Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Oh! Thanks.
Originally posted by: theredbaron
Yeah, but you *can* maintain eye contact for a few seconds or less. A lot of people from a lot of cultures are uncomfortable with eye contact, so that symptom alone doesn't mean you have Asperger's. As for lack of social skills, the fact that you said 'relatively' means that you have enough of an understanding of social skills to be able to measure yours against someone else's. Most Asperger's people (if not all, I would say) have such an impairment when it comes to social interaction, that they wouldn't even be able to tell, let alone compare their social skills with other people's.
I hope that reassures you a bit.
Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Oh dear, some of those symptoms sound like me. I can't for the life of me maintain eye contact for more than a few seconds in conversation, and my social skills are relatively lacking.
Oh dear, some of those symptoms sound like me. I can't for the life of me maintain eye contact for more than a few seconds in conversation, and my social skills are relatively lacking.
Yeah, but you *can* maintain eye contact for a few seconds or less. A lot of people from a lot of cultures are uncomfortable with eye contact, so that symptom alone doesn't mean you have Asperger's. As for lack of social skills, the fact that you said 'relatively' means that you have enough of an understanding of social skills to be able to measure yours against someone else's. Most Asperger's people (if not all, I would say) have such an impairment when it comes to social interaction, that they wouldn't even be able to tell, let alone compare their social skills with other people's.
I hope that reassures you a bit.
Oh! Thanks.
Exactly, now, one thing is having social dificulties, which, to be honest, most people have. And one other thing is having an authistic spectrum disorder such as Asperger's. But it dosen't mean that, you know, any of those things are negatives, I don't view myself as someone sick or someone who has a disability, no.