Did You Get Treatment / Intervention?

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NewportBeachDude wrote:

I separate the two because autism is a neurological condition, with differences in structure, where OCD, etc are usually regarded as neurochemical, such as an error in processing serotonin. However it may also have some elements caused by defects in communication between brain regions, which would point to structure. I agree, the range and combination of co-morbids does seem to be confined to the spectrum, however my experience doesn't extend past that, so I hesitated to draw the conclusion. There is certainly a chemical function in the co-morbids, or else medication would not make an impact. I do find it highly interesting that serotonin is synthesized not only in the central nervous system but also in the gut. That makes me wonder if there is some connection between our almost legendary gut disorders and some of the co-morbids... Regardless, I wonder if a screening could be effective looking for co-morbids in the adult population, to find spectrum individuals who have made accommodations with the NT world. Their experience might be a great resource for teaching others how to co-exist with our NT cousins.

I was born in 1963. This diagnosis didn't exist until 1994, at least in the US (where the APA uses the DSM for its diagnoses - I'd have had to wait for the DSM-IV to be diagnosed). Therefore, there was no treatment, nor assistance. (In fact, my mother tells me that the schools kept informing her of my below-average intellect - and the psychologist who was treating my sister, a Kanner's autistic, would tell her of our chats covering such topics as radioactive decay rates of common elements, and the tensile strength of the surface tension of water, when I was about 8 or so.)

i agree with both Ana54 and nominalist.

f**k the treatments. (i did pretty much alot of them) and they really didnt do that much too me, except perhaps the speech therapy. guess what i worked my a** off on recovering myself and my parents just let me be myself. and going my own way (i'm an adult with aspergers, depression, ptsd and anxiety. Oh and another thing is aspergers/autism wasnt really known when i was born in 1980 so i graduated from high school and couple years later they find information on aspergers. While i was just diagnosed as a learning disability at like 7 yrs old, and 18 years later i'm diagnosed with schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, depression,somatization, artheritis, etc and then it is aspergers, with all the co-existing conditions, i stated above. so screw it, love your child, ignore the stupid bullies and ignore the media crap on autism, and put yourself in your childs shoes you'll be more successful that way.

Subjectively, I have often noticed a connection between having a positive state of mind, and generalized feelings of well-being, on the one hand, and an absence of GI symptoms, on the other.

Thanks for posting folks. There's a lot of food for thought here. Keep going and if anyone else has input, cool.

On the subject of comorbids, a positive is that insurance companies may treat some of these issues under Mental Illness, whereas "Aspergers" itself won't qualify for treatment (and in many cases Autism won't either). Insurance companies are way behind. But paying for treatment for things like depression, schizophrenia, etc...is a good thing finance wise if people need doctors and medication to help.

Got some treatment. It was - and is - psychological support.