Long Run effects of AS

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Hi,

I have AS(self diagnosed) I want to know what is the effect in the long run
Will my condition deteriorate, will it aggravate and i will get serious issues like bipolar
I am already depressed and moody

My father had major problems and my aunts have paranoid psychosis
Both sides of my family have mental history including my mom who is narcissistic personality

So what is expected for my AS. I did consult counsellor, psychatrist etc
But they just gave me medicines for depression and send me off

Don't focus on something that is so uncertain.
Doctors are frequently unintelligent and ignorant (from personal experience).
I have suffered depression for the greater part of my life, occasionally yielding to full blown mania.
Follow the middle path. This life is a gift, for your struggles before.
Namaste

I have all the symptoms of AS
and my life as been a mess till date
changed 30 jobs in 5 years
kicked out of many jobs
unable to socialise
no friends
no social life
estranged from mother and brother
no earning potential

dont know what to expect ahead

AS is quite stable actually (if you really have it, i recommend you search a professional diagnosis).
your condition will not change by itself, although you can train yourself and learn new abilities to reduce the effect.

so in words you want to hear: if you want to, the effects of AS get less over time, but it takes work for that.

My AS brain is unable to understand this
I have seeked professional help earlier with no result
i guess i need to work on myself and this site will be great help

You do need to work on yourself if you think AS is a 'condition'.

I've been able to learn the skills I need, so being an Aspie more of an advantage than a problem.

I am not officially diagnosed with an ASD but I highly suspect it. I have had certain traits or symptoms that have been with me since early childhood and have never really changed although I can find that stress or anxiety will and can exaggerate them, as can depression. However, they tend to stay with me whether I'm stressed, depressed, happy or whatever lol.

There is a history of mental health problems in my family in the form of depression as both my mother and father suffered from it. My mother (in her later years 60 plus) became delusional but she was very old by then and I make a point of checking and double checking that I am not developing the same symptoms as she had. As far as I know I'm sensitive (due to past episodes of being bullied at school etc) and can get confused in social situations (difficulty in reading people well means I can't always be sure of some things) but I am neither paranoid or delusional...Ie if i do misread someone I am quite happy to accept I did that. I am not going to argue pink is blue and blue is pink if the evidence I am presented with clearly indicates that blue is blue and pink is indeed pink...so to speak.

I am going to talk to my therapist in depth about my social issues when I see her, I suggest you seek out the advice of a professional also.

Edited for a run on sentence issue lol

I am in a similar situation and am presently on disability which I was awarded because I am unable to cope with the social aspects of working and change. I try to socialise at times but people either end up dropping into a coma because I've been talking about the same subject for two weeks (which by the way is not a problem to me...I enjoy talking about the same thing over and over again lol...but it will tend to drive people away lol) or run for the hills, especially when I start getting upset because my routines are being disrupted.

They also seem to dislike that I would rather stay home and do my hobbies than go out on a social evening...they seem to get the impression I don't like them which is often not the case at all! I just find my hobbies more interesting than standing around nattering or going to the pub, although I do admit my entire life can revolve around my interests at times (doing sequin art for 14 hours a day is a bit much for most people lol)

At work I have difficulty fitting in with the other employees and am usually ostracised eventually (although the actual quality of the work I do itself is often praised...I get no complaints in that department as I learn that kind of thing very quickly, just not the social stuff). I have also been bullied relentlessly in the past so that can make me a bit wary of people. Add to that my tendency to be a bit gullible and take people at their word if I am not careful, along side my tendency to not be able to read people well, and I end up with even more problems as I am very easy to make a fool of and lie to and I have been hurt that way many times.

I can be somewhat naive and overly trusting as that is my natural state of being so I always end up trusting people I should not.

I faired a little better at college (but not at school) because I was academically gifted and people would often come to me for help with their work. However in the outside world...I find socialising to not only be incredibly exhausting but incredibly difficult as I don't really understand much of it.

I have support workers at the moment...it may help if you can find some support yourself.

Thankyou bumble you are very much like me
We have lot in common.
I find socialising a very difficult task
And have been almost thrown out of jobs because of my reserved nature
I dont want to get any help for my AS problems i had bad episodes with
counsellor and psychatrist
I will do self research and find my own way.

We all need to work on ourselves, even those that are not autistic. From your name, I wonder if you practice yoga? If so, continue to do so. It helps in many ways.

Assuming that you do have Asperger's, then there are a few things you can do.

First, learn as much as possible about autism spectrum disorders. There is wealth of information available on line. You will find an amazing amount of variation in the way autism presents itself in different individuals. Beware the false prophets of autistic truth. There is a lot of misinformation and some pretty intensely politicized discussions about cures, neurodiversity, and such. Just take it all in and give yourself time to process it.

Second, learn the things within you that originate with autism and the things that are artifacts of life in general. An example is the difference between sensory overload and depression. Sensory overload is related strongly to autistic neurology. But depression, while common in autistics, is more often a result of frustration that things like sensory overload cause. Autistic things are not easily changed, but rather require adaptations. Separating your autistic traits from the others gives you a road map for what you can change and what you need to accept and adapt.

Be patient. Yeah, like I'm patient . You can't assimilate overnight all the things that autism implies and means to your life. You'll go bonkers trying to do that.

Have a sense of humor. Trust me, it helps keep your sanity intact.

wavefreak58 thanks for your guidance

I have been practising meditation from a long time now it helps me keep myself cool and gives me inner strength. Also i have learnt alternative healings

I will go through information about autism spectrum earlier i was searching answers in self development books meant for normal people like Robin Sharma's books and his books have helped me but not to a large extend

The simple reason is because im wired differently and not into NT so i will need a different road map. Now onwards i will keep a file about AS and follow the methods and hints which will help me.

Wires? I have wires? (attempted humor - I'm not wired differently - I don't even have wires!)

Damn, I hopes this would be a thread about long runs (over 10 miles/15 km). I find them rather beneficial for my mood, as long as everything goes well; no injuries developing or blood sugar crashing.

Funny, the first time someone told me I was wired different, I couldn't get the picture of the wiring of my electronics out of my head. I thought to myself, that's great, now how am I gonna fix it. There are no instructions!

I don't know if you'll develop anything like bipolar (and depending on your age, you may be out of the age group that this is most likely to happen to).

Some autistic people find that over time their autism becomes less of an issue. Temple Grandin talks about this (although I think she generalizes it a lot). Some find that it becomes more of an issue:

http://www.autistics.org/library/more-autistic.html

There's no specific answer that can be easily applied.