Are you on the "autism spectrum"? And if so, what are your + and - skills?
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I'd say many young boys just aren't meant to be caged up in a class room and behave like girls.
Some of us need to be outside doing things, or learning with our hands, learning in a less structured and stringent environment.
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Yeah I definitely wouldn't want any of that stuff in my system. Fortunately I don't have any kids either so I don't have to deal with that if doctors prescribe it for them.
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I was diagnosed with Aspergers back when that was still diagnosed. Now I suppose I would be at a level 1 on the ASD spectrum.
As far as pluses advantages, this is not meant as bragging or anything but I have a measured IQ of 133. That was averaged over 3 tests so it's fairly reliable.
Now the downsides I have atrocious executive function. I am intelligent enough to learn most things and I am a fantastic problem solver, but I am chaotic and disorganized. Luckily my wife is the picture of focused efficiency and with her help I am well on my way to getting my doctorate in optometry. Which I am doing while work 50 plus hours a week while raising 2 kids and taking care of a house and my vehicles while averaging a 4.0 GPA.
Yet another fantastic drawback is I am horribly awkward and basically incapable of reading social ques.
Oh I didn't mention I have a son that is also autistic with a genius level IQ and at 7 can do algebra and is learning calculus. He is actually playing on his tablet working on solving basic diratives for fun, but wasn't potty trained until almost six years old.
Yes my wife is an angle and should be sanctified as soon as possible.
As far as pluses advantages, this is not meant as bragging or anything but I have a measured IQ of 133. That was averaged over 3 tests so it's fairly reliable.
Now the downsides I have atrocious executive function. I am intelligent enough to learn most things and I am a fantastic problem solver, but I am chaotic and disorganized. Luckily my wife is the picture of focused efficiency and with her help I am well on my way to getting my doctorate in optometry. Which I am doing while work 50 plus hours a week while raising 2 kids and taking care of a house and my vehicles while averaging a 4.0 GPA.
Yet another fantastic drawback is I am horribly awkward and basically incapable of reading social ques.
Oh I didn't mention I have a son that is also autistic with a genius level IQ and at 7 can do algebra and is learning calculus. He is actually playing on his tablet working on solving basic diratives for fun, but wasn't potty trained until almost six years old.
Yes my wife is an angle and should be sanctified as soon as possible.
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Amazing.
Amazing again!
He has a bright future ahead, supply him with any tech / tools he needs and keep him away from dopamine drains (TikTok / video games).
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Yeah luckily and unluckily he cares about math and essentially nothing else. Like nothing else doesn't care to make freinds, didn't care to be potty trained, or to talk to his teachers or classmates. Thats the struggle with him. Even in the scientific and mathematical fields he would need to talk to people and work with others. That's the trade off I suppose.
IMHO, the "Spectrum" has gotten so broad, has so many degrees, and overlaps with so many other common differences in brain processing as to be almost meaningless. Its use these days seems to be approaching a term for "not perfect", even though "perfect" is undefined. Our brains are not all wired the same and we all have different influencing life experiences, and therefore people think differently and function differently. So long as they can get along with a reasonably comfortable and happy life they don't need a label.
I agree and pegging certain categories helps me know how to deal with people. Sociopaths, OCD, narcissists, on-the-spectrum etc allows me to understand why people act the way they do and dictates my responses which may range from anger, indifference or even eliminating them from my life entirely. It may also dictate how I phrase responses and how much information I share with them.
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Where as I agree with the sentiment ASD is entirely to broad as it does encompass many things. It is of note that there up upwards of 800 genes that are associated with ASD and of course epigenetics plays a role as it does in all aspects of gene expression. It is far from a matter of someone's brain not being perfect. As you said yourself there is no perfect brain so that statement was boarding on ridiculous and obtuse.
I will say that for many if not most individuals with ASD level 1, the ones that can function on their own, it is still helpful to understand where your challenges arise from. The best anology I can come up with is imagine a person with all 10 fingers but one on each hand doesn't quite function correctly. To everyone else your hands look fine and although you can write, type, and tie your shoes you still struggle with things others don't. It is helpful to understand why and that you have an under functioning digit so you can learn to work around it. Instead of trying to do things like everyone else as that won't work as well for you.
Autism is similar to pornography in that it is hard to define exactly what it is and what all it can encompass on paper but in real life you definitely know it when you see it.