Does anyone have anything besides AS? Share your story

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Lots of things beside autism. Listed them on last thread that asked this. Story would be way too long especially with language trouble like today's but even without.

Story of today though? Chronic constipation combined with anesthesia from two weeks ago = bad. Things finally move today. A little. Can't clean off enough because can't stand long enough because several conditions affecting stamina and arms short so hard enough already. (And can't bend spine far because have wire coming out of flesh at bottom of back and looping over shoulder and not want tear incision.) And impending surgery tomorrow (which mean more anesthesia which mean worse constipation which means if I end up in hospital for constipation again will scream). And surgery all so I can urinate. (Implant fixes spastic urethra.) Seems like fixing liquid excretion dams up solid excretion. And have thus been screaming until got tired while watching language and stamina and other things melt away. At least after tomorrow should be able to say I'm a cyborg!

Glad you asked???

I have allot of letters.

Formally diagnosed AS, OCD, PTSD and GAD.

I was also professionally assessed (but not formally diagnosed) with ODD at one time.

Oh and my dad used to call me a F-ing SOB. (though this was not self diagnosed)

Thats enough acronyms for one person.

My doctors describe my autistic condition as PDD-NOS. In September of 2007 I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. I have suffered with them since the fall of 2004, but I didn't seek clinical help until the spring of 2006. In fact, I was too out of touch with reality to realize that I had a severe problem until the spring of 2006. My symptoms had gone unnoticed for over a year because I had been successful in polishing up my behavior in front of people, though I still had the paranoid thoughts. I am generally a non-confrontational person, so, as it were, I rarely externally accused anyone of anything; I mainly kept my thoughts to myself but sometimes I'd be lazy and the constrained rational thinking/behavior would be reduced such that my paranoia would become apparent to others. I had these unique thinking rituals that involved isolating myself in my bedroom and staring into space (I believe I once hypnotized myself, or came very close to it). I would try to relax myself internally by sitting there and forcibly think positive thoughts. About 4 months after the onset, I began hearing voices. The voices were mostly commentary on my behavior, and I don't recall ever feeling compelled to obey their commands, in fact I don't recall them ever giving me commands. During this time period I had bouts of severe depression. I would describe it as a withdrawal from reality. I rarely spoke to anyone at school and work, and I would spend most of my free time isolated in my bedroom. I had severe anxiety in public places and especially at work and school; however I was somehow able to manage myself decently in both environments. I definitely dreaded going to school and work, but I made a compulsion out of attending both. I theorize that if I had thought more rationally and less compulsively I might have been aware enough to know that going to school and work was tremendously bothersome to me, and I possibly would have considered seeking help immediately.

Since August of 2006 I have been on medication. I take atypical antipsychotics and an SSRI to help with compulsive behavior and depression. Today I am doing very well. My thinking is more rational than it has ever been and I am able to continue with my studies.

Self-diagnosed with social anxiety, and have had significant problems with anxiety, depression and obsessive thoughts...although surprisingly none have led to any additional diagnoses.

I have autism, "anxiety disorder- NOS," social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, impulse control disorder-NOS, and maybe ADHD. Blah.

Oh, and type I diabetes since I was 3 years old, GERD, wheat intolerance, and hypothyroid.

Dyslexia and mild ADHD with the As

I'm not sure I should start listing my stuff here cuz I mite not stop but here it goes
When I was a tolder my mom asked our general-practitioner if I could be autistic & the doc just lathed & said "Nick's just being Nick". When I 1st started school I was diagnosed has being Dyslexic & ADHD & I had a lot of speech & motor skills problems as well. I also have a rare genetic vision disorder that I was born with where I have some color blindness, light sensitivity(I see better in lower light) & I have problems seeing fine details at distances(I'm extremely nearsighted). My vision acuity is 20/100 on paper but it varies depending on lighting conditions, distance, size of what I'm looking at & colors ect. My vision was not diagnosed till my senior year in high-school because the quack docs thought I was mentally ret*d & didn't know how to read the frackin charts or they thought I was being a "difficult patient" because I did not want to wear glasses when their machines said I should be seeing 20/20 with em & I was NOT. I also had a sever case of skin eczema when I was younger. I was bullied quite a lot because of everything. A while after I graduated HS I was diagnosed as having "Essential Tremors". It's a neurological condition that causes my hands to sometimes shake when I'm doing things with fine motor skills or when I'm nervous, frustrated ect & they can affect my voice sometimes as well.

