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I think one of the most annoying and insulting things of having this disorder is when people enter the Asperger’s community with said phrase: ‘I am not diagnosed; I self-diagnosed myself that I have Asperger’s Syndrome’. I believe the main issue of this occurring is the hypochondriacs of the world or those who refuse to fit into social society when they can do it naturally and plainly. First of all, it’s an insult to the people who have it: granted Asperger’s Syndrome isn’t that bad (however if you are on the lower scale of AS it can be; there are many with AS that cannot speak and are socially and sometimes physically crippled): why on earth would you want to have it? And second of all, it’s an even larger insult when they enter the Asperger’s community and speak on behalf of said community when them there selves have not being diagnosed. Granted, there may be a small possibility that this is true and that they have not yet being diagnosed, but severe cases are diagnosed young and those who have it enough to affect their lives greatly are normally diagnosed before the age of 10 as well. It’s annoying partly for two reasons: when they enter topics they have no inclation of, there’s an hundreds of Asperger’s forums if you look for them, and each one has at least 2 people with ‘self-diagnosed’ status, and it’s serious topics they are engaging in as being able to look your parents in the eye, verbally express emotions or deal with emotions, to be able to withstand social magnitudes of all sources.
But the big thing that grinds my gears is when the self-diagnosed give the Aspie’s a bad name for playing the ‘I’m an asshole because I have Asperger’s Syndrome, I can’t control what I do it’s my disorder.’
Because of people like this, the Asperger’s and also Autism community have got a seriously bad reputation, but think for a moment. For those were are actually diagnosed, do you run around like a loose cannon pretending to be a snow flake? No, of course not, because most of us can’t even deal with situations to start fights, engage in fights communicate properly: the last thing we want to do is cause upset in most cases from personal experience and friends.
I feel enormously insulted when people who do not have a diagnoses run around in real life and on the internet with the ‘disability pass’ – which in this case does not exist unless there are severe cases, and produce a bad stereotype of our community; furthermore our community is being poisoned and intruded on a strictly personal level by intruders.
And for those who have Asperger’s syndrome, would you ever use it as an excuse? I think the only time we’d mention it to anybody if there has been a misunderstanding or we behave oddly enough that people notice and we feel we ought to explain so that people understand that you are just slightly different – not ‘oh I’m disabled, be nice to me’ – rather ‘I have a social disability which sometimes enables me to engage with people correctly, I’m a little bit odd and find social situations hard.’ I admit there’s a vague line and I think people have to realise that, also.
And to those who believe they have Asperger’s Syndrome: don’t run around saying you have it, engaging in our small community or creating a stereotype for us when you have not yet being clinical diagnosed, you yourself may just be a little on the odd side; you may not even have it at all. I recommend if you feel as though you do, go see a doctor; if you are dismissed you are dismissed as the traits of Asperger’s Syndrome are normally seen very clearly from the professional perspective.
Oh, and don’t just look up the symptoms on Wikipedia, and automatically assume that you have condition which does not allow those who suffer from it the sense of normality in life that others experience, because most of us would just rather want to say, ‘I love you, Dad’ and go with friends to parties and talk to people about the bloody weather. Avoid Wikipedia, look at various sources of websites and research your national health organization, they will also have symptoms which you can then act on to see a doctor.
One more thing, the worst stereotype of all: ‘I think I have Asperger’s Syndrome, I want to kill myself’. Albeit I’m not the best example, that is strictly a stereotype inflicted upon us by people who actually don’t have it, but rather pretend.

Why have I done this?
I've just been looking at a forum for people who have Asperger's with key tips and ideas of how to get the bus for those who have extreme socail anxiety and I've seen soemone talk about getting on the bus with a 'self-diagnosed' comment saying there isn't really anything but to pay the bus driver, when there is a whole magnitude of problems. Will the person next to me want to get up soon? Who's getting off? Who's coming on? Where do I look? it goes on immensily.
Considering all of that, I decided to make a aspergers stamp which the AS community of dA can use.

