I'm going to assume by "every Aspie I've run into" you're probably talking about the internet. I want to say that the internet is a very bad research source when it comes to these manners. On the internet you don't know if these people are truly Aspie or not. Even in real life you can't rely on personal accounts to determine something. You have to form experiments with statistics to figure out if there's really a difference between Asperger's and non-Asperger's people in terms of literacy.
The best sources for how Aspies really are are case studies from books. True, these are personal accounts as well, but these patients have actually been diagnosed by a licensed professional and it's more likely a professional will make the correct diagnosis than someone who is not trained in the area.
It's really quite amazing how much Aspies on the internet differ from true studies of those who are Asperger's. In my experiences with the online world (particiularly asperger here, which I got banned from) when it comes to Asperger's, people are really misinfomed and often rely on personal accounts of themselves and others. I'll be honest- I think they tend to be just as misinformed as the people who think that Asperger's/Autism means mental retardation or autism only means severe autism such as Low Functioning.
There is no diagnostic criteria that says those with Asperger's have to be literate. Technically, by definition, Asperger's means you have at least Average intelligence. There's nothing that says you have to have above average intelligence or be particularly literate.
Yes, in my personal experience as well, I am very literate and fluent, at least, IMO. But I tend not to rely on my own experiences when arguing such a general point because they can be skewed and not representative of an entire group of people.
The whole reason I wanted to make the character Asperger's was to show a different portrayal from what people are used to or what others think Asperger's is. I didn't want to show the stereotypical severe autistic, but I also didn't want to show the literate, fluent Asperger's person that the Asperger's community is so fond of.
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Date: 2008-11-02 09:27 pm (UTC)The best sources for how Aspies really are are case studies from books. True, these are personal accounts as well, but these patients have actually been diagnosed by a licensed professional and it's more likely a professional will make the correct diagnosis than someone who is not trained in the area.
It's really quite amazing how much Aspies on the internet differ from true studies of those who are Asperger's. In my experiences with the online world (particiularly
There is no diagnostic criteria that says those with Asperger's have to be literate. Technically, by definition, Asperger's means you have at least Average intelligence. There's nothing that says you have to have above average intelligence or be particularly literate.
Yes, in my personal experience as well, I am very literate and fluent, at least, IMO. But I tend not to rely on my own experiences when arguing such a general point because they can be skewed and not representative of an entire group of people.
The whole reason I wanted to make the character Asperger's was to show a different portrayal from what people are used to or what others think Asperger's is. I didn't want to show the stereotypical severe autistic, but I also didn't want to show the literate, fluent Asperger's person that the Asperger's community is so fond of.