03 Dec 2008, 6:39 pm
Owen wrote:
Hi there Ethnar,
Thanks for your reply,
As a youngster I did lack empathy and over the years I have learned to show the right responses at the right time ( mostly
)
As for the narrow scope of interest, "OMG!". Once I got it in my head to pursue a subject I gave it %110 of my attention, wich really bothered my parents a lot! I have learned to tone down obsessions to mere passions and have made some of them into very useful "past times" ( to the casual observer ). I have also learned to listen to other people rather than go on and on about the things that interest me. People even think I'm a GREAT listener.
When I studied the list of possible symptoms of Asperger's I was REALLY surprised to find that two of my major problems were listed, those being severe depression and a chronic sleep disorder.
When I said I was shocked it was because in my nearly 50 years of life NONE of my various doctors ever made the connection between my neurological problems and Asperger's.
I'm not interested in being formaly diagnosed as I've learned how to live with it. I have a job that I'm very good at. I pay my bills. I enjoy life in my own way and I'm no longer bothered if people think I'm weird.
In fact I'm a little relived that I understand what's going on.
Thanks for your reply,
As a youngster I did lack empathy and over the years I have learned to show the right responses at the right time ( mostly
)As for the narrow scope of interest, "OMG!". Once I got it in my head to pursue a subject I gave it %110 of my attention, wich really bothered my parents a lot! I have learned to tone down obsessions to mere passions and have made some of them into very useful "past times" ( to the casual observer ). I have also learned to listen to other people rather than go on and on about the things that interest me. People even think I'm a GREAT listener.
When I studied the list of possible symptoms of Asperger's I was REALLY surprised to find that two of my major problems were listed, those being severe depression and a chronic sleep disorder.
When I said I was shocked it was because in my nearly 50 years of life NONE of my various doctors ever made the connection between my neurological problems and Asperger's.
I'm not interested in being formaly diagnosed as I've learned how to live with it. I have a job that I'm very good at. I pay my bills. I enjoy life in my own way and I'm no longer bothered if people think I'm weird.
In fact I'm a little relived that I understand what's going on.
Well, Owen, you have to realize that AS wasn't even recognized as a syndrome until the late 1980s. And, even then, only in children. So people our age were sort of SOL. I am self-diagnosed and I am pretty sure it is accurate. I only wish I had known about it years before, it would have saved me a lot of grief.
05 Dec 2008, 10:48 am
Yep, CJBinks, SOL
But now that it is recognized it's wonderful to know that many, many people are going to get help for this problem and be spared the anxiety of years of self doubt and wondering " what's wrong with me?"
05 Dec 2008, 11:25 am
08 Dec 2008, 3:09 pm
Owen wrote:
Yep, CJBinks, SOL
But now that it is recognized it's wonderful to know that many, many people are going to get help for this problem and be spared the anxiety of years of self doubt and wondering " what's wrong with me?"
But now that it is recognized it's wonderful to know that many, many people are going to get help for this problem and be spared the anxiety of years of self doubt and wondering " what's wrong with me?"
Precisely. For example, my son shows many of the symptoms. So, we talk about it. It has made a difference to him that he isn't the only one.
08 Dec 2008, 3:21 pm
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