Syed Talha Ahsan

[Sam Slater]

Actually, we do.

To diagnose Aspergers, we observe/test/judge social deficits and difficulties communicating with other people. We test for repetitive behavior and their frequency/intensity.

Given we ALL have different levels of social skills and how we communicate, and given we all -to some degree- have patterns of behavior one could call repetitive, we can all be judged within a spectrum. It's like judging a sprinter - we can judge if they're good enough for the Olympics, but even non-sprinters fall within a spectrum of running speed.

My error, which I should have worded better, was calling it an 'Aspergers spectrum'. That gives the impression I was saying we all have Aspergers to some degree. I should have known better on here. For me, it's just a label for the spectrum I was talking about and I understand that being on that spectrum doesn't mean I'm diagnosed with a 'syndrome'. I've heard diagnosticians speak in this way (autistic spectrum etc) but only amongst themselves and other professionals so it just came naturally to me. Sorry for the confusion if you thought it was more than that.

To be clear: we all fall on a spectrum (I call it an Aspergers spectrum), of different levels of social skills and behavioral characteristics. We are all better or worse than other people at certain things. This, I hope, you'll agree with me on. It is only when some of those skills and characteristics become a problem for an individual that this can be diagnosed as Aspergers Syndrome. And those problems may be very subtle that others just don't pick up on, or really obvious. I hope I've cleared this up so we can get back on to the main subject of the thread...........ie, an innocent man in jail.

And as you can see with David, his only contribution of this matter is a pop at me. At least you, Essex Lad, did have an exchange with me about the topic of the thread before disagreeing with me on a side issue. He's obsessed with me.

[David Johnson]

Slater statement

"Aspergers Syndrome is a spectrum and we all fall on it
> somewhere."

Essex Lad's reply

"No, we don't."

Skater's riposte

"Actually we do".

Sam you are still talking nonsense which you yourself appear to admit even though you try to hide it with your laughable "I've heard diagnosticians speak in this way (autistic spectrum etc) but only amongst themselves and other professionals "so it just came naturally to me". Sorry for the confusion if "you" thought it was more than that."

Ah so it is OUR fault that we disagree with you because we are not "professionals" like wot you are.

What is so difficult about just saying you are talking nonsense rather than starting your reply with Actually we do"?

[Sam Slater]

As everyone can see, I explained myself, and why I chose the wording I did, clearly and in detail. David, however, has his own motives for carrying this on. We all know what they are.