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Re: Asperger's Syndrome test results.............. » ramsea

Posted by Quintal on January 9, 2007, at 13:41:54

In reply to Re: Asperger's Syndrome test results.............., posted by ramsea on January 5, 2007, at 7:36:11

Sorry for ignoring your post ramsea, it was very insightful.

>Some aspies are notable for their flat affect and inability to maintain eye contact; some actually swing the other way, and like myself, make such a study of it that we are extremely expressive.

I tend to talk with my hands and hold eye contact far too long - sometimes I think people feel intimidated but I started doing that after reading about body language and eye contact and also after being criticised for looking at the floor or turning away while talking to people. I don't really use it properly to regulate converastion etc.

>Some aspies are notable for their flat affect and inability to maintain eye contact; some actually swing the other way, and like myself, make such a study of it that we are extremely expressive.

Me too, except I'm more interested in literature at the moment. There was a time a few years ago when all I read were science and medical textbooks. How old were you all when you were diagnosed if you don't mind me asking?

>At an early age I took up the study of how to fit in and make a good impression. I was always different and the odd one out. Childhood was a difficult time for me. I was also very clumsy to the point of being made fun of a lot. I read countless books (as a child I spent most of my free time in the library) on how to be a popular girl, how to make friends, look good, and get people to like you. It was one of my obsessions. Still is, really. I am a self-help addict.

That sounds familiar. I spent all my time in the school library too. My book shelves are filled with titles such as "How to make friends and influence people", "How to make people like you", "How to talk to anyone", "Neuro-linguistic programming for dummies".

>One thing that is very difficult is to get diagnosed with AS as an adult. It is possible for a person to have many of the traits, and even to have "qualified" for the diagnosis at some point earlier in life, but to adapt in sufficient ways as to make diagnosis no longer possible.

That was exactly the question I was going to ask. I worry that I've learned so much over the last five years that I would have to regress slightly to give the impression that I was on the autistic spectrum. I would hope that experts used to dealing with autistic spectrum people would be able to spot subtle signs though. My old psychiatric nurses all said there was something odd about the way I interacted with them, but at the time I just put it down to depression. Something must be showing through to the people who have spent some time with me.

>There are wasy to learn to cope with the differences we have from neuro-typicals and even to turn some aspects of it into advantages.

Yes, like Temple Grandin's obsession with agricultural equipment leading to her career at Colorado University. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin

>Tony Atwood and Lorna Wing Publishers have a lot of good books on AS--it's a good starting place for reading.

I read Tony Atwood's website a while ago and I noticed he had some good books on CBT methods on dealing with problems arising with AS. I think that would be a better approach than standard CBT for me. Have you had anything like that yourself?

>Any other questions, I'd be happy to answer. ramsea

Thank you for your help - it's good to be able to talk to someone who actually has the disorder.

Q


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