29 Aug 2009, 2:23 pm
29 Aug 2009, 2:34 pm
29 Aug 2009, 2:49 pm
OK, first do not panic. Just relax a moment.
Welcome to the wrong planet, sadly no voice will speak to you from heaven telling you all the answers to all the questions you have. I guess that if you have only just been diagnosed or worked it out for yourself that you will have a lot of questions.
Here on WP you will find a great range of different people, we include people from all races, creeds (or lack of), walks of life and ages. If you have a question the chances that someone else may have an answer or has at least considered the question already.
If you need a mod, then please PM Sinsboldly or LabPet. If you see something which irks you it is better to PM a mod than to get angry or reach for a pitch fork.
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I am not a jigsaw, I am a free man ! Diagnosed under the DSM5 rules with autism spectrum disorder, under DSM4 psychologist said would have been AS (299.80) but I suspect that I am somewhere between 299.80 and 299.00 (Autism) under DSM4.
30 Aug 2009, 2:04 am
30 Aug 2009, 3:25 am
30 Aug 2009, 5:38 am
Start with "no one" and move on to "yourself" if you think you can handle looking at yourself in a neutral way.
Welcome anyways.
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30 Aug 2009, 6:04 am
Start with "no one" and move on to "yourself" if you think you can handle looking at yourself in a neutral way.
To me, that seems to be the right behaviour too. No one can help you deal with something that is in your own self. Not even your closest family members. Some of them want to help, but all you get is clumsy efforts. Even people like us who also have your syndrom cannot help, because we already have a hard time understanding our own situation. So, it is a bit harsh said this way, but you are by yourself as far as finding answers is concerned.
On the other hand, you can use our experience statements to construct yourself, to find out what could work for you and what could not. Have you read any book about AS? They helped me alot to have first a neutral view on it, then compare the facts with myself. I could get a closer look on what people expect from me and what is usually different between them and Aspergers ; then locate myself on this scale. Normally, at the sight of every stated aspect that fits with your own life, you should feel relieved to read you are not alone in this case, and then, get informed on what other people with the same specificities do everyday to deal with them.
The road is long and not easy, but with some perseverence, you will get to know yourself, which is the first step to try knowing the others. (I should try to find a job in the fortune cookies' industry...)
Good luck! And if you need any humble piece of advice...
30 Aug 2009, 7:37 am
Hello, Davo! Welcome here
31 Aug 2009, 6:06 pm
