Which of your symptoms do you want to cure...

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...and which ones do you not care about, or want to keep?


I want to cure the depression, obviously, but I don't know if that's a sign of AS... just caused by it, and a lot of my AS symptoms are caused by depression and social anxiety... which I also want to cure. That's basically it... and the understimulation, but I don't know if that's AS.


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I would cure the sensory stuff and meltdowns...

meltdowns!! ! They are the worst.

Aside from that? As Age said, sensory stuff. I would love to not be such a picky eater, light sleeper at times, etc. Some stuff I won't eat looks like it would taste really good, because I just can't get past textures or colors, smells, etc. to try it. Noises keep me up til 4-5 a.m. a lot of the time just because every sound I hear a neighbor making sounds like it's in my freakin house it seems so loud.

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I would cure whatever it is that makes me terrible at socializing. Most of my symptoms don't bother me too much, but I would really like to be able to interact better with other people.

Very easy one: of all things, I WANT to be more sociable.

No, really.

I want to have more meaningfull friends who understand me, who don't think I'm a weird nerd who loves "all that boring mathematical stuff" ... Friends with whom I'd like to have fun and share this part of my life with...

The rest is OK.

Although not technically AS....executive dysfunction and auditory processing disorder.I think most of the depression came from not understanding why I was the way I was.Now it's the functioning part that is getting to me.The social part....maybe when I was younger but if I had been more social I would have read less books,learned less things and spent all my time "hanging out or shopping"...ie...wouldnt be me.I think that one is worth the trade off,especially with the computer to communicate.I like my obsessions(except the people ones which caused a lot of grief).

Oh,it would be nice to be able to drive more and not have panic attacks about it,that has effected the kind of jobs I can do,so it does bother me.

Cure: all the sensory crap that makes simple things feel so intolerable (distractability, sensitivity and inability to filter sounds, the way some clothing drives me mad, the way the din of a grocery store makes me want to assume fetal position or run). I'd like to feel like NTs in that respect. I have primarily sensory issues. I would also like to be better at communicating and reading social cues. The damn meltdowns.

Keep: the ability to hyperfocus, my weird knack for recalling strings of numbers, the logical thinking, my gift for communicating in writing and writing in general and my 130 IQ.

None. I feel it's all a part of me, and doesnt need to be "cured"

The sensory issues, esecially with clothes, food, and too much to process in crowded places and in traffic(I have near panic attacks when driving, so I rarely drive).

The social and general anxiety issues.

I really don't care any more about having friends and socializing. I've got my hubby, kids, and siblings. I don't feel like I'm lacking in meaningful relationships.

My strict adherence to rules, regulations, and schedules. I'm so anal about appointments, being on time, etc- it drives my husband nuts.

My inability to multitask and absent-mindedness when attempting to do so. Multitasking is imperative when you've got 3 kids and 8 pets. I'm just very bad at it. LOL!

I want to cure the habits I had for years like nail-biting and picking my nose and eating it. Not that that's an aspie thing but I wonder if there is a thing of having bad habits stick for so long x:

Meltdowns, the anxiety and depression and well... being a horribly pickey eater due to sensory issues.

Me too. I don't like clamming up when I talk to people. I want to be able to engage in a normal conversation at any time and with anyone, even when there's much noise in the background like when I'm in a bar or cafeteria or something.

Other than that, I wouldn't want to cure anything because I am who I am, and if for example I were to be a really outgoing, extraverted person all of the sudden, without my obsessions and peculiarities, I wouldn't be me anymore.

Cure: Anxiety. I want to overcome my nerves and accomplish everything I want to do, such as drive a car. Maybe someday I can even do a Siamese Rescue transport. ("Meezer Express.")

Keep:

My love of animals
My basic intelligence and ability to memorize facts

I don't want to cure it, but my inability to be shallow and short-sighted makes my life miserable.

Either anxiety or executive problems. Maybe executive functioning more, because my anxiety *has* improved with therapy and medication.