Does anyone on here have Aspergers syndrome? I'm curious what your life is like.
I've taken several online tests and both strongly suggested I have it, although Ive never felt disabled in any way. Im pretty introverted and have a very hard time maintaining small talk and exchanging the basic social niceties in random conversation most people seem to enjoy. It was only when I got into game and drinking in college did I realize I needed to adapt and force myself to be more social.
4 years of highschool debate made me very good at saying things, but a poor communicator, if that makes sense.
It's like a veneer I can present myself well but ultimately I don't develop any meaningful relationships with people in general.
Like one time a cute girl opened me with a question, well I didn't know the answer to the question so I just kind of stared at her in silence until she turned away. I didn't know the answer so I didn't say anything, to me that was the logical thing to do. Obviously later when I thought about it I realized she probably thought I was being a huge asshole and a psychopath, even though I didn't mean anything negative by it.
I used to overcome this with drinking and music to get pumped up to socialize, but I don't even bother with bars anymore for over a year.
I don't think I'm even shy necessarily, just too serious and logical about everything. I wonder if that's considered aspergers. I definitely have no problem identifying humor or sarcasm, which supposedly is the hallmark symptom.
If anyone has a legit diagnosis I'd like to hear about it
I've taken several online tests and both strongly suggested I have it, although Ive never felt disabled in any way. Im pretty introverted and have a very hard time maintaining small talk and exchanging the basic social niceties in random conversation most people seem to enjoy. It was only when I got into game and drinking in college did I realize I needed to adapt and force myself to be more social.
4 years of highschool debate made me very good at saying things, but a poor communicator, if that makes sense.
It's like a veneer I can present myself well but ultimately I don't develop any meaningful relationships with people in general.
Like one time a cute girl opened me with a question, well I didn't know the answer to the question so I just kind of stared at her in silence until she turned away. I didn't know the answer so I didn't say anything, to me that was the logical thing to do. Obviously later when I thought about it I realized she probably thought I was being a huge asshole and a psychopath, even though I didn't mean anything negative by it.
I used to overcome this with drinking and music to get pumped up to socialize, but I don't even bother with bars anymore for over a year.
I don't think I'm even shy necessarily, just too serious and logical about everything. I wonder if that's considered aspergers. I definitely have no problem identifying humor or sarcasm, which supposedly is the hallmark symptom.
If anyone has a legit diagnosis I'd like to hear about it