The Exodus

Not to spread any kind of dichotomous gender imbalances, as Treskter had mentioned already, is most definitely a first. Not that I feel that you really do this intentionally but to separate male from female in a divergent category is one of the issues that societal construct currently faces in the eyes of those giving the diagnoses. As female Asperger's is, for the most part, far less obvious and considerably more subtle than male Asperger's, it is harder to diagnose and should be drawn attention to most rapidly. However, that's not to really say that this divide is even particularly clear cut. I scored something like ten below the threshold for a diagnosis from my psychiatrist. He allowed me to be diagnosed anyway. It was taken to the Autism forum and I received my diagnosis shortly after. As I've mentioned to people before, Asperger's appears to be greatly an amalgamation of multiple disorders come together to form a kind of "clumped" disorder that ends up being mistaken as something of it's own merit. I don't believe that Autism really exists at all, that the Autistic spectrum could actually be extended to encompass every single person to ever exist if it were lenient enough, as all people appear to exhibit at least an iota of Autistic traits. It's why so many people are so good at hiding it, why so many people can simply blend with others. I don't think there's any specific difference at all. We just know how to click with NT's because, well, that's more or less what we are. We're just far more concentrated in these dare I say cherry picked traits that appear to constitute Autism. So to raise awareness is to recognise the subtleties whilst simultaneously noting the significant exhibition of traits that most everybody is prone to doing at least once or twice in their lives. In short, we need a definition of what Autism actually means, not these loose and rather unhinged presumptions that suggest that all Autists cannot feel emotion or recognise facial cues. There needs to be an accuracy, and when even the NHS seems to get the definition wrong then you know that it's not quite as simple as people make it out to be (then again, the NHS aren't renowned for being competent).

Good call.

Sorry.

Hi, Dave. It's enlightening to finally realise who you are, at least to an extent. I know it was good for me. You can finally find people with common interests and traits, and that's always a good thing. Glad to hear it's helped you, and that you're on board here now. We are quite thin on numbers.

That all sounds good to me.

Yes, something along those lines. I think it's important that people are able to discuss subjects which are both significant yet potentially unsuitable. I suppose creating something like that is a start. Perhaps a branch from those subjects if topics begin to fall into more specific categories.

Oh, I see. In that case, it may be a good idea to add a specific thread to allow people to speak about certain matters that some may consider inappropriate or offensive in some ways.

Sports day is mandatory, as far as I'm aware. Unless you're talking about some optional thing, which from your post it really doesn't seem like, then I'd say that they should just scrap the whole enforcing kids to go thing. I hated sports day too. In truth, the events I did didn't entirely bother me. Even when I fell possibly near thirty metres behind everybody, it didn't entirely bother me. It was the environment in general. Having to sit there and watch, listen closely to when your specific event was starting. They hardly even stuck to schedule. Sports day is a good idea, as an optional event for those that choose to participate. As an obligation, there is literally no reason that I can think of that could possibly lead to them thinking it's a good idea to force everybody to go.

I've recently been suffering this whole problem that I thought I had fixed not too long ago. It involves not seeming to be able to open specific applications on Windows 8. I'm not talking about the dashboard applications but actual programs, like Steam, Chrome, Skype, etc. It's extended to numerous apps but only seems to apply to those on my toolbar. I'm considering removing them to see if that works. However, this is inconsistent as it does run some applications linked to the toolbar (I'll post a list at the bottom of programs which do not seem to work so far, along with those that are connected to the toolbar but seem to function fine). Originally, I thought this problem was connected to spyware that I had discovered on my computer. It seemed to fix the issue once it was gone. I'm now having this issue again and have run a security scan (I'm using F-Secure). I do know a fair bit about computers but I certainly don't have a clue what could possibly be preventing programs from opening fully. Just to clarify, they do actually run but do not appear as a window when I try to bring them forward. I see them active at the bottom but cannot use them. Does anyone have a clue as to what could be causing such a strange problem? Thanks for all help in advance. Programs that run (on taskbar); BizHawk corruptor Windows Store Internet Explorer Partially working programs; Steam (in Big Picture mode) BitWise (in log viewer, contacts list and other miscellaneous tools) Broken programs; Steam (in traditional / legacy mode) Skype BitWise (in chat) File Explorer Chrome Firefox Addendum; I'd make the assumption that there is some connection between all working programs (for one, they all seem to start up on the toolbar itself), only there doesn't seem to be any direct or clear correlation between them all as of now. I will attempt to remove some from the task bar in the hopes that this actually helps in some way. Other than that, I'm entirely lost.

