I'm thinkin' of making my own website, about Asperger's Syndrome, my comic ideas, my story ideas, and my D&D ideas. Any ideas? And how many people here have AS?
I don't have AS, but I do have some experience with websites. First of all, the best thing you could do for yourself is sit down and figure out precisely what kind of things you want to do. Do you want a blog-style format, with visitors able to add their own comments? Do you want a simple "brochure" style site, with simply giving information out to a visitor? Photo gallery? Sitting down and defining how you want a visitor to interact with your site will save you time and headaches later. :)
AS, as it is called, (first of all, it is NOT a disease, nor do I believe it is a disability, it's just who we are.) was first mentioned by a Hans Asperger. It is similar to High-functioning autism, and is indeed a form of it.(I do hope that right now you are'nt thinking, 'Rain Man!'. That is highly exagerated, also referred to as 'classic' autism.) Us people with AS are often highly intelligent, especially in our prefered interest.(mine is D&D, and to a lesser extent, the things that I might inlude should I create a website) However, we are socially, well, 'retarded', though I hate that word. For example, we might drone on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on, like I believe I am doing. We also have a high vocabulary. For example, you most likely had already deduced that I am 11, and yet I am able to converse with adults.(I prob'ly sound real concieted there) Here are some books you could read to learn more about it, if you want: 'Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger Syndrome', 'Eating an Artichoke', and the 'Asperger Parent'.
I don't have AS, but I do have some experience with websites. First of all, the best thing you could do for yourself is sit down and figure out precisely what kind of things you want to do. Do you want a blog-style format, with visitors able to add their own comments? Do you want a simple "brochure" style site, with simply giving information out to a visitor? Photo gallery? Sitting down and defining how you want a visitor to interact with your site will save you time and headaches later. :)
I want to do a site that talks about AS, has my D&D roleplaying ideas(monsters, classes, races, etc.), has stories that I like I've started or written, and has my comic ideas(like Giantitp, that has free comics, and what zogonia USED to have).
Well, you had already stated "what" you wanted on your site, but how do you want your visitors to utilize your site? Simply visiting, or a more interactive feedback from them (like commentable blogs or the like)?
I have AS. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
For example, you most likely had already deduced that I am 11, and yet I am able to converse with adults.
We have no premises from which to deduce that you are 11.
Now that you have stated so, in my mind 11 shall you always be.
If you don't mind me asking kobold, how do you know you have AS? I hear that a great many sufferers are self-diagnosed, which doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.
I mean what you described sounds like me at age 11, and every other intelligent kid I knew, but as I grew older my social skills caught up with my precocious intellect and it all evened out. I'd say that now I'm a pretty average guy for my social group (white collar university graduate).
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And how many people here have AS?
Well, two out of the four psychiatrists I have seen over the years have said I had AS, but the other two said I didn't. One said I was schizophrenic, three did not. Al four said I had clinical depression. One of the shrinks was crazier than I was.
In other words, I don't know, but it's probable.
If you don't mind me asking kobold, how do you know you have AS? I hear that a great many sufferers are self-diagnosed, which doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.
I mean what you described sounds like me at age 11, and every other intelligent kid I knew, but as I grew older my social skills caught up with my precocious intellect and it all evened out. I'd say that now I'm a pretty average guy for my social group (white collar university graduate).
Not to worry. I have, in fact, been diagnosed with it by professionals, though it took ages for it to come out. It is also perfectly possible that anyone with AS might be prfectly normal later on in life. I'm not saying you have it,(THAT would be embarrasing! only realizing that you have it when a kid 11 years old suggests it!)I'm only saying, when you were young, did you have many problems at school? Not as in, 'getting C- all the time' problems, but 'he refuses to cooporate with adults' problems.
You might want to look it up, in the references mentioned earlier.By the way, Rabidcow, having AS is nothing to be ashamed of. A lot of people think Einstein had it, though he was never diagnosed. I must sound pretty stuck up saying that to one older than me.
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I mean what you described sounds like me at age 11, and every other intelligent kid I knew, but as I grew older my social skills caught up with my precocious intellect and it all evened out. I'd say that now I'm a pretty average guy for my social group (white collar university graduate).
Yeh. I also. Except for the fact that I'm a no-collar job hopper trying to get enough dough to possibly become a university graduate in the future. But that's a moot point.
I remember when I was about ten, I obsessively memorized information on paleontology, and I still remember it, even though I have no interest in it. I scared people. (see Civil Religious Discussion thread)
I don't have AS, my 3.5 year old son however is autistic (mild to moderate). I am unsure exactly what you are asking but as a starting point, you should look into learning how to write HTML and perhaps PHP code. Then you could get a website going (I use Globat because they are affordable) and post your site up. Mine is written in PHP and uses PHPBB for message boards, Gallery for pictures and the rest is all stuff I wrote using HTML and PHP.
Another thing you will need is a domain name. There are inexpensive domain registrants out there now, you should be able to get it named for about $10.00. I would not suggest spending much more than that. Sometimes you can find places that will do both for you, handy but not required.
Before you even get to the coding part however, you should map out what you want to put up, and how you want it to appear (prototyping). This will save you the frustration of trying to figure out how things work as well as self document the site. I wish I had done this because I can't recall half the stuff I put up on my site any more and it's full of little gems.
Putting a site together is akin to building a dungeon... it requires some work and imagination to make a good one. I wish you great success, and look forward to your creation.
Thank you, this was very helpful