I'm coming out...

[bluestarultor]

...as having Asperger's, surprising absolutely no one. :P

Been holding off on it for years because I'd rather be judged by who I am rather than what I have, but I think we've pretty well established who I am around here over the past several years. I don't use it as a crutch or an excuse and don't consider it a barrier to making my way through life. I've never met a person in real life who would have guessed, even another guy who has it pretty bad, and I only bring it up in front of people I know and trust. So I guess that says what I need to say about you guys.

I figure it's about time because, although I've told a few select people here over the years, 42 called me out on it before I ever did. If there's one thing I wish I could have done differently with the guy, as much as we didn't get along, it would have been to have admitted it. As it was, I denied it, and it doesn't seem like that long after that he passed on.

I've had a lot of time to think about doing this and I always imagined being a lot more joking about it, but I guess my reasons would have conflicted with it no matter when I did.

This doesn't change anything about me. My over-the-top sense of humor is my own damn fault and I'm sure it'll be inducing strokes for years to come, or at least as long as it takes for you schlubs to figure out that gays in the military wearing pink camo and feather boas is intentionally ridiculous. :P My habits don't need to be "explained." That's been a big barrier to me breaking down and doing this over the years, because labels are easy to slap onto things and those things are then easy to write off. I am not "an Aspie" because I find that to be hiding behind a label instead of taking responsibility for who you are and what you say and do. I'm better than that. I just see the world differently.



I really don't know what else this thread will be good for. I don't intend to have an "Aspie party" because I don't identify myself as being separate and unique and I don't need some sort of show of support because I've known my diagnosis since grade school and it was never something I felt I needed help with. Marked with "mIrAcLeS" so it can go wherever the winds take it.

[ChaoticBrain]

As one Asperger's guy to another, I welcome you.
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[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by ChaoticBrain

As one Asperger's guy to another, I welcome you.
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Pretty sure I just established I don't need welcoming to anything. One post in and already I'm regretting it. :J

[Melfice]

OMG! Blues has Asperger's!

If you need any help with anything, you can always ask and stuff!
Also, we'll take it easy on you from now on!

[/joking]

But seriously, that's cool, I guess?
Back to work!

[A Zarkin' Frood]

If I were to diagnose myself I'd probably have asperger's or something myself. As a kid my parents thought I might be an autist of some kind, but never bothered to have that verified. Either way. It would not change who I am, it would just give others a word to describe it.

I hope you see it the same way and get a little more confident about it. Sure, you don't have to go all "yo yo yo, I have teh asperger's!!!" on everyone on every occasion, but I don't think it's anything to be ashamed of. I think I know about three Apsies, excluding people who posted in this thread and I get along with them better than with most others. Except you Blues!!!!!!

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Lobotomy will fix that right up.

[Satan's Onion]

Cool. Cool cool cool.

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by InsaneGenius

If I were to diagnose myself I'd probably have asperger's or something myself. As a kid my parents thought I might be an autist of some kind, but never bothered to have that verified. Either way. It would not change who I am, it would just give others a word to describe it.

I hope you see it the same way and get a little more confident about it. Sure, you don't have to go all "yo yo yo, I have teh asperger's!!!" on everyone on every occasion, but I don't think it's anything to be ashamed of. I think I know about three Apsies, excluding people who posted in this thread and I get along with them better than with most others. Except you Blues!!!!!!

Believe me, I'm not ashamed of anything (other than not having admitted it to 42 before he died). There's nothing wrong with me. The problem is others often don't see it that way.

Basically, I've put it on the "don't need to know" list to avoid complications that simply don't come up when people don't know. I'm for most purposes just like anyone else, just with a different perspective which people often appreciate and value. It generally only comes up when it's relevant and then only with people who know me well enough that it doesn't change their view of me. It's otherwise simply not important.

I suppose that's the best word I'd use for it is "unimportant." The only reason I made this thread was because I figured it would be a good present for 42's birthday and in case people had their inklings. In effect, I'm admitting it to people who people who might have had questions, but, unlike him, never had the courage to address me about it.

[Osterbaum]

Blues; what an insufferable asshole.

[Tev]

I'm severely disappointed. I was hoping for either a thread about Diana Ross or that Blues was gay.