male and female aspie brain differences affect diagnosis

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http://www.medicaldaily.com/autism-boys ... ism-351218

Thanks for sharing cathylynn.
I wonder what other disorders include restricted/repetitive behaviors.

i can think of tics and OCD. perhaps there are others.

But what about restricted interests? The article does not say how that differs between males and females with autism.

dunno. maybe someone will study that soon.

You know what I'd be interested to hear? The statistics of social communication disorder.

This is interesting. Thanks for posting, Cathylynn.

I'm very happy that there is some quantifiable research going on, and not just random interpretation of symptoms. This is a very good starting point for further research.

yeah my psychiatrist tried to pin social communication disorder on me in my diagnosis but he put (Asperger's) in parentheses after it. His report suggests that he didn't necessarily pick up on my restricted and repetitive interests and routines very well. Then again he also said he couldn't diagnose me with an autism spectrum disorder because I had no speech delay. Clearly he was not up on the dsm5 criteria, as evidenced in several ways. (Edited to add - maybe the most ludicous thing about this diagnosis for me is the fact that it specifically excludes sensory issues. My sensory issues are probably my BIGGEST PROBLEM.

I have such routines and repetitive habits, its not even funny. Just ask my husband what happens when he doesn't turn on the three lights in the bedroom between me getting in the shower and getting back out. Or if someone puts one of the bed pillows on the wrong side of the bed, or with the embroidery turned in instead of out.

Meltdown ensues when my routine is screwed with and it's not pretty. I get pretty agitated lemme tell ya.

One time I spent like 20 minutes arranging plants out by the deck JUST SO and my son got home from school and went out there and rotated one potter slightly and I freaked out, because the feng shui got all messed up (that's what I call it when I need something JUST SO and it doesn' t feel right any other way, I just say "hey! you're screwing up the feng shui!" LOL) - you can't just come in and change something on me. Ever. Likewise you can always find me because there are only a few roads I will drive on in my town, and only a few stores I go to And I find myself driving those roads and going to those stores almost daily even if I don't need anything because it's part of my routine. I just like it that way. Don't see how it should bother anyone, but also don't see how my doctor didn't get the whole picture.

So instead he diagnosed me with "pragmatic language disorder (Asperger's)", "Social Anxiety disorder", "dysthymia".... which all seems so dumb to me for him to break it down into those components which ASD is the correct and all encompassing diagnosis in reality. He also did not explain what level of support I would need, which further goes outside the DSM5 diagnostic system I believe, but he did state that I "ha[ve] anxiety, mood, attention, and social skills problems that will have a significant impact on marital and other social relationships." but I don't know what level of severity that actually equates to.

This piece of 'research' is pathetic.

I cannot believe you can be a stanford academic, get your paper published and articles written about it - yet have content so weak.

Can you explain why you think the content is weak, or are you just going to waste our time saying "that sucks" without specifying how you think it sucks?