how to ask this question

[Naked Gents Rut]

Sorry.

[Agathon]

That, and I'm bored.

And "shall I tell my girlfriend I suspect she's a loony?" is the best you could do?

[DaShi]

We'll try better next time.

[Kuciwalker]

And "shall I tell my girlfriend I suspect she's a loony?" is the best you could do?

Oh, I know she's loony and have told her so plenty of times

[Agathon]

Oh, I know she's loony and have told her so plenty of times

There's a difference between telling someone they have a distinctive gait, and telling them that they have a limp, especially a woman.

[Kuciwalker]

Thus the thread.

[ColdPhoenix]

she consistently "creatively" misinterprets what people say, usually to hilarious effect.

Can we have some examples?

[SlowwHand]

Birds of a feather flock together.

[Lorizael]

*shrug* There's no autism switch in people's brains. If she's as smart as you are, and you're able to have intelligent discussions with her, then in your shoes I'd talk about it as if it were an intellectual curiosity. "You know, you do this sometimes. And sometimes, that's associated with autism. Isn't that interesting?"

[self biased]

Oh for God's sake. There are a bunch of people who would like to be considered high functioning autistics who aren't. It's the same crap as people who pretend they are bisexual and aren't.

Any mental disease that has apparently cool or positive aspects to it along with exclusivity is subject to people wanting or pretending to have it. It's the worst kind of trendy health stupidity.

This is nothing more than the equivalent of emo kids who pretend they suffer from depression because they want to make themselves seem more interesting to others.

so wait: bisexuality is a mental illness?

[Agathon]

so wait: bisexuality is a mental illness?

That was unwise on my part. Perhaps I should have said "any psychological condition perceived as abnormal".

I don't have any reason to think bisexuality per se is a mental illness, but pretending to be when you're not seems to me to be one.

Posting only in italics is definitely up there.

[Elok]

Well, speaking as a confirmed, diagnosed Aspie, I know you shouldn't ask my opinion, because I'm a confirmed, diagnosed Aspie, and phrasing things tactfully is most definitely not one of my talents. It'd be like asking the Pope how to get laid.

But I wouldn't bother. It's possible (though autism is more rare in females), but if she's gone this long undiagnosed going longer won't trouble her much. My GF is probably one too, and her mom, a special-ed teacher, had her suspicions, but she decided as long as her daughter was doing fine there was no need to burden her with the label.

Plus a lot of people would get offended, because they're stupid and don't realize we're a superior race. That's just how inferior you lot are.

[Dr Strangelove]

I've got kids in my practice who have Asperger's. Ask yoursellf this, can you spend ten minutes with her without desperately wishing you were somewhere else? If not, she's probably not Asperger's.

[Arrian]

Harsh.

-Arrian

[Main_Brain]

The Correct way to ask is "Will you marry me" which is clearly superior to the Phrase "Do you want to marry me".