Aspergers syndrome confused with mold??

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this really bugs me, still. when we first went to visit the orthodontist my mom had too fill out papers on me, and the dentist asked if aspergers was another word for mold gorwing on my legs and or back. I'd never heard of that, and it offended me. and I still can't help but think of it every time we go.

Wow. This is one of life's "what the crap???" moments. thbat would piss me off, too.

Weird. I wonder what he was thinking of? I'd be put off too.

it was something like (sp) aspergallus.

Ah, "aspergillus." I just found it on WebMD.

Still pretty weird. Did he think it was a "syndrome"? Time he hit the medical books again.

ahhhhh ahhahahahahahha

Should have said "Yes, and it's contaigious".

yeah. he thought that it was maybe a disease or something where it grows on your back or legs. made me feel gross.

I was really impressed with this dermatologist I went to last week (for, conicidentally, a fungal infection on my face) but he obviously knew what AS was (I take lots of medications and I always sort of mention my diagnosis so that people know why I take all those meds) - because he told me everything he was going to do and was very gentle and showed me all the little tools he was using to do my diagnosis - which was very nice - he had to get right up in my face to do it, obviously . . .

I may have to recant my prior belief that doctors are the worst people on earth . . .

this guy is ok. but he really doesn't understand that...

Some of the doctors I have seen do that too! When I had a wisdom tooth extracted the explained everything about the process and even showed me things on my x-rays that contribute to my sinus problems. Once when I had to get a cut on my finger glued shut in the ER, the doctor told me everything he was going to do before he did it and then explained what he was doing while he did it. They even allow DoofusMaximus (my companion) to stay with me when they usually wouldn't let anyone else be in the room (sometimes she has to communicate for me, so that's basically a requirement). I have often been told that I am the best patient the doctor has seen that day. They almost allways comment on how young I look and one doctor got in a discussion with DoofusM about an idea that my young appearance may be related to PDD, since pervasive means all encompasing.

People can usually tell there is something different about me before they even know I am autistic and I guess some doctors have suspected I may have been on drugs, or something at times. Once, before my DX, in an ER after cutting my hand on some sheet metal in a computer case, the doctor acted real weird and was inspecting my arms and hands, like he was looking for track marks, or something. He never said what he was doing, or looking for. At first I thought he was looking for more injuries, but then a social worker came in and started asking us (me and DoofusM - who was not officially my companion at the time) questions about abuse and stuff and told me if I need to talk to her about anything that I could. Weird. Before that, I had to get an ingorwn toenail cut out. The doctor talked to me about computer technology the entire time so I wouldn't focus on what he was doing.

wow. you have been to the hositol a lot... weird doctors though

Aidan, the little autty guy I used to teach and now babysit on occasion, has gone to the ER a couple times (he's four) simply because he doesn't seem to have a fear of ANYTHING and thus he doesn't know what is physically risky or not.

The last time, he was on his dad's shoulders outside in front of their neighbor's basketball hoop playing around (his dad is 6'5") and Aidan did a semi-back flip off his dad's shoulders and landed smack on the top of his head on the concrete.

They rushed him to the ER and did some scans. They said he had a very mild concusion and would likely have a large bump on his head for awhile.

Then the doctor mentioned that "Aidan has been to the hospital pretty often for his age" and he told them he was calling in a Social Services worker. When she arrived, she said the same thing and that it looked suspicious and that they had to make sure no kind of abuse was going on. Josie (Aidan's mom) throughout the entire interview kept saying over and over "He's autistic. He doesn't know what will hurt him and so he tries everything."

After about an hour she said they finally got the point.

It still amazes me about how little people realize sometimes. Thankfully, I haven't had that happen yet to me.

Happily, we have an excellent pediatrician who understands autism and what our kids are liable to do. We once commented, ourselves, on the number of bumps, bruises, and even fractures that they get. He said, "I've seen 'playground,' and, unfortunately, I've seen abuse. This is playground."

Ah, good doctor to have. You're lucky. Then again, I think Aidan's regular doctor is like that, but they were forced to take him to the Emergency Room. (Though it was at a children's hospital which actually deals with Autism many times so it's strange they acted so clueless.)

He probably thought you said aspergillus. Which is a fungus.