Question by : Did God gave me Asperger’s Syndrome?
I have just received the report from the Psychiatrist that I have Asperger’s Syndrome. When I found out the truth, I feel as if the world has come crashing down on me. It is true that I have Asperger’s Syndrome because I have all of the following symptoms:
1. Learning difficulties – Everything I learn be it academic, work life, music, games, people have to teach me 9 times before my brain is able to understand, analyze and absorb the information.
2. Not able to communicate with people well
3. Prefers to be alone – I do not like to be with a group of people because when I am surrounded by a group, I feel very uncomfortable and uneasy.
4. Social Outcast and a Loner – Because of my unique and unusual Passion, Beliefs and Music.
5. Unique Passion, Beliefs and Music – They are unique and unusual because:
1. Passion: History of England – The Middle Ages, Tudor England, Stuart England, The English Civil War, The American Revolutionary War, Home front in Britain during WWII & Children of WWII
History of America – Life in Colonial America, The 13 Colonies, The American Revolutionary War and The American Civil War
History of Ancient China – ”Prehistory, Warring States and Qin Dynasty”
British Military in Singapore – Underground bunkers, Gun Batteries, Artillery guns, Forts, Machine Gun posts, Pillboxes and Secret Tunnels build by the British Military,
WWII – WWII in Europe, Battle of Britain, D-Day Invasion, The Holocaust, Pearl Harbour Attack, WWII in the Pacific, American troops in the Pacific and Europe
2. Beliefs: Mysteries: Bermuda Triangle, Stonehenge, Easter Island, The Mayans, Mysterious places of the World, Strange Monuments of the World,
Strange Pyramids of the World, Lost Civilizations, Cities of the Underworld, Underwater Cities, Unexplained & Unsolved mysteries and Phenomenon,
Portal (gateway) to other Dimensions (another world)
Ancient Mysteries: Standing Stones & Spheres in Orkney Islands, Scandinavia, Carnac (Brittany; France), Mystery Hill in the north of Boston, Stone globes in Diquis Delta of Costa Rica, Stonehenge & Avebury, Sacsayhuaman and Easter Island.
Lost Lands and Secrets: Lyonesse (off the Scilly isles), Atland (off the Netherlands), Atlantis, Thera (volcanic island near Crete), Lemuria, Shangri-La, Centre of the Earth, Crop Circles and Time travel.
Lost Civilizations: Atlantis, Crete, Lemuria, the Minoans, the Aztecs, Incas and the Mayans
Disappearances: Bermuda Triangle, Mary Celeste, the mystery of Devil’s Bridge, Missing at Sea, Land and Air.
Lake Monsters: Loch Ness Monster, Sea Serpents and Lake Monsters, Mokele, Mbembe, Mysteries of Water Monsters,
UFOs & Aliens
Extra Sensory Perception: 6th Sense (also called ESP), Déjà vu, Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Clairsentience, Clairaudience, Premonitions, Dreams, Precognition, Recognition, Telekinesis, Ability to see Ghosts,
Near-death experiences, Out-of-Body experiences, Psychics, Fortune Telling and Crystals.
Paranormal: The Supernatural, The Afterlife, Ghosts, Hauntings – “Haunted Houses, Castles, Hotels, Hospitals, Schools, Places, Hospitals, Battlefields, Highway, Roads “,
Spirituality: Fairies, Pixies, Elves, Dragons, Unicorns
3. Music: American Revolution songs, Baroque Music, Middle Ages Music, Renaissance Music, Operas, Hooked on Swing Dancing, An Irish Party in Third Class, 1930’s and 1940’s song.
4. Favourite Hangouts: Museums, WWII, Heritage and Historical sites.
Although I have Asperger’s Syndrome, however I am not Autistic because I can feel the emotions of other people.
I really wonder, did God gave me Asperger’s Syndrome? Should I blame God for giving me this curse?
Best answer:
Answer by Johnny the friendly robot
Are you for real?
Aspergers = high functioning AUTISM
people with autism CAN feel the emotions of others, its not always clear what they are
Add your own answer in the comments!
Yes, cos’ you suck.
