funeralxempire wrote:
You might have encountered some people who don't have much to show for their lives so they share their know-it-all tendencies with us. After awhile it becomes more clear how much overcompensation drives those behaviours and it doesn't carry as much weight. It's just how being bullied and emotionally stunted has impacted their personalities.
I'm not claiming to be any better.
I have had this for years.
I have multiple health conditions.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (diagnosed)
ADHD (diagnosed)
Tourette's Syndrome (diagnosed)
Sleep Apnoea (diagnosed) - I use a breathing machine for bed/a respirator like Darth Vader
Persistent depressive disorder (formerly known as dysthymia) (diagnosed)
Undiagnosed anxiety symptomatology
I used to have chronic fatigue syndrome but that has partially been resolved.
I am being investigated for Cushing's Syndrome now (buffalo hump on my neck) due to excess cortisol levels/stress.
I am super submissive, kind & have the nicest personality when you get to know me.
But then you get people who will throw all different criticisms at you and they know nothing about you, what you know, your level of education or anything about you really & think that
you think like
them.
Every Autistic individual is different. Some have sub-par IQ's, some have average IQ's, some have high-average IQ's, some have superior IQ's, some have very superior IQ's, some are genius level.
The best thing for an Autistic community is to just to learn from each other.