Is Nick Diaz AUTISTIC?

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Originally posted by: NicoSuave
Date: February 05, 2015 at 10:51 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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For those of you who are new to the forums, I am autistic. I have Aspergers, and there are moments where my behavior gets a little strange. Certain mannerisms and actions that don't really fit the social norm, anxious impulses that may serve as coping mechanisms, falling into certain routines (some good, some bad), and an occasional unwillingness to adapt to change.
Now, let's examine some of Nick Diaz's behaviors over the past couple of years:
Vocalized his love of the Pride style of fighting, and an unwillingness to evolve with the times (unwillingness to adapt).
Disappears multiple times during fight week (abnormal behavior/anxious impulse).
Misses press events (abnormal behavior/anxious impulse).
Smokes weed at the worst possible times (abnormal behavior, anxious impulse, bad routine).
Runs triathlons out of boredom (good routine).
Unwillingness to leave the Skrap Pack (unwillingness to adapt).
Fought Joe Riggs in a hospital (abnormal behavior).
Maybe I could've worded these examples better, but I'm having my own anxiety right now worrying about a Spanish quiz that's in half an hour, and typing in this forum is my coping mechanism.
Anyway, I think Nick Diaz has an undiagnosed case of Aspergers, and that's why he acts the way he does. The best course of action would be for him to seek counseling, so he can get over his anxiety, and make life easier on himself.
(*Note: I don't think Nate is autistic. Remember, Nate used to be the responsible Diaz, and then he started taking more and more after his brother. If you get Nick the proper help that he needs, then maybe Nate will start looking at things in a different light, and turn things back around.)
 
Originally posted by: Spidy
Date: February 05, 2015 at 10:58 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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I'm not qualified. You make some good points though and I suppose you'd be better qualified than most on this particular subject. Ya know, takes one to know one dealio.
 
Originally posted by: TheCregs
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:26 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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Two of my cousins are autistic so I grew up around it, I would say no because of how he acted in the post fight press conference against GSP and Anderson and the trash talk and clowning during fights but I'd have to leave it up to a medical professional. He exhibits more ADHD like symptoms and anxiety.
 
Originally posted by: thedoop
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:32 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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I'm wondering if Diaz is an alien
Disappears multiple times during fight week (abnormal behavior/anxious impulse).
Misses press events (abnormal behavior/anxious impulse).
Smokes weed at the worst possible times (abnormal behavior, anxious impulse, it's from his planet).
Runs triathlons out of boredom (they don't have cars on Xerxian).
Unwillingness to leave the Skrap Pack (his alien family).
Fought Joe Riggs in a hospital (Riggs was trying to take over earth)
 
Originally posted by: JonnyRico
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:35 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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I'm gonna go the "no" route here but like said already, I'm not qualified
 
Originally posted by: Jak
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:37 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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I'm sorry,
there's a "worst possible time to smoke weed?"
 
Originally posted by: mmablaster
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:39 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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I think something that is typically overlooked by MMA fans is the mental side of fighting. Fighters spend months preparing, then in that last week everything you worked for will be realized in just 15-25 minutes in a cage in a couple days. The pressure that a fighter puts on himself is enormous. Different guys handle the fight in different ways. Diaz self medicates and misses appearances.
Go to a grappling tournament and listen to the younger guys, they are very nervous for a tournament that means very little in the grand scheme of things.
 
Originally posted by: JonnyRico
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:45 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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Jak said:
I'm sorry,
there's a "worst possible time to smoke weed?"
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And realistically with Nick, he is smoking at ALL times
 
Originally posted by: RastaThug
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:45 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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Not a chance is he autistic. Theres a huge difference between autism and aspergers. You're able to communicate with people. You can even type. I know a few people with autistic children and the kids are completely unable to communicate and I don't know what they will have to do as they get older. Must be extremely difficult because autistic people often need 24/hr care. Maybe there is different degrees of autism though, I don't know I'm not a doctor.
 
Originally posted by: JonnyRico
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:46 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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mmablaster said:
I think something that is typically overlooked by MMA fans is the mental side of fighting. Fighters spend months preparing, then in that last week everything you worked for will be realized in just 15-25 minutes in a cage in a couple days. The pressure that a fighter puts on himself is enormous. Different guys handle the fight in different ways. Diaz self medicates and misses appearances.
Go to a grappling tournament and listen to the younger guys, they are very nervous for a tournament that means very little in the grand scheme of things.
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It's easy for people to overlook something they will never be able to relate to
 
Originally posted by: RastaThug
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:49 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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TheCregs said:
Two of my cousins are autistic so I grew up around it, I would say no because of how he acted in the post fight press conference against GSP and Anderson and the trash talk and clowning during fights but I'd have to leave it up to a medical professional. He exhibits more ADHD like symptoms and anxiety.
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Ya I definitely see what looks like anxious behaviour from him. Not everyone is comfortable talking in front of millions of people, I know I wouldn't be!
 