*sigh* ‘unique’ interests have nothing to do with Asperger’s Syndrome, so most of your post is null and void.
I think you have NO idea what Asperger’s really is. you are NOT an ‘outcast’ because of your unique beliefs etc. Aspie’s tend to be ‘outcasts’ because they don’t know how to relate to people in social situations; it’s a social disorder on the autism spectrum.
Learning difficulties are also not necessarily due to Asperger’s syndrom either. One can have Aspergers but have no trouble learning.
Where did your Psychiatrist get his degree? a cracker jack box?
No. No such thing as God.
honestly I don’t understand sth, why we humans r like this? look, we don’t think about what we have when we actually have everything, see, we don’t appreciate God’s blessings till we miss one of them, we don’t thank Him or we don’t really look at the sky stimes & blow Him a kiss or telling Him an “I love u”, but when we lose sth like health, we turn our head to sky & say,: hey, God! what did u do this to me? then every problem is His fault… but it’s not.
this way is wrong! why r u trying to hold s.o responsible for that?
just try to fight ur problems, & thank God for giving u enough strength to fight & overcome ur problems.
My bright brilliant & beautiful daughter has Aspergers – & frankly I am privileged every seconds I spend with her.
Aspies see the world differently to the Neo-typicalls & frankly I think the world is a lot better because of it.
It’s only a curse for those who chose to see it that way. You have a talent – use it.
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Is anyone perfect ? Do you think that anyone is without the slightest flaw ? There are a lot of reasons for things. You picked the “God” reason. If you go to church and learn about what God does and why. You might understand what is going on, in your life.
If it was a curse and God put it on you. Shouldn’t you watch what you say ? If God cursed you once, would he curse you again ?
The most important thing for everyone to do, is their best. Can blaming change things ? Will you feel better if you blame ?
It may be a matter of guilt. Guilt is feeling that your to blame. If you blame God, than everyone else is innocent, of causing your problem. Do you feel better ?
@ Everyone
Easy guys… Just because he failed the Asperger’s test doesn’t mean he doesn’t have it. He very well may have AS without really understanding what it is.
@OP
No God didn’t give you Asperger’s. God isn’t real.
A lot of people don’t think of AS as a curse. You’ll have some difficulty with social situations but you can learn to handle yourself better. And don’t think you’re alone in it. I have 2 nephews on the autistic spectrum (one high functioning and the other low functioning) and I’ve been diagnosed with it myself.
The combination of things you list under Passion, Beliefs and Hangouts would be extremely unlikely to be found in anyone but an Asperger, particularly a female. You say you hate Asperger’s – something you have a pretty poor understanding of … your lack of knowledge regarding Autistic empathy is proof enough of that – but Asperger’s is responsible for everything here you’ve listed as liking about yourself!
You actually love being an Asperger; problem is, really have no idea where Asperger’s begins and ends.
Under the new diagnosis criteria coming out soon, it is made clear that Aspergers, although a distinct subgroup of people, is in fact on the Autism Spectrum. Autism is an umberella term, it varies from mildly impaired to the much, much more severe.
(Also, obsessive/fixated interests are frequently a part of Aspergers, and it is often combined with learning difficulties or delays. Despite what posters above have written).
Why you have it: it’s most likely a neuronal disorder, and it’s a developmental disorder (it’s not learnt, or transient – something prevents typical development of the brain, which causes the condition to develop). It certainly is related to how the brain processes information. There is almost certainly a genetic componant to it.
Whether you believe this developmental disorder occured because God willed it, or did not “not will” it, or for purely scientific, biological reasons with no higher power, is purely down to you and your faith. It doesn’t matter, by and large, however much people think it does, whether you have a developmental disorder because a diety decided, or due to random chance. What matters is you have a developmental disorder, and that we understand the brain mechanisms that underpin it.
It’s a problem, yes. Some people with Aspergers find it easier to deal with that others, some even prefer thinking differently to the rest of the world and having a unique outlook. There can be benefits to the detail-orientated approach to things (a lot of our recent technological advancements are made possible because of people on the higher end of this spectrum with this approach). But others find it harder to cope with, which is ok. It can simply be a matter of finding a learning style and lifestyle that works for you.
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