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Admin	Not a Bible topic but there isn't a better place for this. Posted : 7 Nov, 2010 05:40 PM I was doing some reading in a book about Asperger's Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder. You may ask , "Why's that?" and I understand. It has been apparent to me for most of my life that I was different from other people. It wasn't always so apparent but it did seem to be something that dominated my thinking as I grew up. As part of the process I am in of continuing with the lessons I learned in two years of counseling I am always pursuing ways to become more familiar with myself. As it turns out this is a very difficult process for people with Asperger's syndrome. Asperger's syndrome is the opposite of ADD. Asperger's Symdrome is a social disorder. People with it have a difficult time in social situations and lack many common social skills. For example they generally don't understand body language or perhaps things have to be explained to them in detail and the instructions must be very exact. They tend to talk too much and are usually long winded and detailed in their one sided conversations. As I read this book I began to understand that I may have either Asperger's Syndrome or a Nonverbal Learning Disorder or both. The disorder is what makes some people learn by doing and not by hearing. Their learning is best when it is nonverbal. I have a difficult time with verbal instructions because I need to write them down or make a list so I don't forget anything. That's my Asperger's Syndrom that wants everything in detail and in logical order. So I may not be able to write fast enough and I get lost in the frustration and don't get the instructions. I have more research to do but this was a lot like reading everything about myself that I couldn't figure out. I think I will seek out a specialist in this field and get an accurate diagnosis. I'm looking forward to reading whatever any of you might know about this or have to say about it. Statistically, 1 in 250 - 500 people have some form of Asperger's. I'll talk more about this if you want to read more. Thunder Post Reply
View Profile History	Not a Bible topic but there isn't a better place for this. Posted : 9 Nov, 2010 08:35 PM I didn't start this thread to seek sympathy. I also don't think Cobbler is asking for any. It is a very difficult thing to explain something like this to people who can't exactly relate to it. It's like when I was in that chemical accident and I tried to explain that I could not find my car in a parking lot if I did not have a map that I drew that got me back to the car. They would say, "Everyone forgets where they parked their car". And my response was, "Of course you will but I don't have any trouble remembering where my car is parked. My problem is that I don't know how I got to the store I was in. So there was no way to know where my car was parked." They never got the difference. Most of the time I am a very normally functioning man. I can interact with a number of people and generally enjoy myself in social situations. My problem is that there are some things I never do that I should do and things I do that I ought not to do and I don't know why it matters. For example, people will say to me, "Nice to meet you." and I never respond to them in the same way if I even respond at all. It doesn't bother me and they might think I'm being rude when I mean no such thing. I also have a problems getting into friendships. People generally really have to learn to deal with my social misbehavior and it is very difficult for them. As is generally the case with Aspies I have a higher than average IQ. People tend to think I think I'm a know-it-all because I talk all the time and I am a poor listener. With short term memory loss and the loss of cognitive skills it is difficult for me to stay with a conversation for very long. With Non Verbal Learning Disorder it is difficult to assimilate what I am hearing. I'm sure you can see how these things, when combined, cause me to be very frustrated with myself and I then become reclusive. I sometimes say that the only way I can have an intelligent conversation is if I talk to myself. :laugh: At any rate I originally only started this because I wanted to know more about it not to get into a debate over it. Thunder Post Reply

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