Rob_Howard
September 29th, 2007, 03:35 AM
I have very high functioning Aspergers, ADD type-impulsive, and I think one more thing, but can't remember it...
But, anyways, I have all three of those combined. Now, for me, because of them, I am obviously different from everybody. But, all of them have say in my life's path, and I love them. Sometimes I think to myself, I'm too smart for my own good. The weird thing is, in 4th grade, I had an I.Q.of 130, and could read collage textbooks (read part of the original Grey's Anatomy). I remember being called into the principals office one day, and my test scores had arrived. They came back so high, They ordered me to retest, and I did. Same results happened, but this time, everyone was staring at me with a wierd look on their face, and I responded with "Why is everyone looking at me?".
So, here I am now in 7th grade. The actual learning I like, but it's the students is what's killing me. It does not seem to me that the students at my school like anybody who is smart, or has some kind of Mental "disorder" that makes them think I'm a friggin psychopath, which I'm not, and I generally recieve all the bullsh*t in the school, but I've learned to just ignore most of them, but sometimes it can really get to me.
Anyways, I am a discipline loving, Military person. Most of my dad's family had something to do with Military, Rescue (Fire Department) or something related to that, and It feels so natural to put on that uniform every tuesday and other required time and go help shape myself into a hard working, society contributing person, just as my Father has been doing, my Grandfather did, and my Great-Great Grandfather and so on. I've learned that Civil Air Patrol could be the best thing ever for me, as I want something physically, and yet, mentally challenging at the same time.
And so, this leads to the end of my post, the real question I'm asking is why are Mental "Disorders" really called disorders, if they can lead to good things? I know that they can also lead to some cons, such as me being unable to hold a conversation with someone who cant tell the difference between a flap and an aileron....(As in having social troubles with my schoolyard chums, for you Brits out there.)
But, anyways, I have all three of those combined. Now, for me, because of them, I am obviously different from everybody. But, all of them have say in my life's path, and I love them. Sometimes I think to myself, I'm too smart for my own good. The weird thing is, in 4th grade, I had an I.Q.of 130, and could read collage textbooks (read part of the original Grey's Anatomy). I remember being called into the principals office one day, and my test scores had arrived. They came back so high, They ordered me to retest, and I did. Same results happened, but this time, everyone was staring at me with a wierd look on their face, and I responded with "Why is everyone looking at me?".
So, here I am now in 7th grade. The actual learning I like, but it's the students is what's killing me. It does not seem to me that the students at my school like anybody who is smart, or has some kind of Mental "disorder" that makes them think I'm a friggin psychopath, which I'm not, and I generally recieve all the bullsh*t in the school, but I've learned to just ignore most of them, but sometimes it can really get to me.
Anyways, I am a discipline loving, Military person. Most of my dad's family had something to do with Military, Rescue (Fire Department) or something related to that, and It feels so natural to put on that uniform every tuesday and other required time and go help shape myself into a hard working, society contributing person, just as my Father has been doing, my Grandfather did, and my Great-Great Grandfather and so on. I've learned that Civil Air Patrol could be the best thing ever for me, as I want something physically, and yet, mentally challenging at the same time.
And so, this leads to the end of my post, the real question I'm asking is why are Mental "Disorders" really called disorders, if they can lead to good things? I know that they can also lead to some cons, such as me being unable to hold a conversation with someone who cant tell the difference between a flap and an aileron....(As in having social troubles with my schoolyard chums, for you Brits out there.)