I have this friend and don't know what to make of this?

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Sounds like one of us, GH. Does he have any dx?

Things I know about what I see.....

•Focus
•Anxiety
•Panic Attacks
•and my personal observations:

1)...He can watch things in parts and remember
where he left off.

2)....One day we went to see Carol Channing
speak at the ACT theatre on Geary. He couldn't
see 1/2 the program and I would have to fill in
the details of the later events of the show.

3)...Movies are in parts and this is why I don't see
movies with him. I start, then finish, and he
cannot help go in tangients if silent for a short
period of time.

4)...You see his spelling...Hmmmm?, but very articulate.

5)...sweating dreams, and clenching caused by
these dreams(this is what he told me).

Since I, as Ghosthunter, look for visual clues to trigger
memory this is all I can think of until some other triggers
can be activated in my brain through other clues I may
have forgotten at this moment of time.

Hmmm... I don't know. His problems with writing might be a case of dyslexia. Lack of focus doesn't exclusively pertain to AS, either. It might be ADD, as they are often very intelligent and articulate. You said he was an alcoholic. Alcoholism can result in depression, insomnia, and anxiety. That might be why he shows signs of anxiety. Also, alcoholics may develop brain degeneration and even neurological problems. So his poor writing skills might even be caused by that.

Wikipedia Article: Alcoholism

Here is what he told me last night:

•at night he takes
Clonazempam(generic drug for?)
at 20mg for Sleeping and for
panic attacks.

•at night he takes
Paroxetine(generic drug for?)
at 20mg for Depression

•at day he takes
Benazepril(generic drug for?)
at 20mg for Highblood pressure

•He use to take Famotidine(generic for?)
for stomach acid reflux

Character Traits:

•Loner
•wanting to not want to be?
•he is homosexual
•he procrastonates

What he Dreams:

• "I fly, but nobody cares that I fly"
• "Always in school(Jr.H & H.S)"
• "Family conflicts"
• "People dead visiting him"
• "people alive visiting him"
• & these dead/alive people will switch

Anything else:

•Took Femabartol(generic for?) for siezures
when really young(5-12), he is currently 41.

and say's his mother(dead now!) said "He
was a Crazy child"

I'm sorry not to be able to assist you with any of this. My best bet would be that he has a case of HFA. However, I've really no idea.

The thing that struck me is that your friend said that in his dreams he can fly, but no one cares he can fly. That sounds like a case of knowing you have a talent that exceeds everyone elses and they refuse to acknowledge you for that. In my dreams, I always have the gift of flight. I can't recall if anyone ever notices or cares, but I can always fly.

He definitely has some issues, but I'm wary of speculating about a possible diagnosis. I'm not a doctor or a psychologist, just an interested layperson. I've been misdiagnosed by well-meaning friends (and come up with the wrong self-diagnosis as well) and it caused a fair amount of confusion and needlessly questioning myself. I know a lot of people here have had problems getting professionals to take them seriously, but I still think it's the best place to turn to get a proper analysis. So I would suggest that if your friend wants to know the official word for what he is, that he get an appointment with a psychologist.