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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: What was your diagnosis before autism?

mpr333
Posted: 12 Jun 2016, 10:26 am 

Replies: 61
Views: 4,315
As an infant, I was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. As a teenager (in my early-to-mid-teens), I was diagnosed and re-diagnosed with varying combinations of agoraphobia, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, selective mutism, and social a...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: What was Your Biggest Special Interest?

mpr333
Posted: 05 Jun 2016, 4:11 pm 

Replies: 78
Views: 4,946
ASD: Self-diagnosis at age 26 sparked initial interest, assessment and professional diagnosis at age 33 intensified it. Every book, every documentary, every YouTube video, every blog, every forum... This seems to be a common interest among WrongPlanet users. Photoshop: I have been told that I use m...

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: Accommodations at Work

mpr333
 Post subject: Accommodations at Work
Posted: 08 Apr 2016, 9:53 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 726
Do you have, or have you had, formal or informal accommodations at work? If yes, what sort of accommodations do/did you have? Are there other accommodations from which you might benefit or might have benefited? I am diagnosed with ASD and I have a 9-to-5 office job -- think open-concept cubicles, f...

 Forum: Women's Discussion   Topic: Girls with Asperger's are reading mental scripts always?

mpr333
Posted: 13 Mar 2016, 9:16 pm 

Replies: 62
Views: 16,265
I do this. Like, incessantly. I spend more time having hypothetical conversations than I do speaking to actual people. I script too, constantly. Scripting is one of my most relied-upon coping strategies. I script because (a) I find spontaneous speech, particularly conversation, extremely difficult ...

 Forum: Women's Discussion   Topic: Parenting With ASD

mpr333
 Post subject: Re: Parenting With ASD
Posted: 13 Mar 2016, 9:07 pm 

Replies: 9
Views: 1,309
I'm a married mom of a four year old and a seven month old. I was diagnosed with ASD in December. I find lots of stuff for parenting autistic children, but I'm having a hard time finding resources for autistic parents. Unfortunately I don't have much to offer by way of resources, just wanted to chi...

 Forum: Women's Discussion   Topic: I need to talk to a woman with High Functioning ASD

mpr333
Posted: 13 Mar 2016, 8:48 pm 

Replies: 17
Views: 2,959
I am very interested in chatting with other women as well. I self-identify as HF ASD. I will most likely seek a formal diagnosis soon. Hi there! I'm very happy to chat with anyone who wants to chat! My backstory, in brief, includes being diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder at age one, and fr...
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