The Official Autism Thread.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

Anyone else here autistic, or similarly neurodivergent?

 

I was "diagnosed" in early 2020, my tests occuring days before the first lockdown.

 

DSM5 in 2013 removed the standard classifications "Asperspers, PDD NOS etc.

I'm defo not Asperger's though. 

 

I haven't seen a thread about this subject. Which is interesting in regards to filmscores, i think.

 

Political discussions are not allowed, please!

[Bespin Copilot 10,731]

My brother thinks that I'm Asperger, but it's him the retard in the family. pffff

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

I see.

[bollemanneke 4,321]

They tried to diagnose me at boarding school about 20 years ago, but that turned out to be an attempt to just try and keep me there so they wouldn't lose funding. I recently got worried and did some tests, none of which were helpful in the slightest: 'well, that answer might mean you have it, but THIS answer means you totally don't have it.' I personally don't recognise any of the recurring traits in myself.

[Thor 9,347]

2 hours ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

I haven't seen a thread about this subject.

 

I broached the topic in another thread recently, in an attempt of  humour, but was shot down.

 

"Not that there's anything wrong with it", as they say in Seinfeld, but I've never met more people on the spectrum than I have in the film music world over the years. Nothing strange with that. Niches tend to attract people with autism.

 

Whether you're on the spectrum or not, I think we all have some of it in us. You don't have to have fullblown Aspberger's.

[GerateWohl 6,473]

I am not autistic, but I  have a mild form of Tourette Syndrom. And I don't want to creat a thread about it. So, I mention it here, even though it has nothing to do with autism.

[Jill Sandwich 11,030]

It's verrrry hot... sip it slowwwly

[Xander Harris 9,546]

I'm fine

[Bespin Copilot 10,731]

Sometimes I think that I may fall somewhere on the autism spectrum, then I recall that I just hate people and that I'm just very, very snobbish.

[Jill Sandwich 11,030]

I reckon this Asperger thing might be a medical scam. Some people might just be dorky and maybe a little withdrawn, but then medical authorities come along and have to pathologise it for reasons unknown. And the dorks dive on it because they love being labelled since they're usually obsessed with organisation and order anyway, and it explains to normies like they're five because they love labels and pigeon holes, too.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

Asperger's hasnt been given as a diagnosis since 2013 Drax. So don't concern yourself with it 

[Jill Sandwich 11,030]

They knew their grift had been exposed.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

If you've got nothing positive to say its perfectly alright to not post.

[Jill Sandwich 11,030]

I'm positive they've been lying to us.

[Richard P 5,241]

11 hours ago, bespinGPT said:

Sometimes I think that I may fall somewhere on the autism spectrum, then I recall that I just hate people and that I'm just very, very snobbish.

 

I definitely have a few traits but I don't match everything that websites list as autistic signs. OTOH, a friend and an acquaintance both officially have it so I'm in good company with the traits I do have.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

There's an aspect of noticing background music playing during a film or TV program that people on some aspect on the spectrum are probably drawn too. Imo

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

21 hours ago, bollemanneke said:

They tried to diagnose me at boarding school about 20 years ago, but that turned out to be an attempt to just try and keep me there so they wouldn't lose funding. I recently got worried and did some tests, none of which were helpful in the slightest: 'well, that answer might mean you have it, but THIS answer means you totally don't have it.' I personally don't recognise any of the recurring traits in myself.

 

The first time a psychologist suggested the possibility of ASS to me. (ASD in English, because well ..ass) I rolled my eyes at it 

 

In my case it did fit. But it took a while to realise it.

 

Any diagnosis of any kind is only ever useful if it hits near the mark anyway.

 

[Nick1Ø66 8,119]

 Not autistic, but an INTP. Which isn’t far from. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

Any of these diagnosi is of "normal" people trying to classify those who aren't anyway.

[Nick1Ø66 8,119]

11 hours ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

Any of these diagnosi is of "normal" people

 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

See,i really got that film! Almost no one else seemed to 

[Xander Harris 9,546]

There are legitimate disturbing cases of Autism involving a lot of shrieking and analyzing film music to hear background noises from Jumanji. I've seen it. There are degrees to this sort of thing. Stefan doesn't strike me as that type. He just puts around a depressing European village delivering the mail and on his off days complaining about, well, me and Drax on some outdated irrelevant message board. He was also "diagnosed" at a time when everyone was losing their mind. I don't believe him, nor do I think these diagnoses amount to much except creating a sort of victim complex and fueling the pharmaceutical industry, prescribing medically unproven products. 

