How well did you handle being on the ASD?

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17 Jul 2011, 6:21 pm

How well did you take it when you where first told you where autistic or aspergers? I took it horribly I don't know why but my first reaction to it was I'm ret*d that was the first thing I thought up when I learned I had autism. I still wonder if I am ret*d because of my autism that's why I keep asking online sometimes because I keep worrying about it. I always think I'm low functioning whenever someone tells me I have it because that is how people view autism. How did you cope with learning about autism when you first heard about it? I learned I had it when I was 14.



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17 Jul 2011, 6:24 pm

When I first heard about Autism, it scared me and I worried people would ridicule me for not being like them. I was in school and the pressure to conform was enormous.



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17 Jul 2011, 6:55 pm

After my evaluation, but before I got my results I was terrified that it would come back with me being neurotypical. I was incredibly relieved when it came back the way I expected it to.

The morning before I went to that meeting I was terrified and was clinging to my boyfriend until I had to go. The meeting went really well, and I came home feeling like maybe my parents can actually try to understand me rather than keep having false impressions and relieved that my stopping identifying as a self-diagnosed aspie had in fact, been wrong.

I first heard of the idea right around when I was reading fiction that happened to have more severe autism in it, where this didn't actually make them any less, only made them deal with things others found easy. I was lucky in my timing.



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17 Jul 2011, 6:58 pm

I'm the opposite then. I found my diagnoses to be a relief. I had always known I prefered to be alone and was different in that way. It was a relief to know why.

As far as IQ, I don't really know what to tell you. I struggle with things and some of them I know are because of AS, yet then I struggle with another thing and see someone else also struggling so wonder if it is related to AS. It's hard to tell what just hard and what is because of AS.

Edit: I hadn't read the post above mine at the time I wrote this so I guess I'm not the opposite after all. Now if only AS were more understood.



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17 Jul 2011, 6:59 pm

In terms of emoticons, it was something like this:

:? -> :scratch: -> :study: -> 8O -> :o -> :cheers:


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17 Jul 2011, 8:12 pm

My reaction?

"It's about damned time!"


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17 Jul 2011, 8:13 pm

I was so happy!! All my life I knew I was so different, and last year I studied up on Aspergers after seeing someone on TV with it, and I knew I had to have it, and sure enough I do! I wanted to have it! I didn`t wanna be a NT! Knowing there`s a reason and a word for the problems I`ve had and still have gives me a sense of relief and closure! I love being different!


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17 Jul 2011, 9:46 pm

SammichEater wrote:
In terms of emoticons, it was something like this:

:? -> :scratch: -> :study: -> 8O -> :o -> :cheers:


Wow. This is a good smiley diagram. Here's mine.

:? -> :shaking: -> :thumbdown: -> :x -> :evil: -> :bounce: -> :pale: -> :scratch: -> :| -> :shrug: -> :tired: -> :hmph: -> :chin: -> :study: -> :roll: -> :eew: -> :shaking2: -> :wall: -> :silent: -> :pr: -> :sunny: -> :wink: -> :) -> :santa:



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17 Jul 2011, 10:23 pm

Informally diagnosed.

I was curious about what all this means, but I wasn't really all that surprised. I already had indications, like how in high school someone said I reminded her of Rain Man. I wasn't insulted or anything.


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17 Jul 2011, 10:43 pm

I was like "Wow, you mean I am not crazy or learning disabled?" 8)


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17 Jul 2011, 10:54 pm

I was afraid that my peers would find out and pick on me more than they already were. Two years later, I was happy with it.


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17 Jul 2011, 11:13 pm

sgrannel wrote:
Informally diagnosed.

I was curious about what all this means, but I wasn't really all that surprised. I already had indications, like how in high school someone said I reminded her of Rain Man. I wasn't insulted or anything.


I`d take that as a compliment lol I love Rain Man! One of my favorite movies ever!


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18 Jul 2011, 6:15 am

Relief........



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18 Jul 2011, 11:35 am

SammichEater wrote:
In terms of emoticons, it was something like this:

Confused -> scratch -> study -> Shocked -> Surprised -> cheers


Mine has been something like this:


8O .... :pale: ..... :? ..... :study: ..... :scratch: ..... :cry: ...... :study: .... :?: ..... :study: ..... :idea: ...... :|



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18 Jul 2011, 4:42 pm

I'm still not sure where I stand on the spectrum, I'm waiting for the professionals to evaluate me. With as much as I could learn about it, I'm very likely to get a diagnosis. I think I'm already over the initial shocks of it, the temporary loss of self-esteem, self-confidence, and faith in myself since its discovery in February, just before turning 38. After many struggles with my emotions, a series of mute sobs, re-evaluating my strengths and weaknesses, deeds, habits, I'm ready to benefit of this newly acquired intelligence.

I'm still searching for better adjustments in my behaviour, and I'm yet to do a good deal of experimenting by trial and error until I could say I'm satisfied. I'm looking forward to make good use of it especially in one romantic relationship.

I'm not afraid to think of it as a kind of retardation, I can see that from the outside it might seem so. I have been called many times half kidding/insulting half seriously so, if I assume that the R word can be translated to what I think it should in Hungarian. I have taken it lightly most of the time, so every time I accidentally used this word on someone else, I didn't realize how much it would hurt their feelings. :?


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18 Jul 2011, 11:04 pm

animalcrackers wrote:
8O .... :pale: ..... :? ..... :study: ..... :scratch: ..... :cry: ...... :study: .... :?: ..... :study: ..... :idea: ...... :|


This one fits me pretty perfectly...