[ SECRET POST #264 ]

[shahni.livejournal.com]

⌈ Secret Post #264 ⌋

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Notes:
- With luck, I'll be here when this gets posted, otherwise, first comment goes to name that fandom!

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Comments

[iamadoughnut.livejournal.com]

I know when I first came across Asperger's (a friend was diagnosed) I was very torn. I was angry that he had an answer and I didn't, and I was scared and yet still hopeful that maybe this would be something that would give me some answers. Because I'd spent most of my life wondering why I couldn't do what other people my age seemed to do fairly easily. So yes, at that point I "wanted" to have Asperger's so I could finally deal with my life.

If I had to make a decision now, obviously I would prefer not to be autistic... because it sucks, most of the time. But at the time it was between being autistic and being considered mentally ill without much hope of successful treatment. At least knowing how my mind works now I'm able to compensate more specifically for the areas in which I have deficits.

I don't think mine is a particularly special situation, either. I'm sure that, sometimes, it has something to do with attention-seeking, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it's actually a minority of people who are latching onto Asperger's or autism solely for that reason.

You said in your other comment that you weren't talking about specific cases, but I think this is a topic where you cannot ever make broad generalizations. Because it's a spectrum disorder, you will be faced with a wide variety of individuals, behaviors, and levels of functioning.