Posted by Quintal on January 11, 2007, at 15:33:25
In reply to Re: Asperger's Syndrome test results.............., posted by Declan on January 10, 2007, at 1:23:31
>You might remember the category of 'depleted narcissist', from a psychodynamic alternative to the DSM, posted by Pseudoname.
This was a definate attraction, although I fear that I am a very unsuccessful narcissist. Maybe some people are just solipsistic?I don't think autists are really any more narcissistic than 'NT's' per se. They just have trouble disguising their wants and needs and blending them in with the those of 'the group' the way most people do because of the communication barrier (which is supposedly neurological) - and that makes them seem to be more demanding and self-centred at times. Well, that's my theory anyway. The autist's needs and wants seem to be very different at times than those of most people in any case.
I think one thing that separates autists from narcissists is their empathy with animals. I can see an animal's point of view and I get along very well with them because I understand their simple requests and needs. It's with other humans that I run into communication problems.
Q
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