Losing faith in 'medical professionals'...

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I have aspergers syndrome and have been researching natural methods that have been benefical to those with our condition. I found out we typically are deficient in magnesium, which can cause sensitivity to sight and sound. Magnesium also helps ease Anxiety. Vitamin A deficiency can also cause sensitivity to sound. The only thing is you might want to consult a doctor about how much to take. The medical profession is not very helpful when it comes to the Autism spectrum issues, but there is a ton of information written in books and on the internet about issues connected with it and what can be done for it.

Hi there,

Yep, totally get what you are saying.......

Fortunately, in my 34th year of this strange and bewildering life, I have encountered a wonder. It has taken 2 years of observation by my new psychologist, for her to voice her deepest thoughts in to my situation. It is most probably AS.

36 years of being ignored, bullied and ostracised, of being misunderstood and smothered.......of thinking I was stupid and disorganised and demotivated.

Once my psych worked it out, she asked my psychiatrist to confer with her, a referral for psychometric testing was made for AS/ADD/ADHD and wrote me a huge description of the place that I am to go for testing to remove some of my "script anxiety" with directions and a floor plan of the building from the car park so I can get picture in my mind.

Good psychs do exist.......keep going and scream until you are listened to.

Take care......

Mics

Cher10... thank you and welcome to wp. I will talk to my physician the next time I go in. Being a vegetarian, I do become concerned sometimes that I am not getting what I need in my diet. One would think I would eat better than I do given my diet... but I tend to eat the same things again and again and it likely does not give me all of what I need. If something as simple as supplements will help... that would be wonderful. I get so caught up in trying to figure out how to deal with daily life, that I do not stop to think about the more 'physical' aspects of what is going on with me. I will look into this...

Michhsta... Hopefully my fighting with these people will be done and over. Since my original posting, I did manage to get into the place with the doc my mother's neurologist recommended. I had to get a therapist there, which is fine with me as she seems to be an alright lady and she is well aware of aspergers... so I am optimistic on that end. But she did suggest that I see a different person in the building as the one that my mother's guy suggested is not as... how to say... he does not take as much time with you or listen as well or answer as many questions. My therapist thinks the other guy will be more to my liking as he is more patient and thorough and not such a pill pusher. I go to see him in a few weeks. I am hoping it will go well. I know what I want from this and what I think I need and what I know I do not need. After my ordeal with that last psych, I got to thinking that they work for me, I am not their guinea pig. If this one does not listen to me, I will simply get up and go.