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Asteridae
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10 Jun 2014, 11:07 am

I am undiagnosed, but there is no doubt that I have asperger's. The more I read, the more I understand about why I am the way I am, and why I've always felt so left out and foreign in this world. I never really had friends, and because I've always been socially awkward, the ones I did have just stopped talking to me. I now feel like I have found a missing piece of a puzzle. It now makes sense why I had episodes of intens rage as a child and why I would (and still do) spin around for fun.

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Is extreme fatigue usual for people with autism? (I've been diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, and I'm confused about the two conditions and if I actually have ME or a misdiagnosis. Definitely going to contact my GP about it, but she's only at work two days a week.)

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10 Jun 2014, 12:07 pm

Welcome, I don't know about that, but welcome!


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10 Jun 2014, 12:12 pm

Welcome! :)


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10 Jun 2014, 12:52 pm

Asteridae wrote:
I am undiagnosed, but there is no doubt that I have asperger's. The more I read, the more I understand about why I am the way I am, and why I've always felt so left out and foreign in this world. I never really had friends, and because I've always been socially awkward, the ones I did have just stopped talking to me. I now feel like I have found a missing piece of a puzzle. It now makes sense why I had episodes of intens rage as a child and why I would (and still do) spin around for fun.

One question:
Is extreme fatigue usual for people with autism? (I've been diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, and I'm confused about the two conditions and if I actually have ME or a misdiagnosis. Definitely going to contact my GP about it, but she's only at work two days a week.)

(I love this page/forum already! :) )



I experience extreme fatigue, but I was told that that was part of my depression.



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10 Jun 2014, 5:41 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!


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10 Jun 2014, 11:17 pm

Thanks, everyone!

Since I last posted, I've read about girls with ADHD. Wow! It's so accurate, it's freaky.
I believe the extreme fatigue might be connected with ADHD and the sensory overload thing.
I'm not depressed (except for during the occasional meltdown. Meltdowns make me think and feel depressive things, and I'm thankful that they don't happen very often for me.)



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11 Jun 2014, 1:35 pm

Hi & Welcome,
I haven't heard of fatigue being a symptom of ASD. It might come with a co-morbid like depression though, or be something else like you have mentioned.