Symptoms of a disorder...?

Question

i can be rather obsessive and compulsive, like arranging things very symmetrically or by color cos otherwise i feel restless and irritated tt it doesnt look nice. i also hv some asperger's-like symptoms. i hate it when ppl touch me. this is very specific. my family can touch me but i dont like certain types of touches like gentle touch and i dont like ppl tapping me to get my attention. i esp hate being touched from the back and panic when i'm in a crowded place and sth brushes against my legs or butt. my mum says i hv a very literal mind, which is ironic cos i rite poetry. she says i cant take things out of context. she says i hv trouble relating with ppl and understanding their emotions and reasons behind them; i never knew that. sounds like asperger's right? well, here's the thing, i'm creative. i write stories and i daydream. so do i possibly hv asperger's? my mum is the one who brot it up. she said maybe i hv asperger's and i thot she was joking but she said she wasnt. then she said but maybe not cos i'm imaginative. so what do u think?

Answer 1

hmm maybe aspergers. could also be a personality disorder, or you could just be plain neurotic (sorry to put it so bluntly!)

I'm not an expert though, if you're concerned you should see a professional about it.

Many people with mental illness are very talented when it comes to creativity and so its not really that surprising that you are an imaginative person. The brain operates at a higher level, and for some unknown reason these people are more prone to mental illness.

Answer 2

no you don't have aspbergers, or obsessive compulsive either.  The thing is, there's a range of normal behabvior, and when a particular trait falls outside that range because it is more pronounced or exaggerated than what falls within the range of normal, that's when there's a diagnosis attached.  In other words, having an extreme aversion to touch, or an extreme fixation on certain patterns/topics etc, or whatever...taken to an extreme, those can be symptoms of aspbergers.  Similarly, extreme swings in mood from phases of high energy/motivation/ambition, to lows of depression and no motivation - that can mean bipolar.  But, we all have mood swings, we all sometimes feel motivated and sometimes feel depressed.  That doesnt' mean we are all bipolar.

So what I'm getting at, is that just because you or your mom recognizes some traits you have in common with aspbergers or any other disorder, doesn't mean you actually have the disorder.  You're perfectly normal, and the quirks you describe easily fall within the range of normal.  They are not nearly pronounced enough to come close to giving you a diagnosis.

Besides, as I understand it, the main symptom of autism or aspbergers is social - difficulty in reading social cues or understanding socially appropriate behavior in certain settings.  And you haven't mentioned that one at all.  

Answer 3

I might have the same thing too! Here, Why don't you check out this page and make a conclusion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger%27...

Ta ta,

C.R.

Answer 4

see a psychologist