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30 Oct 2007, 11:21 am

I just joined to post some thing, but will look around more later when life slows down. I am recently diagnosed ASD since adult and not qualified to be AS. Was autistic child until I began to read. Have autistic son and others in family. Between employments and trying to figure out what to do with life before the grand child arrives. I anticipate locating valuable resources here.



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30 Oct 2007, 11:34 am

Nice to meet you, eScential. :)

I'm Jerry. :)


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30 Oct 2007, 12:04 pm

Welcome to WP!

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30 Oct 2007, 3:55 pm

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30 Oct 2007, 4:37 pm

Welcome eScential.

Even if you're "not qualified to be AS", we're not in the slightest bit exclusive! We even have members who think they're neurotypical!


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30 Oct 2007, 6:30 pm

Welcome Scential,

We have members who think they are parakettes, others cats, and we have to keep them apart.



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31 Oct 2007, 9:49 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet.
Whoever diagnosed you isn't to creditable as ASD stands for Autism Spectrum Disorders and is thus not a disorder but a grouping of simular ones (Autism, Asperger's Syndrom, PPD-NOS, CDD, and Rett's), there is no age limit as to when AS can be diagnosed, and many Autistic people can read (infact one person with high functioning autism is a professor diagnosed as an adult named Temple Grandin). But it doesn't matter all are welcome here.
Congradulations on your upcoming grandchild.



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02 Nov 2007, 7:02 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!


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03 Nov 2007, 6:23 pm

Thank you for the friendly welcome

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04 Nov 2007, 10:36 am

So when is the grandchild due? My third one is due on Thanksgiving.



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04 Nov 2007, 11:39 am

Congratulations!

I should not get excited so soon, but have been waiting 10 years for a grand child. :jester:
Medical/nutritional interventions being done now and will not get excited until it is visible.



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11 Nov 2007, 12:52 pm

eScential wrote:
I am recently diagnosed ASD since adult and not qualified to be AS.


I had occasion to examine my record about another issue and found AS diagnosis in my chart. It seems to be changed for some reason to ASD. I wonder if I should claim to be 'aspie'? I am happy with just being autistic and not specified which I was told was all they could do for an adult. There was something about not being AS if qualified for something Autism I think. I met 11/12 qualifications for autism.

Is there any advantage to one or the other? I may be at a point where I cannot work (can't depend on mate being here forever) and wonder what resources are availble. Would AS help to qualify for say a case manager? I would like someone to be able to help sort out situations where I am in trouble socially. How to complete forms, how to run house, stay out of danger, from police especially and much more that I can't figure out. I don't know where to go for help when always told to ask friends or family and refusals to deal with me. How do I deal with repeated hang-ups when trying to use phone? (given for examples) My cat nearly lost his life because I am not allowed to get him care, next it will be a family member or myself.

Lelia, you are my neighbor! Who knows what friends could be just around the corner and never get found? I have recently met some on the spectrum, but most of us need more help that can give besides advice. Maybe what I need is some kind of network..... I am tired of having to fight to get the simplest thing, like locating an item in the store. I am concerned for future. I was semi frozen for two years and fear that happening again. The only good was happening on a good case manager for about a year, but never would qualify again even paying the special county tax that was said to be for this.

I don't mean to complain or bother people (here or at large) I just feel lost and getting hopeless. I wonder when it will not be possible to regain function.