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Hello everyone, first of all I would like to apologize for my bad English since it is not my L1.

And ,correct me if I'm wrong, I reckon this is topic where we introduce ourselves? (Totally confused today).

Well I'm 21 yo SLP graduate student and here is my story....

Developmental milestones- 1st step (actually first stepS)- 15 months, 1st word 14 months. Parents saw there is sth wrong when I was 3 yo. Checked with psychologist and psychiatrist when I was 4- diagnosis of tics (not Tourette sy) and ADD, always said I was stubborn. Meanwhile learned to read and write, play guitar and piano (youngest in music preschool lol), and basic algebra. Should have started school 3 years earlier but was too short (ou yes in my country that was one of the criterium to get in the 1st grade) and 'selectively mute ' so they didn't let me go (my parents). I'm not saying I'm genious, just saying I didn't get much smarter since first grade
Second visit to psyc.team as 5 and a half yo (whole family had traffic accident)- nothing changed. Third visit (preschool examination)- smart but too dependent, not socialising with peers (I went to regular preschool for 6 days, then had meltdown and never returned- awful experince). Started school year earlier, mature, A+ student till last semestar, never had friends (till college- now have 1 friend). Third grade- yet another visit giving another diagnosis- selective mutism, disorder of social functioning (I'm not sure if that category exists anymore in DSM/ICD) and OCD-NOS (yes OCD can also be non otherwise specified lol).

Giving too much details? Well it's just the way I am. blablabla Finished high school with set of diagnosis including- ADD, selective mutism, tics, OCD-NOS and childhood disorder of socail functioning. Always wanted to be geologist, physicist or sth like that- ended up as SLP since there are only 35 students on year (well it was good enoguh reason for me... and program is interesting)... entered college with all these 'F' + BPD (on that evaluation first time mentioned 'symptoms of autism)had outburst when my family visited without previous mentioning (cried for 3 days, avioded them, had nervous breakdown), then another when sister's boyfreind came (same thing happened except this time it was blizzard and I ran away from our apartment)... been sent on psychiatrist evaluation- been diagnosed with Asperger sy (a year ago).... disagreed on diagnosis of 'mild type of AS' saying that mild type of milder type of sth is obviously sth else and called my shrink 'mildly stupid' (wasnt fair, but never apologized) sent again- they confirmed it. And well here I am now. Questioning anything and everyone. Having problems with professors on college...usually sitting in the bathroom (perfectly white walls and furniture) listening to ventilator (obsession as long as I can remember)...having one friend I usually fight with (oh shes's stubborn more than I am)...went on CBT, no progress-quit....etc etc...

Really don't care about which 'F' category I fit in, annoyed when they call me 'the weird kid' that paces down the hall whole day, enjoy plaines, physics, neuroscience, know allmost each license plate and its owner in the city (and it can be very helpful ), having really bad autobiographic memory, but remembering everything else, those are my pros and cons...

Really distractive, especially regarding this is the last week of final exams Obsessed with snowploughs, anything connected to cows (pillows, mugs, toys), usually spinning things in 'math pendulum' ways, rocking when in total distress, I hate being late, hate pseudoscientific bollocks, special interest in apraxia and cerebral palsy, but can't put together pen once it's been disassembled, nor remember anything I said hour ago. Get crazy if someone twirls their fingers or shake sth in front of my eyes. Almost everyday considering the option of quiting SLP (I enjoy doing therapy etc but can't get along with parents, coworkers or 'normal' people important to the person/child I'm working with).. too damn honest and direct in communication (cost me two jobs already )... not having any support because AS/OCD-NOS,ADD,BPD,SeL.m.DSF are funny to some of my professors (wanted to switch on Spec.Ed. studies- but can't), and I didn't want to tell anyone for any diagnosis so I wouldn't be treated differently so I'm usual target of stupid mockingbirds (always been). Sometimes it hurts, but usually I don't care.

So if you need any advices considering speech-language disorders, development etc here I am (do as I say not as I do to myself ).


PS Next time , I'll write less but say more

Hey, thanks for the introduction and welcome to WP! Oh, and your English is much better than my German. Sigh, languages are not one of my strong points.

Hi there! Welcome to Wrong Planet!

hi. welcome to WP. what does SLP stand for?

Thank you all for welcoming me to WP, SLP stands for speech-language pathologist....

Welcome to WP