[quote=Tydosius]
I have Asbergers syndrome, and I can tell you that there is more to AS than what it says on the tin, so to speak.For one, a quick way to get on the nerves of someone with AS is to tell them 'just be yourself' in a social situation.
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Exactly. I personally think that rather than a diagnosis being a be-all end-all, it's bound to be a different experience for everyone with said diagnosis.

I feel the same way, honestly. I'm told to just be myself, and then when I be myself, people hate me. But I'll be myself whether people like it or not, because fuck people.

EDIT: Yeah, I personally think that Asperger's is more a difference than an illness, but oh boy does it ever leave us aspies more prone to mental illnesses.