Living with Asperger’s: about Ellis

I was recently diagnosed with aspergers but i've always been super in depth. Instead of looking at a flower and admiring it for its looks I look at it and think something along the lines of "that flower is a genetical code that takes sunlight to individually add particles to itself so it can grow and thrive." Sometimes I spend my entire days just thinking about stuff and can even get trapped within my own thoughts. If anyone else experiences something like this please reply so I know i am not the only one.

It's not a bad thing at all! Neurotypicals always want to think we are "bad" because we are different. There are a lot of pluses to having us around. We keep our heads during times of crisis because we are very logical and don't let emotions destroy our thinking process. We don't give into peer pressure nearly as much. Like that saying, "if you're friends jumped off a cliff, would you?" We wouldn't, but neurotypicals do. My brother jumped off so many cliffs and roofs to impress his friends he's lucky he's alive. We can see through bs a lot easier, even though it usually confuses us why so many people go along with the bs (normies like to conform even if they are conforming to something which to us appears absolutely ridiculous and harmful).

How I wish I’ve known that my son has aspergers. He’s 30 years old now and drifted away from me. He has almost all the characteristics of a person who has aspergers. I wish I can turn back time and dealt with it differently. Maybe we could have a better relationship. I feel so guilty now that I learned about aspergers.

Sharon Moffat.... Thank you so much for saying that. I am 36 and recently diagnosed with Asperger's which explains A LOT. I am estranged from my family because they think I'm a terrible person even though I only ever wanted them to love me for who I am, not for what I stand for. Like this kid, PC culture is weird and strange to me because you have to divorce yourself from reality to believe it. My family is extremely PC so they just view me as some kind of freakish abomination. It's sad to me. I never wanted to hurt them, but they very much enjoy hurting me because that's what the TV tells them to do. I wish everyone could have asperger's, the world would be a better, more rational place.

Coping is exhausting!

I haven't been diagnosed, but whatever I am, I can definitely relate. Made me pretty emotional

my kid has it. He is 17, totally opposite to school, private school and now remote school online as well. I see no way how to get to him. Are your As. kids give you hard times???we are only two, no trick, bribe, moralisation, ideas nothing works on him. Anyone with similar experiences???

I was diagnosed with Asperger's after moving to the U.K. with my parents in 2018 at the age of 26. I wish people would understand that this isn't a weakness and to stop negatively viewing us as weaker or less of a person just because we have with condition. People with Autism in short are neurologically wired differently and due to that parts of the brain closer together form stronger connections while one further apart have weaker ones which can explain why people who have Aspergers like myself struggle with social aspects such as empathy, body language, tone, and etc. On the other hand though the information processing part of the brain is stronger allowing us to excel in areas we have interest in or feel related to and often allow us to see connections and solutions to problems neuro-typical people cannot. We are not worthless and we are not weak and many of us succeed even with some of the difficulties we fact. I also highly recommend parents and those with Autism to try CBT therapy (cognitive behavioural therapy) as it helped me deal with the depression that I experience along with my Aspergers as well as learning to cope with some of the more negative parts of my condition such as emotions. Here in the U.K. the NHS provides all sorts of support to those diagnosed with Autism no matter where you are on the spectrum and honestly I wish the U.S. had the same. Autism is a strength and if you look at famous people in history you be surprised that some of those such as Issac Newton did in fact have Aspergers. This should make those who have Aspergers or any form of Autism feel more empowered.

I hope he’s doing better now it kind of reminds me of my younger bro it aint different it’s extraordinary

I was diagnosed with asperger syndrome when I was 15 ,and now I've gotta learn to live with that , it's been quite difficult but I try to make friends

Do I have aspergers? I m sitting here thinking something is different about me. I just left my first job (training), my parents are angry, teacher angry, they can't believe i m like this. So rebellious. I m not trying to be rebellious. Bullied relentlessly through childhood, unsupportive parents, I've no friends, I have so many ideas about the world, theories about the universe. No stable romantic relationship ever. Called intelligent. Bachelors in genetics, masters in neuro. Focus intensely on singular tasks that interest me. Can't focus on many things together. Have a very righteous sense of being. Can't drive, can't ride a scooty. Always making a routine, its my most fav thing to do. Have many different habits than others, and people keep asking why i do it like this. Always called different, unique and/or weird. Emotional regulation is very different than normal. All tecahers had problem with me while i was growing up. 11 and 12 standard sucked too much, cuz soo much syllabus in bits and parts and i wanted to study each topic in length. I find it very difficult to conform to societal terms. Very very difficult. Will go out of all ways to help someone in genuine need.

I am 14 and I have Asperger’s Syndrome. Me personally, it’s a love and hate disability with me. One day I thank my condition and the next day I’m complaining about it. Has anyone else experienced this?

I was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at 14 years old.

At work i do my job the same exact way every day and get upset and anxious when coworkers get in my way of getting things done. I also can't stand when people skip parts of their job, we have routines for a reason and it's just so weird to me that "normal" people are the lazier ones who don't care as much about what they do. It's frustrating. Fortunately for me, i have a couple of coworkers on the spectrum. I can tolerate working with them.

I have never been really diagnose for autism, Asperger’s or anything, really. I have been diagnosed recently with ADHD and depression and generalized anxiety disorder. I have more concerned with being attentiveness than anything! I relate to all the symptoms, but that doesn’t mean I have it, I am going to get tested soon! I know what is going through, as person with severe learning difficulties and disabilities, he is not alone!

As an individual with Asperger's, I have to disagree with the comment, "once he gets the hang of... the world and .... it's expectations, and everyone else's expectations of him, then he will cope, and cope very well". My life has been a series of failure, after failure, after failure. I understand the expectations that society has for me, but society does not understand how to deal with a neurodivergent individual.

I have austim Asperger's I find it hard to socialize with others and I like routine as well

I have Asperger's Syndrome. I was diagnosed at 7 or 8.

I knew i was an asperger since i was 6 but It didnt bother me at all because i love my routine.

GREAT video! I like you, Ellis :)