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.