Originally posted by: DimMak
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:53 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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Jak said:
I'm sorry,
there's a "worst possible time to smoke weed?"
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I'll bite on this and say yes.
In the middle of a police station right before you are processed would be pretty close to the top of the list
 
Originally posted by: thedoop
Date: February 05, 2015 at 11:56 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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DimMak said:
I'll bite on this and say yes.
In the middle of a police station right before you are processed would be pretty close to the top of the list
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unless it's legal and you convince them it's life threatening to stop smoking weed.
 
Originally posted by: Jorge P
Date: February 05, 2015 at 12:14 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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RastaThug said:
Not a chance is he autistic. Theres a huge difference between autism and aspergers. You're able to communicate with people. You can even type. I know a few people with autistic children and the kids are completely unable to communicate and I don't know what they will have to do as they get older. Must be extremely difficult because autistic people often need 24/hr care. Maybe there is different degrees of autism though, I don't know I'm not a doctor.
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Autism is a spectrum. Apergers is a part of the spectrum. My daughter has "high functioning" autism, which means that she can score high enough on an IQ test so that there is the expectation that she can learn enough coping mechanisms to eventually be independent and can be in a regular classroom with the help of a para pro. She has also needed occupational therapy. It isn't Aspergers though.
 
Originally posted by: Jorge P
Date: February 05, 2015 at 12:16 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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DimMak said:
I'll bite on this and say yes.
In the middle of a police station right before you are processed would be pretty close to the top of the list
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Or when it can cost you $200k of your fight purse.
 
Originally posted by: Jorge P
Date: February 05, 2015 at 12:26 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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I'm all for legalized weed but one of the side effects can be paranoia. It is fairly well documented. If Nick already has some form of social anxiety and is then treating it with weed he might not be doing himself any favors.
 
Originally posted by: JSEAR
Date: February 05, 2015 at 12:26 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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@NicoSuave I can see where you're coming from but I think its more of a combination of his upbringing and his social anxiety disorder.
The point about Pride isn't too relevant. Nick fought in the UFC way before Pride, plus he's always had issue with how fights are judged in the US. It's more of a preference than him being unwilling to adapt.
Nick's also never been a fan of talking in public hence why he regularly misses press conferences. You can hear it in the way he speaks, he's just not that comfortable communicating to that amount of people.
I don't think him being loyal to his team is an unwillingness to adapt either. None of those guys have ever switched up their camps, they're a tight as any team in MMA. I'm sure where he's from it pays to be loyal too and this has followed through in his training.
I agree fighting Riggs in a hospital was abnormal but not really if you think about Nick's personality. He's always seems ready to fight anyone anywhere anytime.
 
Originally posted by: DimMak
Date: February 05, 2015 at 12:29 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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Jorge P said:
Autism is a spectrum
. Apergers is a part of the spectrum. My daughter has "high functioning" autism, which means that she can score high enough on an IQ test so that there is the expectation that she can learn enough coping mechanisms to eventually be independent and can be in a regular classroom with the help of a para pro. She has also needed occupational therapy. It isn't Aspergers though.
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Great point. People need to realize that mental conditions are not black and white but more of a grey spectrum. Doctors and scientists make educated guesses on diagnoses because they know very little about the brain on a cellular level. MRI can only project which 'regions' of the brain are illuminated during certain activities and from that they make educated guesses based on previous discoveries, and those discoveries are being dis-proven or altered everyday. Neurological surgeons will attest that the slightest deviation in a head trauma patient can completely alter the the prognosis of the patient. Medical science is still in the infancy stages in regards to the grand scheme of things.
 
Originally posted by: Spidy
Date: February 05, 2015 at 12:42 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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thedoop said:
I'm wondering if Diaz is an alien
Disappears multiple times during fight week (abnormal behavior/anxious impulse).
Misses press events (abnormal behavior/anxious impulse).
Smokes weed at the worst possible times (abnormal behavior, anxious impulse, it's from his planet).
Runs triathlons out of boredom (they don't have cars on Xerxian).
Unwillingness to leave the Skrap Pack (his alien family).
Fought Joe Riggs in a hospital (Riggs was trying to take over earth)
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Wait...are you saying Nico is an Alien?
Edit
Damn I just had an epiphany
Nick was actually the bastard alien who was stealing time from GSP!
It all makes sensimillian now
 
Originally posted by: BRF
Date: February 05, 2015 at 01:24 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-nick-diaz-autistic.65419/
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Jak said:
I'm sorry,
there's a "worst possible time to smoke weed?"
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before going to an all you can eat buffet
 
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