Autism and Project 1999 Classic Everquest

[captnamazing]

Is it a problem?

or is it a solution?

Discuss.

[Secrets]

Originally Posted by captnamazing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is it a problem?

or is it a solution?

Discuss.

Here's a website you can donate to, to prevent autism in young children.

[captnamazing]

Originally Posted by Secrets [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Here's a website you can donate to, to prevent autism in young children.

didn't click link. i hope this is an anti-vaxxer propaganda site.

[Ravager]

I'm guessing most of the people who use the terms around here don't know what autism and asperger's actually are, they're just repeating something they read in a meme and think they're being clever.

[JackFlash]

Originally Posted by Ravager [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm guessing most of the people who use the terms around here don't know what autism and asperger's actually are, they're just repeating something they read in a meme and think they're being clever.

[Secrets]

Autism is pretty clearly outlined in the DSM-V. By definition it's a neurological learning disability.

It could mean that you learn slower in general - it could mean that you will learn over time but will take your whole life to be functional.

But let's not pretend like it's something that cannot be cured. When you see 'heartwarming autism videos' online like that girl with aspergers that has a mental breakdown and has a dog comfort her, those are the people I would consider to have low functioning autism. They probably will live with the condition their entire life and may take their entire life to get to a mentally stable state.

There is also people like myself - When I was young (6 years old) I did one of those tests for IQ and scored very high on two things: high IQ and high functioning autism. Did that hinder me? Arguably, yes, but only in social situations.

The main thing is none of this carried over to my adult life except the positives - Yes, I still obsess over things. But I have learned over time to focus my energy positively, through programming, social activities and gaming.

It's my personal opinion that my brain healed over time and that autism is curable naturally, as long as you stay alive long enough and have the experiences that help you learn in the method you are 'made' to learn in.

There's also the possibility that I was misdiagnosed and that what I experienced was natural and part of growing the fuck up. But I'll never know.

[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by Secrets [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Autism is pretty clearly outlined in the DSM-V. By definition it's a neurological learning disability.

It could mean that you learn slower in general - it could mean that you will learn over time but will take your whole life to be functional.

But let's not pretend like it's something that cannot be cured. When you see 'heartwarming autism videos' online like that girl with aspergers that has a mental breakdown and has a dog comfort her, those are the people I would consider to have low functioning autism. They probably will live with the condition their entire life and may take their entire life to get to a mentally stable state.

There is also people like myself - When I was young (6 years old) I did one of those tests for IQ and scored very high on two things: high IQ and high functioning autism. Did that hinder me? Arguably, yes, but only in social situations.

The main thing is none of this carried over to my adult life except the positives - Yes, I still obsess over things. But I have learned over time to focus my energy positively, through programming, social activities and gaming.

It's my personal opinion that my brain healed over time and that autism is curable naturally, as long as you stay alive long enough and have the experiences that help you learn in the method you are 'made' to learn in.

There's also the possibility that I was misdiagnosed and that what I experienced was natural and part of growing the fuck up. But I'll never know.

This is a good post by Secrets. I may respond to some things she has shared here tomorrow with some of my own insights and observations depending on how full my care cup is or isn't.

[James_Joyce]

I get absence seizures since i was a lil kid (i can turn them on manually, it feels good but my blood pressure spikes and i get out of breath, and it's really embarrassing to get caught) and i hear voices when Im trying to sleep. I also cannot relate to people very well in any social situation where the N word is not socially acceptable, but as long as I can depend on my racism joke trope I can charm anyone.

Could this affliction be autismal in nature? And what can I do to heal it? please advise

[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by James_Joyce [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

and i hear voices when Im trying to sleep. I also cannot relate to people very well in any social situation where the N word is not socially acceptable, but as long as I can depend on my racism joke trope I can charm anyone.

Could this affliction be autismal in nature? And what can I do to heal it? please advise

Will share a small anecdote that you might find useful.

This can be considered normal. I talked to several people who also have this problem at night when they lay down to sleep. It may be PTSD related.

I personally only have encountered this when over-stressed and overloaded by a very long week/day, and my sleep is very low, or the stress load was just very intense and something that could fan my anxiety. And it only happens at pre-bed, but it requires the above conditions I listed.

[Xaanka]

Originally Posted by AzzarTheGod [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Will share a small anecdote that you might find useful.

This can be considered normal. I talked to several people who also have this problem at night when they lay down to sleep. It may be PTSD related.

I personally only have encountered this when over-stressed and overloaded by a very long week/day, and my sleep is very low, or the stress load was just very intense and something that could fan my anxiety. And it only happens at pre-bed, but it requires the above conditions I listed.

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