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Dealing with Asperger Syndrome is a Blessing in Disguise

Posted November 4th, 2011 | Health (http://imo.thejakartapost.com/ferril/category/health/) | Tags: Asperger (http://imo.thejakartapost.com/ferril
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It was in 2005, when I have to use some antipsychotic drugs. If you drink an antipsychotic drugs, means you have got schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. I am learning a lot how to deal with my schizophrenia, as my doctor said to me. I write much article about life sometimes playing in politics and economics area to cope my hallutionation. My articles are published in a literary magazine, a local newspaper and The Jakarta Post in readers forum and Discover. After my several publications, my psychiatric says that I am not schizophrenia. Once, she tried to give me drugs for autism and I am better than before. Besides that, according to her writing articles are not habits of a schizophrenic. That is why she told me that I am a man who gets Asperger Syndrome. Asperger Syndrome is one kind of autism. In fact, there are some problems deals with Asperger person. The first problem, person who gets asperger syndrome could not express his or her feeling to others in verbal communication, whether in their first or second language. Based on my reading in some journals, there are some problems in brain that caused missing cable between speech and ideas. Thats why that person will be frustrated since he or she could not say what that person wants, sometimes other people thought it is dishonesty. It is difficult for me to explain what I mean to others. Sometimes I need minutes to find what I want. The frustration effects sometimes are misunderstood by people as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Secondly, an aperger could not understand social norms and values. The researchers until now havent found yet a reason behind that. When I was in MTSN 1 Malang and SMAN 11 Malang, sometimes I break social norms and values such as joking without knowing others people feeling, speaking too loud in front of teachers sometimes going home without any permission from the office. In students organization at university, when I was still active, sometimes I speak too formal to my friends and too informal to my lecture. My words, as one of my friend says too bookish. The last syndrome that I feel, I have problems in understanding, until now, people gestures and the discourse behind it. The journals on the internet say it is caused by neuro-transmitter and metabolism problem. I dont understand yet whats going on since it uses medical words. Simple to say, when I was staying in

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university and high school, I think my friends hate me, and they are ready to hurt me. In contrast, when I ask to them, they say they want to help me since I am stranger in the world and lonely in crowded. I did not believe them until my doctor says about Asperger. Not all is bad, after thinking for a moth I think living with Asperger Syndrome is a blessing from The Lord of Universe. First, I could learn much about live, I become more flexible but discipline. I have to learn how to find the appropriate jokes for appropriate time and try to learn others people mind. In addition, I have to do some diets to make my mind better. Stop to drink and eat dangerous food makes my condition better. Next, I have to learn how to speak in front of people. It is difficult for me, as an Asperger to express my feeling. Thats why I have to face my problem. As a student of English Department, I need public speaking for my future career. In fact, I have problem but if I am hiding myself, I will be more and more sink into my problem in expressing feeling. That is why, starting from now, I am teaching myself expressing my feeling in front of my inner circle, my close friend at the end, the world. I have to teach my self how to find appropriate words for appropriate content and discourse. My conclusion says, I have to teach my self how to feel others people. Besides, I have to re-understanding my perspective about my-self by open my heart for others help. I think I have to do the best for my new life, like Richard Marx, a pop singer in 1980s, says as I modified for my condition, Whatever it takes, or how my heart breaks I have to keep strong and face new life since there is someone waiting right there for me.

Ferril Irham Muzaki English Department Students, State University of Malang

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