Board index › General Discussion › General Autism Discussion

Why can't some aspies improve?

Page 3 of 3 [ 37 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3

Previous topic | Next topic

anneurysm
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 25 Mar 2008
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,196
Location: la la land

02 Jan 2012, 5:04 pm

It truly is a spectrum, and I find that even if two people have the same diagnosis, they can function in very different ways.

Everyone, however, is capable of growth and change, no matter how severe the impairment.


_________________
Given a “tentative” diagnosis as a child as I needed services at school for what was later correctly discovered to be a major anxiety disorder.

This misdiagnosis caused me significant stress, which lessened upon finding out the truth about myself from my current and past long-term therapists - that I am an anxious and highly sensitive person but do not have an autism spectrum disorder.

My diagnoses - social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

I’m no longer involved with the ASD world.


League_Girl
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 4 Feb 2010
Gender: Female
Posts: 27,302
Location: Pacific Northwest

02 Jan 2012, 6:39 pm

Who_Am_I wrote:
Why can't some people run a marathon? I mean, they say they want to...



Some people are not shape for one. You have to get in really good shape to run it. They practice all year around to stay in shape so they won't get tired out during the race.



League_Girl
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 4 Feb 2010
Gender: Female
Posts: 27,302
Location: Pacific Northwest

02 Jan 2012, 6:41 pm

camelCase wrote:
This OP was very rude... yet another reason to just never talk to anyone.



Why is it so rude to ask questions to understand it better? Another social rule I hate.



anneurysm
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 25 Mar 2008
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,196
Location: la la land

02 Jan 2012, 8:25 pm

camelCase wrote:
This OP was very rude... yet another reason to just never talk to anyone.


I can see how it could be interpreted as rude by others, but for people on the spectrum, sometimes the desire to know surpasses the desire to please others. WP is the perfect place to ask questions like this, as many others here may have the same thoughts as well.


_________________
Given a “tentative” diagnosis as a child as I needed services at school for what was later correctly discovered to be a major anxiety disorder.

This misdiagnosis caused me significant stress, which lessened upon finding out the truth about myself from my current and past long-term therapists - that I am an anxious and highly sensitive person but do not have an autism spectrum disorder.

My diagnoses - social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

I’m no longer involved with the ASD world.


CaptainTrips222
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 30 Mar 2009
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,100

03 Jan 2012, 12:46 am

Magnus_Rex wrote:

Furthermore, even though I can recognize some of my inappropriate behaviors, I have no idea of how I should behave instead. The best way I have found to avoid ostracization is to isolate myself from people. For obvious reasons, it is a very poor solution, since I am trading being ostracized for ostracizing myself. :?


Exactly my situation in life. I take the lesser of two evils, in a sense.