oh, absolutely. i'm not saying ZOMG THE INTARWEB SEZ I'M AUTISTIC I HAVE ASPBERGER'S SO IT MUST BE TROOOO! >:D just an interesting exercise, more than anything.
Some of the questions would apply to physical issues, too...I have trouble focusing on conversations when there's a lot of background noise, but that's because I have hearing loss, not Asperger's.
heh. it's funny how many people i know who have said the same thing. i have trouble w/ background noise and such too, but in my case it's because i seem to lack the ability to filter any of it. i can hear all the conversations going on around me and can't block any of them out, and it makes me CRAZY. because of course i can't keep track of all of them at once.
this is why i don't show up to parties much. i wind up not talking to many people b/c i just can't focus if there are a lot of people around. bah.
but to respond to your original statement, yeah, i was trying to take context into account (as much as was possible with the utter vagueness of some of the questions). if it was a question of, say, "i like walking on my toes" and the answer was yes b/c i had plantar fasciitis and it hurt for my heels to touch the ground, i'd still answer no b/c they're looking for psychological reasons, not physical ones.
and pee ess: i still love your icon. >:) happy baaaaaaaby panda toes!
Har, when I read that question I thought, "Why the hell would I want to walk around on my toes?" Other people's toes, sure. :) Now, baaaaby panda toes? Nev-ah! They are to be snuggled, not walked on!
actually, the walking-on-your-toes thing has to do w/ the autistic/aspberger's odd gait thing. a kid w/ aspberger's who used to live across the street did that -- kinda rolled up onto the balls of his feet as he walked.
but yes! baaaaaaby panda toes are for snorgling! as are lemur tummies. (because yes, i have a one-track mind. ZOMG lemur tummy!)
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this is why i don't show up to parties much. i wind up not talking to many people b/c i just can't focus if there are a lot of people around. bah.
but to respond to your original statement, yeah, i was trying to take context into account (as much as was possible with the utter vagueness of some of the questions). if it was a question of, say, "i like walking on my toes" and the answer was yes b/c i had plantar fasciitis and it hurt for my heels to touch the ground, i'd still answer no b/c they're looking for psychological reasons, not physical ones.
and pee ess: i still love your icon. >:) happy baaaaaaaby panda toes!
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but yes! baaaaaaby panda toes are for snorgling! as are lemur tummies. (because yes, i have a one-track mind. ZOMG lemur tummy!)
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If I was Aspie, I'd know all that stuff chapter & verse. See, proof.
(I have the background noise + fatigue = functional deafness problem as well; I have no idea why that's abnormal.)
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