Board index › General Discussion › General Autism Discussion

Autism

Page 2 of 2 [ 20 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2

Previous topic | Next topic

PrupQon
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker

User avatar

Joined: 16 Aug 2007
Gender: Female
Posts: 61
Location: tldr

18 Aug 2007, 3:22 am

KingdomOfRats wrote:
PrupQon wrote:
Graelwyn wrote:
PrupQon wrote:
Im not an aspie. I have aspergers syndrome.


Lol, aspie is a shortened, more familiar label people with Aspergers Syndrome give themselves.


I thought aspergers syndrome was a medical label.
I don't have any qualifications in medicine.
And i wouldnt want to define myself with a medical label either.
lol, that's what i meant.

prupqon,
not sure if am have got this right but,why get assessed if not want the label?
-- some other stuff --


"why get assessed if not want the label" -
you are having a laugh yes ?
it's not something i chose - the assessment or the condition.

do you have a background in medicine ?



PrupQon
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker

User avatar

Joined: 16 Aug 2007
Gender: Female
Posts: 61
Location: tldr

18 Aug 2007, 3:24 am

Danielismyname wrote:
Quote:
Individuals with Asperger disorder are often seen as having a milder version of autism. Similar to autism, patients with Asperger disorder have restricted and stereotyped behavior patterns and interests, plus significant social impairments. However, unlike autism, patients with Asperger disorder have much less impairment in cognitive development and have no significant general delay in language development.


Autistic Spectrum Disorders


cheers



Lightning88
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 4 Aug 2006
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 3,890

18 Aug 2007, 5:00 am

I've heard it equally both ways. When I was originally diagnosed with AS, my psychiatrist told me that I personally had nothing to do with being autistic. So I guess it really depends on who you talk to. (However, since then I've been rediagnosed with NVLD, so yeah.)



paulsinnerchild
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 7 Apr 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,111

18 Aug 2007, 5:29 am

When I first joined this forum I was quite adament it was a disorder, but now I have changed my views and now look on it as just a difference. I do have some symptoms I could well do with out like motor clumsiness and developmental prosopagnosia as well as a mild form of Tourettes, but on the whole I have learned to live with them and learn other strategies to get around them.

The obsessive aspect of it I actually enjoy. I actually enjoy being over obsessive about one thing and would not have it any other way.