15 Nov 2009, 8:41 am
Craftbot wrote:
I've just recently been diagnosed and now AS has become my new "obsession". All I've been doing is reading, talking, and thinking about it.
I'm finding that I keep analyzing everything I do and everything I think. Is this common?
Here are the things I've been wondering about:
1. Certain things annoy the crap out of me. Especially people eating. I hate people crunching. I share a space with other people at work and I can identify who someone is without seeing them by the way the are crunching. I'm am so sensitive to the sound that I have to leave my office. I also can't tolerate wrappers crinkling. I don't go to the movies often just because of this.
2. I freak out when I get in line somewhere and people are not lined up orderly. I hate it when they don't move up or if they leave a space.
3. Sometimes I don't participate in conversations, but other times I will go on and on.
4. I don't like it when people bug me at work, I really want them to leave me alone so I can get stuff done.
5. I don't rock back and forth or flap my hands (my Dr. asked me about this), but I do the following:
Stand on my toes then back to my heels, back and forth
Move my toes back and forth and make a "cracking" sound
Rub my thumb and middle finger together
Wring or twist my hands
Tear paper or labels, fold them, twist them, etc.
Are these considered "Stims"?
6. I have conversations in my head, constantly.
7. I have a little trouble driving, I can only drive on roads I'm familiar with. I have trouble merging, I get confused and can't figure out where to go.
8. I have a dry sense of humor. Usually I keep it to myself because people don't get it.
Just wondering if any of these are typical or if I'm just related everything I do to AS?
I'm finding that I keep analyzing everything I do and everything I think. Is this common?
Here are the things I've been wondering about:
1. Certain things annoy the crap out of me. Especially people eating. I hate people crunching. I share a space with other people at work and I can identify who someone is without seeing them by the way the are crunching. I'm am so sensitive to the sound that I have to leave my office. I also can't tolerate wrappers crinkling. I don't go to the movies often just because of this.
2. I freak out when I get in line somewhere and people are not lined up orderly. I hate it when they don't move up or if they leave a space.
3. Sometimes I don't participate in conversations, but other times I will go on and on.
4. I don't like it when people bug me at work, I really want them to leave me alone so I can get stuff done.
5. I don't rock back and forth or flap my hands (my Dr. asked me about this), but I do the following:
Stand on my toes then back to my heels, back and forth
Move my toes back and forth and make a "cracking" sound
Rub my thumb and middle finger together
Wring or twist my hands
Tear paper or labels, fold them, twist them, etc.
Are these considered "Stims"?
6. I have conversations in my head, constantly.
7. I have a little trouble driving, I can only drive on roads I'm familiar with. I have trouble merging, I get confused and can't figure out where to go.
8. I have a dry sense of humor. Usually I keep it to myself because people don't get it.
Just wondering if any of these are typical or if I'm just related everything I do to AS?
1. Yes but I am not annoyed by the same sounds as you
2. No but it is annoying when people don't move up but I ask myself would it make the line go any faster if they didn't leave a five foot gap or a three foot gap? They are still in front of me and when the lines moves, they will be moving too. My turn won't come any faster. I try and use logic.
3. Yes
4. Sometimes
5. Yeah but I have different stims
6. Yeah
7. Sometimes. I drive slower until I can get on the road and someone always lets me on. I do the same for other drivers because I know how annoying it is to drive the same speed and you can't get in the lane and the lane you're in is about to end. I use driving directions to get to places and I have a good sens of direction so I am able to find my way back if I make a wrong turn. If a road is too busy and I need to get to the other side, I turn right and then turn off and turn back onto the road so I can go left which would be right. I also turn into the turning lane so I can get on the other side when I am going left.
8. I have no idea. People don't always know I am joking so maybe off and on. People have to know me well to know I am kidding. I always let people know something was a joke. I had to look it up to see what it was.
15 Nov 2009, 7:14 pm
Thanks everyone, this is great feedback.
Concerning # 3 on my list, I did it again last night. My significant other's friends came over and somehow the subject of cats came up. I went on and on, probably boring everyone to death. But at dinner, I don't think I said a single word. I could not think of anything to say, and couldn't wait to get home.
15 Nov 2009, 7:26 pm
15 Nov 2009, 7:58 pm
Quote:
At least you have some awareness people might be board about your cats.
I can't really take credit for the awareness, my partner was nice enough to point it out to me later.
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