I don't actually have Asperger's

[bighead384]

That was just a lie for attention. It was cool while it lasted though, what with all the attention I was getting.

[bornlie]

That was just a lie for attention. It was cool while it lasted though, what with all the attention I was getting.

oh wow. I have it and I can use it as an excuse to say something...

You are a dick.

["Melyssa K" Kennedy]

I can totally tell you you are not taking this issue seriously. Are you thinking people are going to like you more if you don't have Asperger's syndrome?
Asperger's syndrome is nothing to joke about, one way or another, and I really don't appreciate the stigma this is causing. I rarely insult people like this, but you are an idiot (I'd like to say something worse.) You can ask bornlie, it takes a LOT for me to talk to people like that.

[Paint_It_Black]

oh wow. I have it and I can use it as an excuse to say something...

You are a dick.

No, you're thinking of Tourette's. That's the one where you get to say rude words. Though when you think about it, ass burgers actually sounds like something someone with Tourette's might say, so maybe there is a link.

But seriously, people actually believed bighead?

["Melyssa K" Kennedy]

No, you're thinking of Tourette's.

He means using the fact that you have Asperger's as an excuse to say you didn't know any better because you don't understand social norms or emotions.

[BagOfShenanigans]

You really should stop giving two shits whether or not people notice you.

["Melyssa K" Kennedy]

Do you think maybe he's lying about not having it just so people will think he's more "normal" or do you think he was lying the whole time? Either way, he's a liar.

[bighead384]

No clue where I was going with this. In reality, I was diagnosed with Asperger's.

[bornlie]

He means using the fact that you have Asperger's as an excuse to say you didn't know any better because you don't understand social norms or emotions.

exactly! You hit it right on the button!

[bighead384]

Ok, here's what really happened. A doctor didn't medically diagnose me. It was a pyschotherapist who I started seeing under suspicion of having "Auditory Processing Disorder". My mother also initially hinted that I had some "Asperger's like symptoms", but in one of the first sessions I had with her, we seemed to lean away from this. After seeing her for a couple months, she told me she believes I have Asperger's and explained why in detail. I asked her how sure and she said sorry but she's "quite sure".

Before you get too carried away, note that the only thing I was dishonest about was it being a doctor. Probably because Justin got an attitude with me and I didn't want to give him any room to work with. I really don't care. This is a new diagnosis for me, and Justin is a dick, so I guess I didn't respond to those particular pressures well.

So before you jerks get all giddy, all this means is that I'm not medically diagnosed with it. Doesn't mean I don't have it, and there's no reason to think I do. And if you notice, there's zero reason to suspect that I had any intention of misleading people initially.