Have some sort of mental disability or "gift" depending on how you wish to look at it. I have been diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome, but I consider it a gift as it gives me advantages in a lot of academics. However, It also hinders me because I do not handle social situations better. I am working hard on it and I'm getting much better. I was just curious if there were any more like me on this forum
There's a guy in the aiki-kyusho-jujutsu club I'm in who has AS, like all people with AS he has trouble with some social situations and understanding jokes, but also like all AS people he is very single minded which can be a real benefit, he's also a nice guy, no malice at all, again very typical. My youngest nephew also has AS, he has his moments but he's a very clever, very sweet child. For those that don't know, AS is quite low down on the autism spectrum. A typical AS person will have problems mixing with others, they are usually very clever in a few fields (often art, music, maths, computing, science), are quite single minded, and can seem selfish, but that's not really the case. The biggest problem they face is being diagnosed at all, often they are seen as just troublesome kids at school, or just plain stupid, all they need is some space, some understanding, and some time. My brother-in-law was diagnosed with AS at 55, looking back the signs were all there but when he was young he was just 'awkward'.
I'm diagnosed with CAPD. Which is a Central Auditory Processing Disorder that I have. I had it ever since of when I was born as a mild condition. Here's a bit of info on what it's about that I got off from a site on the paragraph below and with some of the symptoms that I listed. What is central auditory processing disorder (CAPD)? CAPD refers to the process of how the ears and brain take in auditory information. Children with CAPD can hear well, but they don't listen well. Their brains don't pick up the electrical signals coming from their ears. Children with CAPD have trouble listening, understanding speech, and developing language. Therefore they have difficulty in using auditory information to communicate and to learn. CAPD is a set of problems that occur in different listening tasks -- receiving, analyzing, organizing, storing, retrieving and using information based on auditory stimuli. These difficulties may become exacerbated in noisy or unfavorable acoustic environments. Here's a list that I indeed have trouble with. Says “huh” or “what” frequently Inconsistent responses to auditory stimuli Often misunderstands what is said Requests that information be repeated Poor auditory attention Exhibits extreme distractibility Difficulty following oral instructions Difficulty listening in the presence of background noise Difficulty with phonics and speech sound discrimination Poor auditory memory span Poor sequencing skills Poor receptive and expressive language skills Slow or delayed response to verbal requests and instructions Reading, spelling and other academic problems Learns poorly through the auditory channel Exhibits behavior problems Disorganized and forgetful Difficulty with verbal (word) math problems Difficulty following conversations (here's another one especially for me) Often goes off topic! Etc. I'm good at Math (except questions verbally written), Chemistry (I'm alright at), terrible at Social, french, etc. I loved gym, art and COM Tech. Here's another thing. If I have little or no interest on something I would completely ignore it. If I have an interest on something, I mean, I really have an interest in something, I hyperfocus on something like.... ANIME, reading up events about 2012 on the upcoming events, crops circles, phenomenon's, UFO's, facts, etc. I like stuff with lots of detail, and instructions written down on paper instead of given orally. Some people thought of me as being also stupid or thought that I'm ignorant. But it's just only until I tell them that I have this problem, then they'll understand and will become less frustrated. The gift that I benefit the most from this disorder is, that I'm fairly creative when it comes to problem solving in the work field, or using different methods that I assume that would make a task easier (usually doesn't end up easier but hey I try ) but sometimes it does.
My brother has Aspergers syndrome. It makes him a creative genius, his iq is off the charts. I have to drag him out of the house to meet people because, like you, he finds it very hard to socialise. He is getting better, it just takes lots of practise and positive re inforcement. He'll be picking up girls in no time .
I'd say that's a perfect person to use in a bait-and-switch tactics. You can be hittin' it twice as often as you do!!!
Me, I have O.C.D (obsessive compulsive disorder) Depression, A bit of a anger problem (When I forget to take my medication), A spelling disability (I'm using spell checker at the moment), I have trouble listening to commands and orders, I have trouble remembering names, I have slight trouble pronouncing words, I'm highly self scented and I have trouble understanding how people feel. The bad points, people don't really understand me. I have trouble understanding people. People think I'm weird and unfortunately these problems do not help with my martial arts training or getting friends. The good points, I have a brain. I'm not a dippy 16 year old that takes drugs and sleeps around with other people (Yes I am a proud virgin) My problems help me with music and art. Those are things I enjoy doing the most besides fishing and martial arts.
Yes Lol I've actually had quite a few people say to me, when they found out that i had achromatopsia, "so, everything's like a film from the fifties?", or words to that effect. bwahahahahahahahaha Em
Empress Akasha, I'm sure that you could consider that as a gift. Maybe one day or later you could see though people. That's right and have... X-ray vision. There's other people that can see only lines, or shapes. Maybe even one that can see body heat colors, which would be cool.
Since I posted this thread I have improved allot, I am doing much better socially. Glad to hear I’m not a complete oddity. (Btw why was this thread removed from the section? was it too old?)
I have visual motor memory lag. Basically, I have great difficulty remembering what I see, particularly if it has a motor component. I have to see most martial arts techniques repeated at least ten times (depending on their difficulty), and then I have to run through them about five to ten times before I can even begin to practice them. I also have a great deal of difficulty in math and writing. Math I can't do, and writing I do very slowly. On the upside, it has forced me to have a lot of discipline and determination. Also, the extra practice I put in has made my muscle memory and reaction skills much better than the average person.
I dont really have a mental gift mines more of a physical problem but hey my whole upper arm is like a kama
