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As writer/philosopher Ayn Rand said: “We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.”Changing the name of a disorder does not eliminate the symptoms
Yeah,you could fudge the paper work to allot for possible mistakes,or you can ignore it and hope it goes away as well.
Not a "paper" but a group of folks like most are here...If you think you have lost an identity according to what a paper says,keep in mind that it is only another opinion and YOU have the choice to label yourself any way you desire.
Who can continue to use Asperger's Syndrome if that is what they prefer. The DSM is just a book written to set guidelines for diagnosis and holds an umbrella to cover you by severity of symptoms. No,it isn't perfect,but it is what the psych world has done by voting,aka opinions. Sorry if you feel slighted by it.Not a "paper" but a group of folks like most are here...
Each of us has a different degrees of functioning.I have above average intelligence...mostly just misunderstood and seriously intelligent conversations just don't happen often enough.Well what ever it is, Asperger's Syndrome or Autistic Spectrum Disorder, for me it is not a disability. It's my superpower.
Each of us has a different degrees of functioning.I have above average intelligence...mostly just misunderstood and seriously intelligent conversations just don't happen often enough.
Often I can not see I'm being taken advantage of..
Yes, I have thinking skills and crazy talents..
But I do not have one "real" friend to talk to, hang out with...
I just don't get people....and things like holidays, birthdays, the need to congregate in mass numbers
The inability of not putting one foot in front of the other has given me 60 + broken bones, 7 concussions and a dozen or more sew ups..
anymore it seems I'm just biding my time till it is time to die...
How would you, Nitro, attempt to describe the difference between autistic and aspie? (Assuming that there's more too the difference than "one is more low/high functioning than the other.)Some of us are not aspies.I proudly fly the autistic flag myself,and don't consider it a disability to me,but more in line with it being a wonderful gift. Those who don't understand autism at all say there is no way I can be autistic because I am not low functioning. I actually tell some people that I am autie so they avoid me which cuts out the small talk with small minds.
I am one of the extroverted auties who wears a mask and puts on an act worthy of an Oscar every day.
My part of the autism spectrum is not all golden,but the tough parts were not that bad in comparison to the good parts. If you think you have lost an identity according to what a paper says,keep in mind that it is only another opinion and YOU have the choice to label yourself any way you desire.
Hi Everybody,
The plot thickens!!!!
They seem to have decided to pidgeon hole us all into a little cardboard box in the Autism Spectrum Range, we are not Aspies anymore, That appears to be history, and now there is not an official Aspergers problem, (How convenient), where i am there is now not a supported diagnosis process to even get me referred to somebody that can professionally confirm my condition, i reckon i will have to pay privately to get things sorted out, and that could cost me a small fortune, they seem to be relying on people being too financially incapable or too messed up to fight the system.
So what are the options, i could do something really stupid with a death wish attached, that would fast track me through the legal system for a diagnosis before they could officially label me as normal or as they seem to think, probably completely nutz (maybe they are not completely sure yet, i will give them the benifit of the doubt). and i might end up in the category where they decide that i should not to be slung in prison for my actions as i would obviously have had no idea that i had any clue i was doing anything wrong. Looks like i have to get myself arrested before i can prove officially that i have a problem.
What a dilema and pit of vipers this is.
It's pretty poor that you have to get arrested to get officially diagnosed, in this day of great medical advances, what does that say about the world today.
Your comments would be appreciated i think i covered all the bases, but please feel free to let me know if i missed anything.
It's all very confusing and frustrating.
Steve
Some of us are not aspies.I proudly fly the autistic flag myself,and don't consider it a disability to me,but more in line with it being a wonderful gift. Those who don't understand autism at all say there is no way I can be autistic because I am not low functioning. I actually tell some people that I am autie so they avoid me which cuts out the small talk with small minds.
I am one of the extroverted auties who wears a mask and puts on an act worthy of an Oscar every day.
My part of the autism spectrum is not all golden,but the tough parts were not that bad in comparison to the good parts. If you think you have lost an identity according to what a paper says,keep in mind that it is only another opinion and YOU have the choice to label yourself any way you desire.
If I can be ultra dark and cynical, it seems that you have to carry out a mass shooting for for people to believe in your Aspergers/Autism.Hi Everybody,
The plot thickens!!!!
They seem to have decided to pidgeon hole us all into a little cardboard box in the Autism Spectrum Range, we are not Aspies anymore, That appears to be history, and now there is not an official Aspergers problem, (How convenient), where i am there is now not a supported diagnosis process to even get me referred to somebody that can professionally confirm my condition, i reckon i will have to pay privately to get things sorted out, and that could cost me a small fortune, they seem to be relying on people being too financially incapable or too messed up to fight the system.
So what are the options, i could do something really stupid with a death wish attached, that would fast track me through the legal system for a diagnosis before they could officially label me as normal or as they seem to think, probably completely nutz (maybe they are not completely sure yet, i will give them the benifit of the doubt). and i might end up in the category where they decide that i should not to be slung in prison for my actions as i would obviously have had no idea that i had any clue i was doing anything wrong. Looks like i have to get myself arrested before i can prove officially that i have a problem.
What a dilema and pit of vipers this is.
It's pretty poor that you have to get arrested to get officially diagnosed, in this day of great medical advances, what does that say about the world today.
Your comments would be appreciated i think i covered all the bases, but please feel free to let me know if i missed anything.
It's all very confusing and frustrating.
Steve