Published on 12, July, 2020
HI
have been told that I have a number of autistic traits, but have also been told that they don't necessarily make me autistic.
So when do my autistic traits make me autistic or are at least enough for me to seek help or an assesment.
Cheers
Mark
Sunflower said:persistent difficulties in social interaction
Yes
Sunflower said:problems in obtaining or sustaining employment or education
Never worked.
Sunflower said:difficulties in initiating or sustaining social relationships
Less than a handful of friends in 61 years. No current friends.
Sunflower said:previous or current contact with mental health or learning disability services
Under mental health services since late 1973.
What did they diagnose you with in 73 if I may ask, Former Member?
As the social interaction problems are the biggest and long standing, ie before signs of mental illness , I would say ASD. I think the mental health problems were triggered by bullying at public school.
I appreciate your honesty.
That is all quite serious stuff and the meds in 75 weren't the friendliest either
I've got a mother with severe psychiatric issues, they don't know what to do with her at the moment. You kind of get used to it.
Do you think it is more ASD or more schizophrenia? Or does it depend on some kind of cycle?
I was never told a dx at first. I was nearly 17 and at public school. They put me on anafranil. In 1975 I was admitted for the first time and was given a dx of schizophrenia. Dx has changed a few times over the last 43 years. It seems to be swinging back again to the original ie latest pdoc said schizophrenia + ASD were the best fits.