[Jill Sandwich 11,030]

Stefan's obviously a carnivore, so none of this adds up.

[Jill Sandwich 11,030]

[Bespin Copilot 10,731]

Liking to travel by train... is that autistic? Fuck, I'm canceling my trip to Europe.

[Jill Sandwich 11,030]

Simply liking things that are a little bit obscure means you have the autism disease. Normies only like things that are astroturfed for them by popular people – be like them, instead.

[Xander Harris 9,546]

Most of the diagnosed are perfectly well adjusted people. 

[Bespin Copilot 10,731]

I say that I can't be gay, snob, fabulous, AND aspargus.  

 

There are three accuracies and one lie.

[Mr. Hooper 8,623]

And one is wrapped in bacon.

 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

7 hours ago, Jamie Dutton said:

Most of the diagnosed are perfectly well adjusted people. 

 

Exactly!

[Jill Sandwich 11,030]

[Bespin Copilot 10,731]

13 hours ago, Jamie Dutton said:

Most of the diagnosed are perfectly well adjusted people. 

 

Well, except for those who post in the Custom Covers thread.

[Nick1Ø66 8,119]

On 15/2/2025 at 7:42 PM, Jamie Dutton said:

There are legitimate disturbing cases of Autism involving a lot of shrieking and analyzing film music to hear background noises from Jumanji. I've seen it. There are degrees to this sort of thing. Stefan doesn't strike me as that type. He just puts around a depressing European village delivering the mail and on his off days complaining about, well, me and Drax on some outdated irrelevant message board. He was also "diagnosed" at a time when everyone was losing their mind. I don't believe him, nor do I think these diagnoses amount to much except creating a sort of victim complex and fueling the pharmaceutical industry, prescribing medically unproven products. 

 
And people say you’re not funny.

 

7 hours ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

 

Exactly!

Well he did say most.

[Xander Harris 9,546]

It was not my intention to amuse you

[Nick1Ø66 8,119]

[Jill Sandwich 11,030]

These are... serious charges.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

55 minutes ago, bespinGPT said:

 

Well, except for those who post in the Custom Covers thread.

 

Or those that make spreadsheets of how many times they played a certain score or watched a certain film.

[Naïve Old Fart 12,881]

Does color-coding one's sock drawer qualify?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

Not if you were taught that at boarding school, sorry 

[Naïve Old Fart 12,881]

I did not attend boarding school.

[Mr. Hooper 8,623]

36 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

Does color-coding one's sock drawer qualify?

If it upsets and gnaws at you when your socks aren't separated by colour, then you might have OCD.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

7 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

I did not attend boarding school.

 

Borstal then? Same thing really.

[Xander Harris 9,546]

I only wear grey socks. 

[Naïve Old Fart 12,881]

40 minutes ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

 

Borstal then? Same thing really.

Sorry.

[Mr. Hooper 8,623]

21 minutes ago, Jamie Dutton said:

I only wear grey socks. 

 

Then it becomes dividing by shade... You can't have your battleship grey socks mixed with your stone grey, etc.

[Naïve Old Fart 12,881]

1 hour ago, Mr. Hooper said:

If it upsets and gnaws at you when your socks aren't separated by colour, then you might have OCD.

I never allow them to get separated by color, so I don't have that problem 

[Xander Harris 9,546]

I only have one type and shade of sock I've settled on for years now.

 

 

Is this Autism? Or is it just consistency.

[Bespin Copilot 10,731]

8 minutes ago, Jamie Dutton said:

Is this Autism? Or is it just consistency.

 

Or plain lack of taste?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173]

1 hour ago, Jamie Dutton said:

I only have one type and shade of sock I've settled on for years now.

 

 

Is this Autism? Or is it just consistency.

 

Ask Drax, he likes feet 

[Mr. Hooper 8,623]

I just have black, loose-fitting diabetic socks for ease of slipping my wide hobbit feet in. And, I'm not a sock fashionista like Justin Trudeau.