Looking autism up online ?

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My mom says that because i look autism pdd nos and aspergers up online all most avreyday that its called something because im oppsessed with doing that? when really it is my intorested she dosent seem to understand that im so comfused with myself that im trying to do my own resurch and all i want to do is talk to others about it so i understand more of what i read sometimes but she will talk to me about it for a short time then tell me i dont want to talk about this all day.
I dont think she relises i feel left out and i just want to sare my intoresteds and understand whats going on in my mind scents i look so much up it gets comfuseing!! And now i understand less then i started out understanding with. So is my mom right that im in somekind of opsesstion with looking up this stuff or am i right that its a big intorested. And why does she have to become so bored over what i say when shes my mother and i should beable to tell her avreything about it.
I cant talk to anyone about it because 1: my lack of understanding. 2: Know one undersands autism around here. 3: Avreyone thinks what the doctors say are right. but no one gets the doctors around here are not smart and just send you place to place saying we dont know or well throw you here to get you out of are sights. so i do it myself But i need help understanding my thoughts!! ! and know one will help because they dont know themselfs or thin i talk to long about it! Talkign about it now has me frustorated.

Welcome to my life, except I don't have anyone telling me that I spend too much time reading about autism.

There's nothing wrong with trying to learn more, or talk to other people, especially when there isn't anyone around to help.

I think tat it's good that you're interested in reading up on autism online. You learn more about yourself every time you read a bit of information.

looking up on autism is a good thing; step one in becoming a 'better' person is "know thyself"
i also improved a great deal when i started browsing trough all the autism/aspergers information out there, i realised a lot of things were just me actually also were autistic traits, and by reading advise for NTs about how to cope with autistics, i also got great insights on how i'm seen, and managed to work around it.

Hi, Sam!
I understand why you want to learn more about Autism, online. The information can be very up-to-date (although some is inaccurate!).
You can find a lot of answers, online. And friends as well.
Doctors who really understand about Autism can be hard to find. I admit being very lucky that my own doctor and my counselor (both whom I've known for years) knew about Autism, and both agreed that I have Aspergers. My wife of nearly 8 months saw Autistic tendencies in me and helped me forward in getting my diagnosis, though...
Good luck in finding out all you can!

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An Asperger's man who has Autism Spectrum Disorder level 1- mild, with a sprinkling of Synesthesia.

I looked online and lo and behold, I found these forums.

An Obsession, is something that, in my mind, is damaging to other parts of your life... You're not skipping school to read up about autism are you (Not that I necessarily believe skipping school is a damaging thing to do)?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsession

Look that up, might help ya a little, might not..... Might help your mother, though probably not.....

You're 17 right? Id say you're old enough to decide for yourself what you do in your spare time, but its up to you to work that out with your parents. Just becuase you're old enough to make decisions for yourself doesn't mean you should shirk responsibilities you might have (Not that Im accusing you of doing so, just saying it so its said). So even if it does become obsessional, doesn't mean you have to stop IMHO. There are plenty of people in the world that dedicate their lives to their obsessions, many of which are far more limiting and focused then reading up about autism in general on the web.....

After that, hey! you're 17! You're almost to an age where you can leave home (Assuming you don't have a reason to stay at home)! I have really not seen much on the net that really informs young people just how big a difference living on your own is as compared to living with your parents. There are more personal responsibilities, but theres alot more freedom too.

Finally, I would say that theres only so much you're going to learn about autism/asperger's online. There is ALOT of information online.... But it probably wont help you unless you're trying to help someone else, or have the scientific background to attempt Gene Therapy in a fantastical experiment to "cure" autism (Not that its something Im convinced needs "curing" per se). If you're trying to figure out if you are autistic or Asperger's, I can only advise the same thing Im looking at right now.... Look at the DSM Criteria, make SURE you understand it on all its Legalese parlance (Very scientifically "proper" vocabulary), and decide for yourself if it fits or not. Look at other things in the DSM to see if any of those might fit better. Read up about something called HSP. Take a few Aspergers/Autism Tests and consider the results. Finally, if you still can't decide for yourself, look into seeing a counselor, or better a Psychologist (Since they seem to be one of the few people in the medical world that can actually diagnose disorders), and talk with them about it, though be prepared to pay through the nose for the privilege.

Life is very Ambiguous, it drives me nuts.... Good Luck!