I only have one graphics card, unless there's a way to connect it to an integrated chipset although I don't even know if my computer actually has one. I think my PC came with a detachable graphics card. Dual cards may work, but as I have already mentioned the issue seems to be with the software architecture rather than the hardware. You probably know this better than me, though.

That may be bipolar. As far as I'm aware, it is usually associated with AS. I may need more information to say for sure though.

I don't think there are any particular rules on adult content, but it may be best to see if the community is actually offended by such material, content or speech before making this assumption. I don't personally get offended by any bad language but I can't speak for anybody else on here.

That's how everything goes on the internet. Are you aware of the notation for irony? Take a look at Poe's Law and you should find something around there about it. The symbol doesn't show up on my computer, unfortunately. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_punctuation As for dealing with it, most people are confrontational with the guise of anonymity. There's a vast lack of clarity within the confines of online interaction. Some people are good, and some people are not. I like to see it as what I call a "fixed" sort of problem; you can't deal with it directly. Rather, you must adapt to it and work your way around it. Would you rather cut down a tree blocking your path or find another route? One is a little more efficient than the other. My point is, as I said before, you find good people and you find not so great people. I'd rather not consider them bad people. I always like to look for the good but sometimes it's very hard, especially when you're on the receiving end of embittered individuals. I can't speak much else on this subject. I suppose I've developed a sort of callous after being caught in many a silent altercation over online interaction. It causes me to develop a sort of instinctual response, a kind that you can't fully explain in conscious nature in the same way that you cannot explain drawing your hand rapidly away from a hot plate or fire in conscious nature. Trust me; you'll find those that understand you better than others at some point in time. You just really need to look and in many cases get lucky. Apologies for a slightly finicky and fractured response. I struggled as to what I meant to say in many cases, but I hope I get my point across.

I don't know for sure. I kind of figured that it would be something in relation to the procedural generation of the worlds. Minecraft does appear rather simplistic on the surface, and there aren't even any rendering effects that you can adjust, such as anti aliasing or anisotropic filtering. As I mentioned already though, I feel that some algorithms, such as the vertex buffer object, does not work in the way it is meant to work, perhaps because they attempted to optimise across numerous graphics cards yet neglected to consider the OpenGL architecture of others. As for the graphical bugs, I'd be lying if I said I had any particular idea as to what it may be regarding or how they even came to be. I guess they just didn't know how to optimise the graphical features of a simplistic game efficiently. I feel that Source and Unity may be less affected by these issues because they are full engines that have been in use for years and have become more and more refined as time has run its' course. Minecraft doesn't have any particular engine to fall back on, and I feel the fact that it was programmed from the ground up may also be the root of the problem.

So I was recently playing Minecraft and it turns out that there is a relatively new graphical bug that occurs when attempting to extend the render distance to anything beyond 18 chunks (I believe it's chunks, anyway). I searched up a fix for this bug as it turns out that 18 chunks is pretty much relative to that which used to be, in approximation, the far option on Alpha or Beta, perhaps stretching that bit farther. Of course, this doesn't make me too happy, as looking out to the islands in the distance causes them to fade in and out, dependent on my angle. The mountain I had recently carved into a station becomes almost invisible once I am back at my humble abode. With all this out of the way, I checked for information. It turns out that switching on the VBO option on the graphical settings causes this to become fixed. From my understanding, VBO is simply a method of rendering processes via the vram rather than the system ram, increasing efficiency. It's also supposedly a feature of OpenGL. This is where things get a little tricky. People with AMD graphics cards have reported crashes once VBO is active, something to do with AMD not optimising their OpenGL or at least something in that vein. I don't plan on risking my own world (that is, my Minecraft world; I'm not that dramatic) by switching VBO on with my AMD graphics installed, but my biggest hope is that there is some kind of way around this. I am not by any stretch of the mind a PC expert, but I know that it is likely that some on this forum very much are. My real query mostly regards whether or not it is possible to find a workaround that could potentially rectify the situation involving the crash. My understanding of OpenGL is limited at best and minute at worst, but if there is anybody that can make the connection between this and that, perhaps somebody who may understand a tweak or even somebody who can explain exactly why all of this is even occurring, that would be much appreciated. I have little understanding and only made the connection between VBO's and OpenGL because of mentions of other people who seem less than content with the support that AMD give them, suggestions that most developers do not support AMD because of their supposed lack of optimisation between the games and the architecture. Thanks in advance. UPDATE; From my experience up until now, it appears as though this may have been fixed. I may leave this post to allow others to be more vigilant, however, as the game may still suffer with other graphics cards of the same brand. All I can say is that in a game where you'd spend almost entire solid days building and perfecting your ideal home and structures, be very, very careful.

