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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: To people who realized you were ASD in adulthood....

senzuri
Posted: 06 Sep 2007, 10:01 am 

Replies: 16
Views: 2,497
...what was the first step you took? I'm well into my 30s, and even though I'm un-DX'ed to this day (the folks at the mental health center I went to were lazy and unhelpful and essentially refused to provide me with any real substantial help), I've become quite sure I have some sort of autism-relate...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: What's the coolest disorder to be diagnosed with?

senzuri
Posted: 28 Aug 2007, 11:37 pm 

Replies: 36
Views: 4,037
I don't think it's "cool" to be diagnosed AT ALL. You can grow to accept it and learn to live with it and work through your problems,but I don't think that ANY diagnosis is "cool". You said exactly my thoughts on the matter, better than I could have. Mental illness or disabilities are NOT "cool." W...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Have any of you gotten incompetent mental health treatment?

senzuri
Posted: 28 Aug 2007, 9:03 am 

Replies: 34
Views: 4,232
edal, you are the first person I've ever heard from who claims to have ever received COMPETENT mental health care. Yeah, and what's particularly telling about edal's comment is that he got that competent mental health care from a hospital, and he also uses the phrases "once things had calmed down a...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Have any of you gotten incompetent mental health treatment?

senzuri
Posted: 26 Aug 2007, 9:18 pm 

Replies: 34
Views: 4,232
One thing I remember from my high school psychology class is psychiatrists dispense meds. That is what they do. So if you don't want meds or in the old days a lobotomy, then go to a psychologist if you want someone to talk to. And don't go to a neurologist for AS. Sure they can recognize AS when th...

 Forum: Adult Autism Issues   Topic: Marijuana vs. Aspergers

senzuri
Posted: 26 Aug 2007, 10:57 am 

Replies: 198
Views: 13,383
I most likely have ASD and I used to smoke weed pretty regularly. I'll still smoke it maybe once a month or so, but for the most part I've stopped since realizing I'm autistic. Weed doesn't change your mental state. It takes whatever state of mind you have going in and magnifies it exponentially. In...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: When you realized you had ASD, did it change your approach?

senzuri
Posted: 26 Aug 2007, 8:52 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 1,255
I'm in my 30s and I've always had awful luck with women, but only in the last few years did I realize that it was because I can't relate to most people regardless of gender -- and realizing that I'm ASD a few months ago made it clear why. Now I'm wondering whether I should just look for a girlfriend...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Have any of you gotten incompetent mental health treatment?

senzuri
Posted: 25 Aug 2007, 11:28 am 

Replies: 34
Views: 4,232
Recently I wrote a letter to the President of my state's Autism board seeking help, and she happens to live in my area so she agreed to meet me for free. She gave me a free AS evaluation and met with my boyfriend. She determined that I do have AS. So you had to go to an autism specialist to get a p...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Have any of you gotten incompetent mental health treatment?

senzuri
Posted: 23 Aug 2007, 11:26 pm 

Replies: 34
Views: 4,232
I'm almost certain that I have some sort of ASD disorder (and yes, in my case, it is definitely a disorder), but I have never been diagnosed to this day. When I first began to suspect that I might be autistic a few years back, I went to seek professional mental health assistance to see if they could...
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