Abby and the Secret Society Part1

[alula_auburn]

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[lippian]

I didn't know there even was an introvert pride movement, but I'm always following the Mad Pride movement-- mostly composed of people like me who got misdiagnosed as crazy as children because we were intelligent and introverted and liked to do subversive things like read. I was diagnosed with asperger's syndrome solely because I admitted to the child shrink that I didn't really like girls my age, I thought they were boring, and I hated parties and would rather stay home and read or hang out with serious-minded adults. And then she pronounced me asperger's and started telling me (and my parents) all the things I couldn't do with that diagnosis. That was just the tip of the iceberg for the psych crap I put up with growing up, but you get the idea. So now I'm very avid about letting people be however they are and if they don't hurt anyone it's NOT A DISEASE. Especially if the people are kids. That's why the BSC makes me so angry, I think. Kids are supposed to be weird, and shy, and not care for organized activities. They're supposed to like to play and make messes and get in the way. To me, it's a form of abuse to always try to change a person's personality. Having a personality isn't a disease.

[lisaerin]

I thought there was more to Aspergers than not socializing. I like to read and be by myself, but I think others like to do that as well. There have been some times when I've wondered if I have some sort of social disorder, but my shyness and introversion isn't negatively impacting me too much. What sort of things weren't you allowed to do?

[lippian]

She didn't not allow me to do things; she told me what I wouldn't be capable of because I supposedly had the disorder. For example, the doctor told my parents not to sign me up for dance lessons because my asperger's would keep me from being able to memorize the steps. Except that I didn't have asperger's, I was just introverted and bookish, and I was good at dance. Fortunately I took the lessons and found that out for myself instead of listening to the doctor. It was that kind of thing.