Anyone else here with classic autism?

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I also have high functioning autism and lots of difficulties. That's why I sometimes find it hard to understand 'Asperger pride' but hey that's because my theory of mind doesn't work! I have 10 hours support a day and can't go out alone. I don't have trouble talking any more but I used to. Your spelling is indeed fantastic, keep writing, it is your gift

I honestly don't know. I think I'm probably going to have to be cared for the rest of my life.



KOR's posts and her blog have been a big help to me in understanding my autism.



Thanks. My writing skill really outmatches the rest of me. It's pretty much a savant thing. This Youtube clip popped up the other day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMBzJleeOno and I can relate to it so much. My autism is not as sever as hers, but it's bad enough people who observe me in real life, I don't think would think I'd be capable of communicating this way.
The thing I relate to the most with her, is being trapped in a body and mind I have so little control over in so many ways.

Also a thing with my writing is that it does not come easy for me. I hunt and peck very slowly and have to fix stuff before sending it. A lot of my words have the red squiggly that has to be corrected. If I just posted stuff without all the corrections, I think my being somebody disabled would be more clearly seen.

Ah, Carly Fleischmann. I'm familiar with her story. She's in college now.

EzraS I have a question.

Living at home do they now how good at writhing you are?

You say your writhing is a savant thing but you are expressing complex emotions as well as realism and a high level of maturity.


Have you considered writhing some kind of letter to your family to show them just how much is going on inside you mind.

I was diagnosed as autistic disorder and has autism spectrum disorder level 2 ( newest diagnoses)

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jenisautistic can I ask you a question?

That's awful. She'd rather be married to an imaginary facade than to you? That's very sad

Sure

I think I'm on the high-functioning scale of classic autism. I'm not sure though because all my mental health records state is that I have 'autistic disorder'. I don't fit the criteria for Asperger Syndrome either, so I have to be somewhere close to having classic autism.

Do you say before one of you special interests was collecting dolls?

Yes I love dolls

My thing is Star Wars and Star Trek but I love my special interest.

I though I seen you say that before but I was not sure that is why I asked thanks.

No problem

I have classic autism...I had a mild but significant speech delay. My use of language is still very repetitive, with forgetting and mixing words.

I have non-aggressive behaviors most of the time.

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I have classic autism.

If "classic autism" means Autistic Disorder (as opposed to Asperger's or PDD-NOS in the DSM-IV) then I have classic autism.

If it means something else, then I don't know.