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18 Jan 2014, 12:31 am

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I am a bit confused about what “requiring support” really means?
- That you can function only if someone if taking care of you (a parent, a spouse, etc.)?
- That you can function, but only if you are under the care of a Psychiatrist (and under some form of drug regiment) or a Psychologist (and under constant therapy)?
- ...

I am married and have children. I have been steadily employed for a reasonable period of time (last 6 months). I am not not currently under the care of a Psychiatrist and/or Psychologist and/or Therapist. At this moment in time, I have figured out how to cope/compensate/survive. As such, technically, no “support” is needed.

But then, if the world blows up (divorce, job loss, my depression increases, my anxiety increases), and things fall apart and suddenly, I need the help of a Psychiatrist and/or Psychologist and/or Therapist, then “support” is needed.

It's almost as if you can "go in and out" of the diagnosis, based upon your ability to cope at a particular moment in time.

This seems so, uh, wrong. Am I missing something?

Yes, at least, I think so.

I think our situations and stories have elements in common. I think my long term marriage constitutes "support" for these purposes. If my wife was no longer helping me deal with life, I don't think I would cope well at all.

My understanding is the extreme stability of my employment and marriage are not unusual for aspires who manage to get into jobs or relationships. This dynamic is understood. The person who gave me my Aspergers diagnosis indicated that I would be given an ASD diagnosis a few months later. His understanding was that special arrangements I made at work and in my family life both qualify as support. I expect we will see articles on this topic soon. If not, I will do some interviewing and write one.

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18 Jan 2014, 4:21 am

that's great!! !$#$##! !! !##!#!. maybe if I got better than a D average, and actually made it past 11'th grade in high school. maybe if i could actually stay awake for all of that boring stuff, my writing skills would be better. I'm a mechanic, I fix cars. not a scholar. what exactly makes you think I know what a paragraph is anyways? heck, I'm just thankful my smartphone has spellcheck. I don't even have a computer. I would like to see you make a 510hp small block chevrolet for under 2,000$ smartie pants. or rebuild an automatic transmission. I could make fun of you all day too. BLOW ME!! !! ! I think I need to just stay off this web site for a while, and do something constructive. once again, I'm sorry for being me.

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18 Jan 2014, 4:22 am

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18 Jan 2014, 4:23 am

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18 Jan 2014, 4:58 am

dammit man!! ! that got posted 3 times, echoechoecho!! ! how did I do that??? anywho, I got a funny one. let's see if this gets me kicked out, or deleted. really don't care about this dsm stuff anymore anyways. useless nonesence to me. so here it goes.

If you can do this ... you can BLOW ME! Also, you can take your DSM, with your roman numerals (because your a white cro-magna man from the empire of romania), and cram it right up where the sun don't shine, because I have better ideas than being like you. in fact, it has been nothing but a few steps above labotomizing people anyways.

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18 Jan 2014, 12:45 pm

Adamantium wrote:

I think our situations and stories have elements in common. I think my long term marriage constitutes "support" for these purposes. If my wife was no longer helping me deal with life, I don't think I would cope well at all.

I hadn’t thought of it from this perspective. It is an excellent point. I had been in therapy for four years, when I met my "wife to be" (I was 23). I exited therapy about 4 months after meeting her (and have not returned since). We have been together now for > 25 years. I suppose she does help me cope with the world. I imagine I would be back in therapy if we were no longer together.

Adamantium wrote:

I expect we will see articles on this topic soon. If not, I will do some interviewing and write one.

The Psychologist who diagnosed me indicated the same (that I would be given an ASD diagnosis). She suggested Level 2 (indicating at the time, "on a continuum of mild to severe, I would say you are moderate").

Adamantium wrote:

I expect we will see articles on this topic soon. If not, I will do some interviewing and write one.

I am really looking forward to seeing articles on the topic. I think it would be helpful to the community.

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