The Disorders and Character Flaws Thread

noise · 12-10-2010, 11:40 AM

oh! you mentioned autism, so i thought all the questions about remembering phone numbers and license plates were signs. but i'm really, really bad with dates and phone numbers. i don't even know what my own phone, and i have to write my wedding anniversary down so i don't forget it!

anyway yeah i get along. i just have my quirks, same as everyone else

s_k · 12-10-2010, 12:15 PM

Nice people usually have some quirks

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Burning Down · 12-10-2010, 12:42 PM

My brother has high-functioning autism.

I scored 6 on that test by the way

s_k · 12-10-2010, 12:47 PM

That's exceptionally low. A friend of mine has scored 2...

Burning Down · 12-10-2010, 02:15 PM

I've taken that test a few times before and have usually scored between 5 and 10. I answered all the questions honestly!

s_k · 12-10-2010, 04:47 PM

Sure, why not?

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Not everyone is autistic.
But still, that score is pretty low I must say.
I thought average was between 12 and 17 or something like that.

And this test is only for asperger's syndrome. Not for autism in general.

ThePhanastasio · 12-11-2010, 05:07 AM

Agree: 5,22,39: 1 point
Disagree: 11,17,38: 1 point
Score: 6

Looks like I'm almost the opposite of a person with Aspergers. I do know several people with it, though. I think based on that alone, I could tell I didn't have Aspergers - I'm really nothing like them at all.

**Janszoon** · 12-11-2010, 06:47 AM

Agree: 5,12,16,22,23,45,46: 1 point
Disagree: 25,30,32: 1 point
Score: 10

Not really sure what that means but I guess I'm unlikely to have aspergers, right?

MoonlitSunshine · 12-11-2010, 06:58 AM

Agree: 4,5,6,12,19,23,42: 1 point
Disagree: 24,29,30,49: 1 point
Score: 11

I never score highly in tests like that, despite being an avid mathematician. Logic is my life atm :P

As for other flaws/disorders, reading threads like this always makes me feel astonishingly normal. I went through a bout of isolation and a small amount of depression shortly after my 16th birthday that lasted for about 6 months, but I never had to take anything for it, and I was able to kick myself out of it, so it can't have been anywhere near severe. Apart from that, it's been plain sailing really, though I have a schizophrenic cousin, another cousin who is anorexic, and my sister was on drugs for depression for a while, plus a family very much prone to addictions and problems of various sorts. Sometimes I feel like it's only a matter of time before something crops up :P

Regarding online psych tests... they tend to be pretty flawed: I just did one that told me that I'm narcissistic and schizotypal, because I'm confident in myself and I have insanely crazy thoughts and conversations every now and then, and I have an appreciation for the strange.

Schizotypal Personality Disorder - individual is uncomfortable in close relationships, has thought or perceptual distortions, and peculiarities of behavior. - is definitely not me, I love close relationships, and have heart-to-hearts with a number of people all the time. perceptual distortions is a little exaggerated: whenever someone says something that has an alternate meaning of any sort, my brain always constructs a humourous scenario around that alternate meaning, and yeah, I'm a little weird, but that's just me being a little different :P

Narcissistic Personality Disorder - individual has a grandiose view of themselves, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy that begins by early adulthood and is present in various situations. These individuals are very demanding in their relationships. - lol. I'll just say no to that.

Stone Birds · 12-11-2010, 10:13 AM

Agree: 2,4,5,6,7,12,16,18,19,22,23,26,33,35,39,41,42,43,4 5,46: 1 point
Disagree: 1,10,11,15,17,25,27,28,31,36,37,38,44,48: 1 point
Score: 34

and a few people have actually told me they think i have it.

12-10-2010, 11:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
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12-10-2010, 12:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
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12-10-2010, 12:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
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12-10-2010, 04:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Sure, why not? . Not everyone is autistic. But still, that score is pretty low I must say. I thought average was between 12 and 17 or something like that. And this test is only for asperger's syndrome. Not for autism in general. __________________ Click here to see my collection

12-11-2010, 06:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Agree: 5,12,16,22,23,45,46: 1 point Disagree: 25,30,32: 1 point Score: 10 Not really sure what that means but I guess I'm unlikely to have aspergers, right? __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

12-10-2010, 12:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	My brother has high-functioning autism. I scored 6 on that test by the way

12-10-2010, 02:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I've taken that test a few times before and have usually scored between 5 and 10. I answered all the questions honestly!

12-11-2010, 05:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	Agree: 5,22,39: 1 point Disagree: 11,17,38: 1 point Score: 6 Looks like I'm almost the opposite of a person with Aspergers. I do know several people with it, though. I think based on that alone, I could tell I didn't have Aspergers - I'm really nothing like them at all.

12-11-2010, 06:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,097	Agree: 4,5,6,12,19,23,42: 1 point Disagree: 24,29,30,49: 1 point Score: 11 I never score highly in tests like that, despite being an avid mathematician. Logic is my life atm :P As for other flaws/disorders, reading threads like this always makes me feel astonishingly normal. I went through a bout of isolation and a small amount of depression shortly after my 16th birthday that lasted for about 6 months, but I never had to take anything for it, and I was able to kick myself out of it, so it can't have been anywhere near severe. Apart from that, it's been plain sailing really, though I have a schizophrenic cousin, another cousin who is anorexic, and my sister was on drugs for depression for a while, plus a family very much prone to addictions and problems of various sorts. Sometimes I feel like it's only a matter of time before something crops up :P Regarding online psych tests... they tend to be pretty flawed: I just did one that told me that I'm narcissistic and schizotypal, because I'm confident in myself and I have insanely crazy thoughts and conversations every now and then, and I have an appreciation for the strange. Schizotypal Personality Disorder - individual is uncomfortable in close relationships, has thought or perceptual distortions, and peculiarities of behavior. - is definitely not me, I love close relationships, and have heart-to-hearts with a number of people all the time. perceptual distortions is a little exaggerated: whenever someone says something that has an alternate meaning of any sort, my brain always constructs a humourous scenario around that alternate meaning, and yeah, I'm a little weird, but that's just me being a little different :P Narcissistic Personality Disorder - individual has a grandiose view of themselves, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy that begins by early adulthood and is present in various situations. These individuals are very demanding in their relationships. - lol. I'll just say no to that. __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

12-11-2010, 10:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
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