Growing out of AS?

Chucky wrote:Asperger's, whilst being genetic, is not like diabetes which is caused by a single gene. Asperger's is caused by many genes because it is a syndrome that describes a way of living - i.e., it encompasses many, many traits.

sorry if google gives the answer.

this might be a silly question, but does this mean that AS might be a tiny tiny bit.... "Inheritant" ?

Hey,

Do you mean 'inherited'? If that's what you mean then yes, I strongly believe that Asperger's IS inherited. My father shows some traits of Asperger's but not as severe as my traits. I've heard and read stories of other people with Asperger's who's parents [mostly the father] have similar traits to them also.

Kevin.

Yes i meant inherited, i wasn't thinking properly, thanks.

Your Aspie score: 104 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 81 of 200
You are both Aspie and neurotypical

Like you, avengah, I am on my way to normal. I am 21 and have secretly dedicated virtually my whole life just trying to be like everyone else. I think I am getting there, I already know I have come a long long way, but I still have a long way to go.

meinsla wrote:I am 21 and have secretly dedicated virtually my whole life just trying to be like everyone else.

I hope what you mean by this is that you're trying to develop the ability to read and display the social cues neurotypical's depend on. I think it's fine (great even) to try to adapt so that you can emulate NT's, but it's important to recognize the distinction between emulation and "becoming" one of them.

It can get easier to act like an NT with practice, but we don't ever really become one. If you try you just end up frustrated with failure. I think that's where a lot of the depression associated with Asperger's comes from.

Spektyr wrote:It can get easier to act like an NT with practice, but we don't ever really become one. .

I have to at least partially disagree. I have come so far in changing myself. It is getting harder to do because I am getting older and am not the moldable self that I once was but I am still doing it. And I refuse to believe all the effort I put forward in my past was for nothing.

Furthermore, if one were to always act like an NT, then one would effectively be an NT. I am not saying this is the case for me, I'm just saying it wouldn't matter if it was an act or not because no one would know the difference.

meinsla wrote:Furthermore, if one were to always act like an NT, then one would effectively be an NT.

True, but there's a difference between being "effectively an NT" and actually being an NT. It's like the difference between being a natural blonde and a bottle blonde.

Being able to act like an NT - even all the time - is significantly different than being an NT. The difference is that acting requires effort.