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This is just getting too much...laypeople diagnosing others (I am guilty too)
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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 653082" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>Nothing worthless about it. I know that Lil and I value your opinion and thank you greatly for all the help you've given us. Unfortunately labeling is a part of human nature. We strive to understand and you cant understand something be it an animal, an object, or a disorder without naming/labeling it because without a name you cant explain it to others.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, this is a double edged sword. The more we understand a disorder and break it down into sub-categories, the higher the chance is that the name/label will hurt someone.</p><p></p><p>I try not to label my son with my lay diagnosis. Yes, I've read up on Aspies and his behaviors are remarkably similar. Does that mean he has Asperger's? Not necessarily. One of the classic signs is lack of eye contact and, especially when he is in a mood, he rarely makes eye contact. On the same note when I was younger I was painfully shy so would look someone in the eye briefly then look away. The more social the meeting the more uncomfortable I was. Someone asking me for directions, no problem with eye contact. Trying to talk to a woman I liked, yeah that tended to be painful. I'm fairly certain that I don't have Asperger's. I'm just socially inept but slowly getting the hang of it!</p><p></p><p>It would be nice to be able to live life without us labeling each other but stop and think about it, we all do it on a regular basis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 653082, member: 18238"] Nothing worthless about it. I know that Lil and I value your opinion and thank you greatly for all the help you've given us. Unfortunately labeling is a part of human nature. We strive to understand and you cant understand something be it an animal, an object, or a disorder without naming/labeling it because without a name you cant explain it to others. Unfortunately, this is a double edged sword. The more we understand a disorder and break it down into sub-categories, the higher the chance is that the name/label will hurt someone. I try not to label my son with my lay diagnosis. Yes, I've read up on Aspies and his behaviors are remarkably similar. Does that mean he has Asperger's? Not necessarily. One of the classic signs is lack of eye contact and, especially when he is in a mood, he rarely makes eye contact. On the same note when I was younger I was painfully shy so would look someone in the eye briefly then look away. The more social the meeting the more uncomfortable I was. Someone asking me for directions, no problem with eye contact. Trying to talk to a woman I liked, yeah that tended to be painful. I'm fairly certain that I don't have Asperger's. I'm just socially inept but slowly getting the hang of it! It would be nice to be able to live life without us labeling each other but stop and think about it, we all do it on a regular basis. [/QUOTE]
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