When I was in HS & was getting recertified for Dyslexia; the psych suspected I had AS but no testing was done then. When I was 20 I was having a lot of emotional problems (very long & complicated story) & the 1st psych suspected I had AS as well & referred me for testing. The doc ruled out AS in favor of Schizoid Personality Disorder instead. He said I had a lot of learning problems but I did not fit the AS learning profile. Some of the stuff in testing was visual thou & sense I have vision problems I suspect that caused some quirks on my scores. He also felt that I communicated to well verbally for someone with AS; I'm an auditory learner. The doc felt that my AS symtoms wer caused by learning problems, physical disabilities & experiences as a kid ect instead of having anything on the autism spectrum. I've saw other docs after who all seemed to agree that I have Schizoid Personality instead of AS because I communicate well verbally. I've also had diagnoses of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Personality, Borderline Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Codependent Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Anxiety, clinical Depression possibly psychotic.

I personally think that I probably do have AS in addition to my physical disabilities. I think that my other issues/problems/diagnoses ect wer because of my long history of people NOT recognizing or understanding the former. I still do have some emotional issues but at this point in my life rite now I do not feel like they are what's limiting me/holding me back. All this stuff is probably why I'm so outspoken here about things
Maybe I should redo this for a blog

I am (recently) diagnosed with ADHD-I (inattentive), and my pdoc says mine is severe. So I guess I am not just "a little ADD" as some people say they are (NTs usually LOL.) The doctor has mentioned the possibility of learning disabilities, but I have compensated so much since childhood it may be tough to find. I still wonder if I have AS, but I am beginning to think that having severe ADHD for almost 40 years with no treatment may produce a lot of the traits that seem to be AS. The two conditions are similar in many ways anyway. Now that I am on Ritalin I don't stim as much and I can concentrate more on important tasks. Unfortunately I hyper-focus on my "special interests" sometimes more than what I should be focusing on.


Oh, I also have PTSD, depression, and some OCD. Those were diagnosed already before the ADHD. I feel the medications for the ADHD have made a huge impact after only a month (a week for the Ritalin). Wellbutrin + Ritalin- that is it. A few years ago I was on a major cocktail of psychotropic drugs for bipolar disorder, which was an incorrect diagnosis. The issues that made me seem bipolar were the ADHD. I know the two can be co-morbid, but I don't have mood swings except for PMS.

Asthma, dyspraxia, and attention deficit.

Specific Learning Disability:
I got this in grade 2 and was in some special education classes throughout school. They didn't like "labeling" people back then, so I never knew whats the "specific" disability was. It was probably Dyslexia though.

Bipolar Disorder:
Got this a few weeks after discovering AS. There was an incident after two or three weeks of almost no sleep because I was researching AS non-stop. I ended up in a mental hospital for 7 days. I probably was manic, but I can only think of one other time in my life when I was in such a mental state.

Asperger's:
Diagnosed last year.

CFS, which manifests mostly as fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and some autonomic type stuff (low BP, slow digestion, some trouble with heat/cold). And bunch of other miscellaneous stuff like intermittent dizziness, sore muscles, and so forth.

Also, depression with has been a problem since I was teen or so. And actually that's the one truly annoying problem. Also have the seasonal variation in mood, but I forget the term for that.

And my knee has been hurting for inexplicable reasons since last night.

Lessee....

I've got Aspergers, PTSD, major depression, anxiety/ panic disorder, and OCD, mainly "Pure O"
Physically, nothing.

Classic autism: diagnosed when I was in my early teens, but I had glaring signs when I was little. I didn't talk until I was 4 and I would line up my toy cars obsessively, and my mom and her parents knew, but my mom's husband at the time refused to let me get a diagnosis. I was depressed because of his abuse, and had a tiny bit of social anxiety at school, but my mom (who I everything to) helped me through and ever since I was diagnosed my life has gotten so much better.

Marfan syndrome: this is a physical condition which basically makes you extra lanky. I'm very tall and skinny (6'2" 135 lb, I've had girls tell me they are jealous that they don't have it) but I also have an indented chest, called pectus excavatum. BTW I am 99% sure President Obama has this, I can tell by the pictures.

ADD and OCD, I'm not diagnosed with either but basically I figure they are part of my HFA so I haven't bothered trying to get a diagnose.

Major Depression (not any longer)
ADHD
Social Anxiety
And one doc thought I was psychotic..but she moved away and I dont have to see her anymore.

I've got Aspergers, ADD, Depression, and a lot of health problems which i'm not going to list.

Some possibly because of bad genes, others possibly because I was exposed to agent orange as a young child.

I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia (which may be different symptoms of the same condition,) It's interesting to learn, from this and other threads that it's not uncommon in people with AS. Perhaps there's some connection,.

The fatigue has had the most practical impact on my life -- can't have a job, career, support myself, raise a family, go out much etc. -- but the anxiety , depression and AS are actually more distressing and painful.