Who here has Asperger's Syndrome?

[Richmondbread]

I was diagnosed finally in my 30s with HFA. It helped explain a lot of things in my life.

[El_Jibaro]

I think most users of this forum are somewhere on the Autism spectrum.

[NSXD60]

Some disorders could get one into trouble like assburger syndrome where the sufferer continually sees two delicious buns instead of obvious human seat cushions.

[Erronkari]

No aspie at all.
I have ADHD.

[TheWolf97]

Nope

[JamesBond007]

Aspergers is supposed to be a form of high functioning autism but that is capitalist propaganda.As Roberts (2015: 24) has pointed out of the recent increase in the use of the “autism” label by the psy-professions, the pathologisation of shyness reflects neoliberal capital’s desire for “emotional labour” within the work force. “It is no longer enough just to shift product,” states Roberts (2015: 24), “one must now do it with a smile, with ‘sincerity,’ with a friendly touch.”.

In other words Aspergers is a pseudo-scientific social construct of neoliberal capitalism .

1.)Roberts, R. (2015) Psychology and Capitalism: The Manipulation of Mind. Alresford: Zero Books

[Anglo-Celtic]

I don't have autism, but I do have twice diagnosed OCD. I also think that I'm a jungle cat trapped in a human being's body, so that's quite enough on its own.

[JamesBond007]

I don't have autism, but I do have twice diagnosed OCD. I also think that I'm a jungle cat trapped in a human being's body, so that's quite enough on its own.

This is the expansion of ruling class hegemony through the spread of psychiatric myths into previously untouched areas of social and economic life. It is a most profound form of social control, as it appears in daily life as if we have consented to this expansion of psychiatric authority. After all, no one forced us to recognise our own unproductiveness because we spend too much time at the computer playing solitaire; rather, we now seem to be proactive in realising we have a “problem”—anything from attention-deficit and work avoidance behaviour to gaming addiction and obsessive behaviour—and require “help.” Thus, an important part of bio-politics in neoliberal society is self-surveillance,

.-bruce cohen

[Anglo-Celtic]

This is the expansion of ruling class hegemony through the spread of psychiatric myths into previously untouched areas of social and economic life. It is a most profound form of social control, as it appears in daily life as if we have consented to this expansion of psychiatric authority. After all, no one forced us to recognise our own unproductiveness because we spend too much time at the computer playing solitaire; rather, we now seem to be proactive in realising we have a “problem”—anything from attention-deficit and work avoidance behaviour to gaming addiction and obsessive behaviour—and require “help.” Thus, an important part of bio-politics in neoliberal society is self-surveillance,

.-bruce cohen

Just admit it. You're a Scientologist.

[Grace O'Malley]

I don't have Aspergers or OCD. I'm just interesting in genetics and now mostly genetic studies that come out. My interest in genetics is definitely a bit obsessive but I don't have any psychiatric diagnosis and I'm not very into routine (unfortunately which I wish I was better sometimes in that area). This forum can be a bit addictive however. This place also has more male posters and Aspergers/Autism is more prevalent in males.