I'm going to bookmark this. I already know of an Asperger's group in York but I feel more options and diversity is always a good thing, and it may be something worth taking a look into, in assuming that, as brought up already, the service does not charge for services. I also fear the lack of veracity of a post on a forum, rather than information taken from elsewhere, is strictly high and so I must trust that this information is correct, which doesn't help much with my anxiety. Besides all that, thanks for allowing this to surface.

I have a similar outlook on life. I very much enjoy spending a lot of time by myself in my own room and not strictly socialising. That's not to say that I don't spend any time with my family. We'll usually have a Christmas dinner and then a family meetup. I usually just like spending time with my immediate family rather than what you may call my extended family. It's not that I don't enjoy it, it's more that I feel awkward meeting up with them and speaking with them, not to mention feeling it obligatory to give thanks for the gifts which I am usually grateful for, yet find it incredibly awkward to express it so. Since I'm far lower on the scale for Autism than most people, I feel I manage with it far better than many others but this isn't saying much. My isolation is to my household and not my room, and my social anxiety only really reaches to the family outside of my own house rather than my family as a whole. I wouldn't be able to suggest what would be best, but I really hope that you do manage to involve him a little more and that everything gets better for both you and him.

Sometimes when people drop something or knock something over or generally do something to cause any kind of unexpected and abrasive noise, I'll have a very momentary sensation of hostility. It's not like I do anything in particular as it's only a brief feeling, but it is there. I also find that buses and motorcycles are rather loud and cause me to have these similar feelings, but to a lesser extent as they're gradual rather than abrupt. As for your own personal condition, it appears that noise affects you to a rather great extent. I wouldn't know what it's like to be bugged by noise all the time, but I usually try to associate background sound with something pleasant. It's not always easy and some noises really can't be associated with anything particularly nice but I think it might help in trying to do so.

Welcome to the forums. I hope that you get to know more about everybody else, and perhaps more about yourself as well. I know I have.

It's all a struggle trying to work out who you are, but once you have then everything starts to clarify and appear a little easier to take. Knowing that you struggle with a disorder is cause to understand who you are and why you act in certain ways. When I got my diagnosis, I realised that this technically made me different which kind of confirmed what I felt I already knew, but it made me realise that I now technically have something that I can resort to, something that explains myself. I've done this before, quite recently, for a specific situation. When I thought of it, I realised that this was an easy way to ensure that I get the words down exactly as I wanted them to be. That being said, I'd like to assure you that you don't particularly need to concern yourself about the wording of your posts on here. As far as I'm aware, nobody really ever criticises anybody else on here, so I guess you can consider it a safe haven of a kind. I wouldn't know for sure what else to say, but I will say that a diagnosis is quite imperative to getting to know yourself a little more, and it will likely also give you an idea of how severe your AS is. I'd recommend it but I wouldn't be able to tell you who the best person to talk to would be, since I was technically diagnosed in what you'd probably call a pediatric clinic, so I don't know how it is for adults. Finally, there should be some AS groups that you'd be able to join, should you get yourself a diagnosis (and perhaps some that accept you even without one, though I'm not too sure about that). If you're looking for people to talk to then I'd recommend looking there. There are also some for parents of children with AS which you might find helpful. These groups might be specific to certain areas but I'd recommend looking, regardless. I wish you luck with it all, and if you want to talk then just send me a message. I know there are many other people on here that would be more than willing to speak with you as well.

Wolves...always wolves...