EVE General Discussion

Hey me too; is that whole cant remember the past thing a Asperger's bit or what?

The General Law of Insults (I just made that up btw)

§1 Any term used to describe humans or their behaviour as uncommon will over time be used as an insult.

§2 One does not need to understand the meaning of a term to us it as an insult.

§3 The mental capacity of a human being is indirect proportional to it's likelihood to use insults.

The Thimerosal kids are entering adulthood.. As they enter adult society, the ability of even Americans, normally Titans of Malevolent Neglect, to ignore the problem is being strained to it's bleeding limit.

They already have to ignore so much. Reality is bleeding through. Mind you, they will still refuse to do anything, especially anything positive, but they can still perceive the problem. No matter how hard they try not to.

Don't worry though, they will still change nothing, no matter what the cost. The controls are locked and they are prepared to destroy anyone who attempts to change their nations course.

Feel free to think I'm as Mad as a Hatter if you want.

Of course, I know why hatters went mad, so the joke would rather be on you, not me.

Maybe we are just getting to the point where civilization takes over. Personally I don't see the need to pick on people for race, sex, religion or disability or use them as a joke. Maybe it's just time people suck it up and act like they belong to the 21st century rather than using this game as a crutch for their own inadequacies. This is a GAME and should be fun for everyone. No one should have their differences used as a joke or slur.

Pot Kettle Black

It's not offensive for a black american to call others "my ******" is it?

Fun Fact, aspergers is often misdiagnosed because most doctors dont care enough to diagnose anymore (had a brother who was diagnosed with eevrything rom ADHD to some weird-ass form of autism and aroudn 30 other things over the eyars, they eventually just settled with hes weird, normal but weird)

most people who truly have asbergers are characterized (in more milder cases) with a fear/resistance to being around others,a dn an absolute hatred/distaste for human interaction, they generally exhibit an aptitude for numbers and science, remembering facts and formulas very easily, but having trouble with things such as names and faces.

In myc ase as a kid, i learned reading very early, was into college-level astronomy and cience by 3rd grade, reacted VIOLENTLY to face-to-face interaction with others, and was unable to express any kind of emotion for years. 9 eyars alter, i still have trouble with emotion, but i can read people a little better (still ahve trouble with telling when soemone is joking when they say soemthing if im not looking at them).

though aspergers has several identifying characteristics, the reason it is so widely diagnosed now is that it cn manifest in many levels, some aspects ebing severe, others not.

In my town there are even alot of computer programming and development agencies, one even specializing in internet-security, who hire almost exclusively asbergers teens and young adults, sicne they take to coding and monitoring data-streams easier then other people.

Not really, it's simply being merged in the DSM-V in a blanket diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder where it'd be classified as severe, moderate, or mild. Asperger's syndrome will still exists, just not the name for the most part. Though likely the name still will be used in Dx of patients, much like in diabetes mellitus type 1 still gets referred to as "juvenile diabetes."

Well hell, you just described me with the exception of the numbers. I got C's on my last few math classes but it required a ton of notes, tutor's, and hopeful guesses. I live far away from everybody. Don't like going out much. Don't even like to leave my lab if I can help it. But I just attributed all that to a ****** childhood in jr and high school. I just chalk it all up to being a self proclaimed introvert.
I'm a ADD diagnosed person though. At least that is what they told my parents when I was around 13. Parents also tell me I was hell to get talking, used to just grunt for everything. Put me on the Ritalin for several years and turned me into a zombie. Father remove me from it because he didn't like what it did. I have a tendency to space out a lot, especially during meetings, but I've gotten much better at it over the years.
I'm also a bit of a believer that Aspergers is the syndrome of the decade. Couldn't imagine a room full of these guys, all sitting there hating to be next to each other.

Autism or conditions that fall into the autistic spectrum are being over diagnosed by ****** psychologists who somehow feel a need to impress there fellow alumni by rewriting the psychologist "bible" (used by every psychologist to classify and determin a diagnosis). They do this by further breaking down the criteria into smaller groups and coming up with new names for these conditions. This creates conditions that almost apply to everyone and in theory you could then say that everyone has a condition withing the autistic spectrum. And that creates the distorted image of people thinking that one simply just has autism while that is just not the case. But methylfenidate and resperdal are still prescribed because psychologists keep in business that way.

You guys should know how schitzophrenia is categorised and diagnosed... everyone in some point of their lifes is a schitzophrenic and thus runs the risk to slip into a psychosis requiring medication for the rest of your life.

...it's rediculous really

I to have aspergers... I don't think of it as a sickness, its just a name for how I am...

And EVE gives my aspergers something to do when I'm bored...
Otherwise the lawnmower/blender/mixmaster/coffeee machine would be in little pieces, so I can see how it works :)

As for prejudice... it for the stupid and uneducated, remember that and when it happens, smile and keep on trucking :)