Social categorisation for beginners

[andrewducker]

1.) People who don't grok social cues = Asperger's Syndrome
2.) People who see, yet choose not to acknowledge social cues = Quite possibly Sociopathic
3.) People who only use social "cues" (hints) to communicate = Passive Aggressive

Stolen from the ever-sparkly autodidactic

Comments

[sterlingspider.livejournal.com]

Hey, when did you meet my housemates?

[yalovetz]

So what are people who are excellent at reading social cues but relatively poor at putting them out?

[pisica.livejournal.com]

I'd modify number 1 to accommodate cultural differences. I simply don't have the innate awareness of some social contexts that British people do. (F'rinstance, I will offer the electrician a cup of tea, but it's because I have consciously learned that this is correct behavior in my current social context, not because I instinctively offer tea to anyone who walks through the door.)

[dapperscavenger.livejournal.com]

In regards to #2 - a sociopath does not 'choose' to misinterpret social cues. I believe also that is more a case of misinterpretation than non-acknowledgement, as my brother (who is a sociopath) says his problem is that he can take things the wrong way. Which leads to badness.

[azalemeth.livejournal.com]

Hmn. What if you alternate between all three?

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

People on livejournal = generally claim to have asperger's/be bipolar/both

It's shocking how, since it ended up being talked about on the news etc a lot the other year, about 75% of my friends list is absolutely certain they have asperger's, without going to the bothersome step of speaking to any kind of medical professional. What a horrifying undiscovered epidemic there is.

[nameandnature]

See also. Encyclopedia Dramatica is the definitive reference, of course.

I'd note that the one person I know who has been medically (as opposed to self) diagnosed with Asperger's is lovely.