1. I was first diagnosed with "neurological developmental disorder when I was 5 but they didn't call it aspergers at the time. As an adult they have called it aspergers. I forget the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists but I have seen both as well as a neurologist.
2. Sensation seeking means I am often bored and need to keep myself active. It's a fairly normal trait for anyone but people with aspergers usually dislike being over stimulated while I'm always looking for some kind of adventure. I think this trait may be reversed for me because I also have diagnosed adhd with is an extremely common co-occurring diagnosis with autistic spectrum disorders.
3. I score a very scattered range on IQ tests. Over all rounded out I am above average but in certain areas I am quite below average. My overall rounded IQ was 122 last time I was tested.
4. I have difficulty thinking in words. Most of what I say and even type seems spontainous and automatic. When I try to think first it still doesn't come out the way I was thinking because the thought is already gone. Im not quite sure how to explain it exactly.
5. There are 3 types of empathy I will first explain each one. "cognative empathy" is relating to others emotions and understanding what they are feeling. "affective empathy" is mirroring peoples emotions, for example, I'm sad so you are now sad. "sympathy" is feeling concern for others.
I have quite a bit of trouble with empathy because I often do not understand why people feel the things they do. I usually have no idea what people feel unless they verbally tell me and still I will wonder why they feel that way. I am able to care about other peoples well being and want people to do well but I'm not the best person to give emotional support although I am excellent at giving logical advice.
I am still confused about most emotions and there seem to be quite a few I have either never felt, or simply didn't know I felt it. The most common emotions I seem to have is humor and anger. I can easily identify these by my reactions of laughter or yelling. My emotional memory seems to not work at all and I get over things instantly and will forget how it felt.
Wow. If you don't mind me asking, do you take medication for some of your symptoms?
Also, thank you for explaining the 3 types of empathy. This clarifies a lot of confusion for me. I guess I can somehow relate in that I too am confused as to why people may feel how they feel. And I myself get frustrated and angry when others do not understand why I feel the way I do.
I wish I was good at giving logical advice. Sometimes it is easier to deal with life from a logical, rather than emotional approach.
So, when you think, if it is not in words, is it in images? Colors? That sounds really fascinating.
I mostly think in pictures and actions. I can think with other stuff but its not as natural.
I do take meds but Asperger's itself cannot be medicated. Most people with an aspergers diagnosis have a few other diagnoses as well and some take meds for those things. I am also diagnosed with schizoaffective and adhd and take meds for those but there are no aspergers meds. It is rare to find someone who will only have 1 mental health diagnosis.
Yeah, I noticed that some will take pills for insomnia, or depression. But the stimming and other stuff doesn't go away.
I think it is interesting that you can have a co-morbidity with schizoaffective disorder. I will have to read more on that. I saw on some Asperger's forums people were arguing as to whether you could also be bipolar, or have a personality disorder, but I'm going to look to more legitimate sources, I guess you can say.
Someone can have a combination of anything. Psych labels simply mean you have so many traits of the label. Nobody is going to fit into one thing perfectly. Its obvious to me none of the psych labels even have a specific and consistant cause the way something like diabetes or cancer does. They are just used to identify what type of problems someone is having and that people with similar traits often respond to similar treatment, which is often untrue.
Is it normal that I question Asperger's Syndrome?
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1. I was first diagnosed with "neurological developmental disorder when I was 5 but they didn't call it aspergers at the time. As an adult they have called it aspergers. I forget the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists but I have seen both as well as a neurologist.
2. Sensation seeking means I am often bored and need to keep myself active. It's a fairly normal trait for anyone but people with aspergers usually dislike being over stimulated while I'm always looking for some kind of adventure. I think this trait may be reversed for me because I also have diagnosed adhd with is an extremely common co-occurring diagnosis with autistic spectrum disorders.
3. I score a very scattered range on IQ tests. Over all rounded out I am above average but in certain areas I am quite below average. My overall rounded IQ was 122 last time I was tested.
4. I have difficulty thinking in words. Most of what I say and even type seems spontainous and automatic. When I try to think first it still doesn't come out the way I was thinking because the thought is already gone. Im not quite sure how to explain it exactly.
5. There are 3 types of empathy I will first explain each one. "cognative empathy" is relating to others emotions and understanding what they are feeling. "affective empathy" is mirroring peoples emotions, for example, I'm sad so you are now sad. "sympathy" is feeling concern for others.
I have quite a bit of trouble with empathy because I often do not understand why people feel the things they do. I usually have no idea what people feel unless they verbally tell me and still I will wonder why they feel that way. I am able to care about other peoples well being and want people to do well but I'm not the best person to give emotional support although I am excellent at giving logical advice.
I am still confused about most emotions and there seem to be quite a few I have either never felt, or simply didn't know I felt it. The most common emotions I seem to have is humor and anger. I can easily identify these by my reactions of laughter or yelling. My emotional memory seems to not work at all and I get over things instantly and will forget how it felt.
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Wow. If you don't mind me asking, do you take medication for some of your symptoms?
Also, thank you for explaining the 3 types of empathy. This clarifies a lot of confusion for me. I guess I can somehow relate in that I too am confused as to why people may feel how they feel. And I myself get frustrated and angry when others do not understand why I feel the way I do.
I wish I was good at giving logical advice. Sometimes it is easier to deal with life from a logical, rather than emotional approach.
So, when you think, if it is not in words, is it in images? Colors? That sounds really fascinating.
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I mostly think in pictures and actions. I can think with other stuff but its not as natural.
I do take meds but Asperger's itself cannot be medicated. Most people with an aspergers diagnosis have a few other diagnoses as well and some take meds for those things. I am also diagnosed with schizoaffective and adhd and take meds for those but there are no aspergers meds. It is rare to find someone who will only have 1 mental health diagnosis.
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Yeah, I noticed that some will take pills for insomnia, or depression. But the stimming and other stuff doesn't go away.
I think it is interesting that you can have a co-morbidity with schizoaffective disorder. I will have to read more on that. I saw on some Asperger's forums people were arguing as to whether you could also be bipolar, or have a personality disorder, but I'm going to look to more legitimate sources, I guess you can say.
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Someone can have a combination of anything. Psych labels simply mean you have so many traits of the label. Nobody is going to fit into one thing perfectly. Its obvious to me none of the psych labels even have a specific and consistant cause the way something like diabetes or cancer does. They are just used to identify what type of problems someone is having and that people with similar traits often respond to similar treatment, which is often untrue.