Anyone have any other disablities than aspergers/Austim?

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Yes Post traumatic stress disorder is a disability.
Same with other extreme anxiety disorders.

Is anxiety treated any differently if you have ASD ?

Foot-in-mouth disease

Confucius says a closed mouth gathers no feet

I have no idea. I never saw any developmental specialists. But apparently the mental health professionals knowing about AS was important. But from my personal experience, they treat your ASD symptoms like they're behaviors so they try and help you change those to get better and teach you social skills. Many ASD people have complained about it saying it doesn't work with them and how their therapist still didn't understand despite them claiming they know about autism. But I don't know how much different it is with an ASD therapist.

I suppose it's different for everyone. I've been told talking therapies are not very effective for people with ASD but I suppose it's depends on how bad your social anxiety is.

Talking worked for me because I got to talk about my obsessions, ask a bunch of questions about things that lot of people wouldn't have the time to answer or take their time for, talk about my past and my experience and all the problems I have had and someone listening to you. They were also someone you can vent to. But unfortunately some people go there and expect their therapist to be their friend and tell them how much everyone around them sucks and it's not their fault and agree with them. I was like that in high school so I hated seeing my therapist.

I wouldn't believe everything you read about ASDs because it's their own story and their own feelings and perspective and their own experience. I have seen some ASD people say they did cognitive behavior therapy and that is normally used for anxiety. I don't think I have ever done that.

A therapist sounds like torture to me I think CBT is next on the list that my shrink will suggest ( only Dx with Anxiety & Depression )

Why does a therapist sound like torture?

I'm a private person and sharing my mental health issues is painful for me ( i think I attach too much stigma to it ). I'd be ok if it was done via email

i have general anxiety disorder (i think?) dermatillomania, and possibly complex ptsd

Social anxiety, kyphosis (excessively curved back), and non-diabetic hypoglycemia. They seem mild, but all together they can make things difficult. It's always little things piled up that cause big issues.

Greetings. There are several of these out there, but I'll answer it again.

I have ASD - level 1, but I also have generalized or social anxiety disorder, and a learning disability in fine-motor skills and memory.

I may also have OCD and/or panic disorder diagnosed, I'm not sure. I have seen both conditions mentioned in my records.

I also have high androgens and external tibial torsion. The latter one causes me extreme knee pains at times.

I'm not diagnosed....but I exhibit many of the symptoms of ADHD, Inattentive Type.

I was officially diagnosed with Schizoid Personality Disorder at age 15.

other then that? im dyslexic (diagnosed), possibly dyspraxic (but ive never said anything, but i have noticed the issues have a high profile) i also have gastro parisis, this means my stomach cant digest anything, (it does it so slowly, that the food in it can go bad, then i throw it back up) it stemmed from a stomach defect when i was a kid, when i was around 10 years old it really became a problem, loads of weight loss that just never stopped, i was dying, as my body couldn't get any of the stuff it needed so wasted away, but luckily i got surgery then gastro parisis happened and now i have a stomach pacemaker and im all fine now haha

Spinal problem that makes me pretty much unable to walk. I must say, I find not being able to walk a good deal more disabling than my several psychiatric diagnoses.