Her excuses for bad behaviour shouldn't make you question the validity of an entire developmental disability.
I have Asperger's and find that people who use the excuse "I have Asperger's" don't usually have it.
People with Asperger's have underlying reasons why they can't "do the right thing" multiple times. For instance, sometimes when people talk to me, I say nothing back. This is not just "because I have Asperger's", and I'd never give you that explanation. Instead, I'd tell you that I'm at a loss for words, and don't know what to say in response. That if I could, I'd pause time and come up with something and say it, but I fail in the time I'm given to respond. Lots of looking back on events and thinking "if only I could have thought to say this".
Some people with Asperger's are assholes. Some people with Asperger's certainly do use their diagnosis or self-diagnosis as an excuse rather than a real reason. But it's so rare that I'd doubt the individual using such an excuse if the diagnosis is not official.
Is it normal that I question Asperger's Syndrome?
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Her excuses for bad behaviour shouldn't make you question the validity of an entire developmental disability.
I have Asperger's and find that people who use the excuse "I have Asperger's" don't usually have it.
People with Asperger's have underlying reasons why they can't "do the right thing" multiple times. For instance, sometimes when people talk to me, I say nothing back. This is not just "because I have Asperger's", and I'd never give you that explanation. Instead, I'd tell you that I'm at a loss for words, and don't know what to say in response. That if I could, I'd pause time and come up with something and say it, but I fail in the time I'm given to respond. Lots of looking back on events and thinking "if only I could have thought to say this".
Some people with Asperger's are assholes. Some people with Asperger's certainly do use their diagnosis or self-diagnosis as an excuse rather than a real reason. But it's so rare that I'd doubt the individual using such an excuse if the diagnosis is not official.