Who here's special?

Exactly!! I can only communicate with Pixar fans, which is why I have no friends outside of PP!! :laughing: :frowning:

I have Asperger’s as well… even though technically I have PDD-NOS but, still closest to Asperger’s.

That’s cool, Pixar Mistress. What symptoms do you suffer?

It mainly effects my social life… Which is why as of right now I don’t have any friends where I live due to I moved up here about 1 yr 1/2 ago…

Same here!! All my “friends” are here on PP. :frowning: I love you guys, though!! :smiley:

Don’t we all.

I’m surprised by the number of people with diagnosed medical conditions here.

On a lighter note, when I first saw this thread, I naively thought it was about superhero abilities. Come to think of it, that would be pretty ‘wicked awesome’.

Anyway, it’s really cool that people are open about discussing these issues. Too often mental health gets swept under the rug, especially in some countries I’ve lived in which I won’t name here.

I like to talk about mental diseases. It’s fun to compare symptoms to me.

I believe the correct term for it is “mental disorder”. “Diseases” makes it sound like it’s contagious. :wink:

Sorry, didn’t consider that. I’m pretty sure my dad’s an alcoholic at this point…

I have a heart condition called hypo-plastic left heart or something like that. I was born with half a heart, and at the age of 5, had a pacemaker put in.

That’s terrible, BaW4E!! I’m sorry. :cry:

It’s alright. I’m used to it by now.

I’m just sorry that someone as young and nice as you has such a permanent, terrible burden to deal with.

I’m new here, as of like 5 minutes ago. and it’s almost 4am and I have work at 7. Reading your posts has been so comforting. I do have ADHD and I know that people don’t believe in it and that it is over diagnosed because every child who can’t sit still obviously has ADD. I truly do. I am highly compulsive and impulsive. I get things in my head and I can’t continue with my day until I have done it. I panic and cry when I get stressed. But then I have theatre. Stage Management, for me is the one thing where all that goes away. I can fixate for hours and it’s totally acceptable and highly encouraged. I found out that I can be organized, don’t ask me to clean my room, but I can keep paperwork organized. I’ve been looking here for information about the Production aspect of Pixar. The parts that are equivalent to Stage Management in theatre. Then I can put my love of computers and stage management together.

You guys have made me feel very comfortable here already and I have just joined. Thank you.

Welcome mnsalz91, I wish you could get better. I have a sppech problem but thats not really a bad thing.

It’s not that bad. That was me rambling at 4am. :confused: Sometimes I do things without thinking, usually buying things I don’t need without thinking. Although the last time I did that I bought Adobe CS4 Web Standard that came with Flash. :slight_smile:

Luckily I’ve had minimal problems with school. I just need to take tests by myself so I don’t get distracted.

Hey there mnsalz91! Pixar Planet is such a tight nit community, you’ll find lots of support and friends here! Welcome!

David, I have a lisp. :smiley:

Miriam, I’m glad you feel accepted. Personally, I prefer members with special needs, because they tend to be nicer, less full of it, and way smarter(common sense and intellect.)

I was coming home from Wal-Mart with my dad today, and he tells me that I may have Aspergers.

I have confessed to my parents (my mom specifically) that I feel different and weird compared to others my age, and other problems, and my parents decided to do some research. Both of them researched it online, and my dad works at a place where people do have mental disorders, so he was able to actually ask someone there about it. And my dad even says through his work, he could actually get me to see a psychologist and see if I actually do have it or not. I looked it up, and I believe my case may be mild, but that could also be my brain subconsciously saying that I just can’t have it. But I mean, I know IncredigirlVirginia says about having a Point of Focus, and I do seem to have one about Paul Newman, so I don’t know. I’m a little on the sensitive side right now (then again, I do have major sensitivity issues period) for this is all just so sudden. I mean, I’m very intelligent, and I never thought that there could be actually something wrong with me somehow.