Description
I think one of the most annoying and insulting things of having this disorder is when people enter the Asperger’s community with said phrase: ‘I am not diagnosed; I self-diagnosed myself that I have Asperger’s Syndrome’. I believe the main issue of this occurring is the hypochondriacs of the world or those who refuse to fit into social society when they can do it naturally and plainly. First of all, it’s an insult to the people who have it: granted Asperger’s Syndrome isn’t that bad (however if you are on the lower scale of AS it can be; there are many with AS that cannot speak and are socially and sometimes physically crippled): why on earth would you want to have it? And second of all, it’s an even larger insult when they enter the Asperger’s community and speak on behalf of said community when them there selves have not being diagnosed. Granted, there may be a small possibility that this is true and that they have not yet being diagnosed, but severe cases are diagnosed young and those who have it enough to affect their lives greatly are normally diagnosed before the age of 10 as well. It’s annoying partly for two reasons: when they enter topics they have no inclation of, there’s an hundreds of Asperger’s forums if you look for them, and each one has at least 2 people with ‘self-diagnosed’ status, and it’s serious topics they are engaging in as being able to look your parents in the eye, verbally express emotions or deal with emotions, to be able to withstand social magnitudes of all sources.
But the big thing that grinds my gears is when the self-diagnosed give the Aspie’s a bad name for playing the ‘I’m an asshole because I have Asperger’s Syndrome, I can’t control what I do it’s my disorder.’
Because of people like this, the Asperger’s and also Autism community have got a seriously bad reputation, but think for a moment. For those were are actually diagnosed, do you run around like a loose cannon pretending to be a snow flake? No, of course not, because most of us can’t even deal with situations to start fights, engage in fights communicate properly: the last thing we want to do is cause upset in most cases from personal experience and friends.
I feel enormously insulted when people who do not have a diagnoses run around in real life and on the internet with the ‘disability pass’ – which in this case does not exist unless there are severe cases, and produce a bad stereotype of our community; furthermore our community is being poisoned and intruded on a strictly personal level by intruders.
And for those who have Asperger’s syndrome, would you ever use it as an excuse? I think the only time we’d mention it to anybody if there has been a misunderstanding or we behave oddly enough that people notice and we feel we ought to explain so that people understand that you are just slightly different – not ‘oh I’m disabled, be nice to me’ – rather ‘I have a social disability which sometimes enables me to engage with people correctly, I’m a little bit odd and find social situations hard.’ I admit there’s a vague line and I think people have to realise that, also.
And to those who believe they have Asperger’s Syndrome: don’t run around saying you have it, engaging in our small community or creating a stereotype for us when you have not yet being clinical diagnosed, you yourself may just be a little on the odd side; you may not even have it at all. I recommend if you feel as though you do, go see a doctor; if you are dismissed you are dismissed as the traits of Asperger’s Syndrome are normally seen very clearly from the professional perspective.
Oh, and don’t just look up the symptoms on Wikipedia, and automatically assume that you have condition which does not allow those who suffer from it the sense of normality in life that others experience, because most of us would just rather want to say, ‘I love you, Dad’ and go with friends to parties and talk to people about the bloody weather. Avoid Wikipedia, look at various sources of websites and research your national health organization, they will also have symptoms which you can then act on to see a doctor.
One more thing, the worst stereotype of all: ‘I think I have Asperger’s Syndrome, I want to kill myself’. Albeit I’m not the best example, that is strictly a stereotype inflicted upon us by people who actually don’t have it, but rather pretend.

Why have I done this?
I've just been looking at a forum for people who have Asperger's with key tips and ideas of how to get the bus for those who have extreme socail anxiety and I've seen soemone talk about getting on the bus with a 'self-diagnosed' comment saying there isn't really anything but to pay the bus driver, when there is a whole magnitude of problems. Will the person next to me want to get up soon? Who's getting off? Who's coming on? Where do I look? it goes on immensily.
Considering all of that, I decided to make a aspergers stamp which the AS community of dA can use.