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Friday Fun Thread for April 3, 2026

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"Am I German or Autistic?"

http://german.millermanschool.com/

(I am neither German nor autistic, but it's good to confirm, through a psychometrically validated instrument that I'm a regular dude. Uh, I don't remember my results but I think it was 38% German and like 10% autistic?)

36% German, 13% Autistic.

I’m very slightly surprised I scored this high on the German scale. I will also interpret the autism score as indisputable proof that ADHD should not be placed anywhere near the autism spectrum.

Funnily enough, a good friend of mine once described me as the most engineery person he knows (and being an engineer himself, he knows plenty).

I will also interpret the autism score as indisputable proof that ADHD should not be placed anywhere near the autism spectrum.

I mean, that's the standard psychiatric consensus. And an opinion I share. They are very distinct clinical entities, though there definitely exist large numbers of people who are "AuDHD" in the sense they have both conditions. But that isn't special or worthy of a distinct diagnosis, anymore than someone with ADHD and depression has ADepressionHD.

But that isn't special

Well, try telling them that.

Even worse are the people who apparently have diagnosed (or suspected?) BPD, and then openly brag about it. Even on dating profiles.

Well, try telling them that.

My time and patience for arguing with people being idiots is, sadly, quite limited. Especially when I'm not getting paid to do it. I don't recall an actual patient who showed up and demanded that something out of the ordinary be done for them because they have both diseases, but it's early days yet.

Even worse are the people who apparently have diagnosed (or suspected?) BPD, and then openly brag about it. Even on dating profiles.

Even worse? My man, that's even better. In the sense that I will selfishly give them points for being honest and waving a red flag at onlookers. I can tell you from experience that you do not want to know what it's like to date a BPD woman, especially one who was undiagnosed and wouldn't accept my suggestion that she get assessed for it. If people express their most obnoxious personality traits and then are proud of it, anyone still lets them into their life is too dumb to deserve much sympathy. Or perhaps they really value passionate hate sex, I can't judge too harshly.

what it's like to date a BPD woman

”Don’t stick your dick in a crazy” was invented for exactly this.

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