Jack comments on Do you have High-Functioning Asperger's Syndrome? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jack 11 May 2010 06:26:36AM *  1 point [-]

Well here is the DSM-IV's criteria:

  • Often does not give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities.
    • Often has trouble keeping attention on tasks or play activities.
    • Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly.
    • Often does not follow instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand instructions).
    • Often has trouble organizing activities.
    • Often avoids, dislikes, or doesn't want to do things that take a lot of mental effort for a long period (such as schoolwork or homework).
    • Often loses things needed for tasks and activities (e.g. toys, school assignments, pencils, books, or tools).
    • Is often easily distracted.
    • Is often forgetful in daily activities.

Do these all fit under akrasia? I have pretty much all of these problems to various degrees.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 11 May 2010 07:17:18AM 8 points [-]

Those criteria sound like not being compliant to the desires of people in authority.

Comment author: Alicorn 11 May 2010 07:42:14AM 4 points [-]

The criteria are mostly there to let you diagnose the condition in children, and one thing that children in general are consistently expected to do is attend and perform tasks for school. However, characteristics like forgetfulness, short attention span, losing objects easily, or inability to follow long trains of thought as in a conversation can certainly exist in adults and cause various general-purpose functionality weaknesses.