but it's also undiagnosed if I do.
My uncle is bipolar and my brother is manic depressive. Those conditions are nearly identical and extremely frightening for everyone around them. My brother becomes self inflictive and depressed. My uncle snaps and becomes the meanest person on the planet, to the point where I'll probably leave for good if it happens again.
Well I have asperger's, or as I like to call it, ass-burgers. It used to be where I could get set off and get extremely P.O.'d really easily, but over the years, I've learned to control it. And now it's at the point where you have to really try to piss me off if you want to see me livid. I also have ADHD, which I'm pretty sure I got from my mom, who had ADD. It stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. So that's pretty self explanatory. I have trouble paying attention for long amounts of time, so I occupy myself with random thoughts. The hyperactivity part has calmed down, so it isn't as much of a problem as it used to be. Not really a disability, but I'm premature. I was born 3 months early, I had a twin sister who's body was severely underdeveloped, and died 3 hours after being born. But I don't really mind the things I have, I'm an extremely gifted kid when it comes to reading and writing, but math makes me cry blood. All in all, I think it's all good. Sorry about the giant brick of text.
