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being aspergers myself, i have no idea what you meant by that.

If you meant that he actually had the syndrome, then no...i dont think he did.

If is was some kind of play on his name, then it flew right over my head.

i meant that I read that hans asperger had AS. :p: apparently he was like a "little professor".
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Fyodor Bingoffsky
There seems to be a disproportionate number of males with AS.

I would like to know whether female Aspies are better at socialising and making friends compared to male Aspies, and what the talents of these 2 genders are. Is it true that female Aspies are also scientific, or are they good at the arts/humanities subjects? My math is terrible, but I get A's for bio, chem and English literature, my favourite subjects.


I read that actually the number of female Aspies is a lot higher than originally thought but, because Asperger's often presents itself in slightly different ways in females and because we tend to be better at hiding our social inadequacies at a young age than males (partly because female Aspies do tend to withdraw more than male Aspies) it is not diagnosed as frequently or as easily. I think now that expert and public understanding of autism is increasing, the ratio of males to females will be less dramatic.

I don't think female Aspies are better at socialising or making friends than male Aspies. The presentation of AS ranges so much from person to person, regardless of gender, that I think it would be very hard to make such a comparison. My younger brother also has AS but he makes friends and socialises much easier than I do, even if his socialising techniques are odd. He is relatively loud and chatty, but what he says is often very weird and inappropriate. This doesn't hinder him too much on the making-friends side of things; people his age are drawn into his interesting character. I'm the opposite to him, I'm incredibly awkward and shy and am practically mute in all new social situations. I am a female Aspie and find it very, very hard to make friends and socialise.
i have aspergers and quite frankly it has made life miserable. i was bullied from a young age at times badly. i was also 'slow' at school and had symptoms of ADHD. i settled down once my parents bought my a computer and started to achieve better academically. since 15, ive experienced reoccuring bouts of major depression brought on by social difficulties. i have huge problems making friends, in fact i dont have any at all. i feel like i have absolutely nothing in common with anyone and this effects self confidence/esteem. no, im not happy having aspergers.

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