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Originally Posted by jimi...
I know the popular view is to see Asperger's as a social disorder and our diagnostic manual might even rename it Social reciprocity disorder!!!
It's not all it is.
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Agree. And I actually spoke to this notion while responding to a post regarding a similar topic
here.
Though I don't believe I mentioned some other issues: noise and touch (though not nearly as bad as when I was younger, and now I have the option to avoid a lot of situations or make specific accommodations for myself).
Also, though I am not DX' d with aspergers, I am on the spectrum- I do have a special interest aspect to my personality... brains anyone?
I mean, I am different, I have stuff to accommodate in my life... But aren't we all and don't we all?
Really the only point of me getting a diagnosis was gaining an understanding in context, acquiring management skills to work around what I needed to, and any limited accommodations necessary for the stuff I might not be able to figure out strictly on my own.