I've only received my official diagnosis in the last couple of days, so I'm thinking about Aspergers and its nature quite a lot.
One of the things I've noticed is that in those areas where I don't seem to fit the most common criteria, I really really don't fit it. The most obvious examples are sex-drive and irony. I am very ironic and I'm always on-heat.
Other areas might be empathy. I either have no empathy whatsoever, or I am overwhelmed by my emotions.
Academically, I like Baron-Cohen's Extreme Male Brain theory of Autism/Aspergers, but I wonder if this questions it. Maybe I have an extreme male brain and an extreme female brain? :skeptical:
Is anyone else like me? If you don't fit one of the commonly cited criteria, do you demonstrate the opposite trait?
One of the things I've noticed is that in those areas where I don't seem to fit the most common criteria, I really really don't fit it. The most obvious examples are sex-drive and irony. I am very ironic and I'm always on-heat.
Other areas might be empathy. I either have no empathy whatsoever, or I am overwhelmed by my emotions.
Academically, I like Baron-Cohen's Extreme Male Brain theory of Autism/Aspergers, but I wonder if this questions it. Maybe I have an extreme male brain and an extreme female brain? :skeptical:
Is anyone else like me? If you don't fit one of the commonly cited criteria, do you demonstrate the opposite trait?