Top Asperger's syndrome problem issues

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anbuend
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28 Nov 2010, 1:01 pm

I was diagnosed in my teens (w/ autism). Here's the top things I have problems with, roughly in order of the worst first although 1 through 4 are tightly connected to each other and are in no particular order:

1. Trouble understanding my surroundings
2. Trouble maintaining a level of comprehension that lets me understand language (by which I mean even understand the possibility, not just mishearing words)
3. Trouble maintaining idea-based thinking
4. Purely echolalic speech of near-entirely noncommunicative type (result of growing up when #2 was way more severe)
5. Visual and auditory processing issues (all sensory processing can be a problem but these are the worst two)
6. Trouble deliberately (starting/stopping/switching/combining/planning) (movement/writing/thought/memory/etc.) but good ability to do these things if they're triggered by something outside me in exactly the right way
7. Disconnection from my body
8. Trouble processing and localizing sensations on my body, resulting in trouble understanding when I'm in pain, and all the health issues and brushes with death that entails
9. Trouble functioning in new places and situations
10. Abilities constantly shutting down or shifting around makes it unpredictable what I can do at any given time
11. I reach overload very quickly most of the time

That's the biggest ones I can think of right now off the top of my head.


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03 Dec 2010, 12:45 pm

For me the number one issue is interacting with other people. It's not just that I feel awkward and don't know what to say, but that other people have a disquieting "otherness" about them. They are like constantly moving targets that are constantly aware, always looking for a response from you. Interacting with them is like standing in the middle of the road with a truck bearing down on you.

That issue is so overwhelming that it dwarfs all others.



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04 Dec 2010, 4:44 pm

bee33 wrote:
They are like constantly moving targets that are constantly aware, always looking for a response from you.


I think this is a very eloquent way to put it. I can recognize parts of this issue in myself. For me, it's rare that I go on "autopilot" when interacting with anyone. It requires a constant vigilance which is exhausting.



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04 Dec 2010, 6:29 pm

Its all downhill if you have aspergers :pig:


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05 Dec 2010, 6:04 pm

Robdemanc wrote:
I am 40 and have been diagnosed recently.


Yes, it is a bit like Monopoly or Scrabble when you suddenly discover that the established rules (that you have been playing by since childhood) are wrong, and have to relearn the game with the official rules.

Since learning the term executive function, I have seen more and more examples of where I have poor function and it has been helpful. I used to use a lot of tidying, organization, notes and lists. I got out of the habit during a long illness, and am having to get back into it - all the order and reminders are like a mental prosthesis that hides the poor function.