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ASD v Narcissm

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Hi all .I posted about 10 days ago as I thought my husband had undiagnosed ASD .We were having counselling and I got some really helpful replies. ( Particularly from Plastic and Sunflower)  Breaking news : The counsellor thinks my husband has narcissistic personality disorder! This is an absolute shocker for me and I totally didn't see that coming but when I look into it there are loads of similarities between the two and it absolutely makes sense of his self absorption and lack of empathy. Of course narcissists are virtually incapable of any adaptation and tend to be incurably manipulative so it doesn't bode well for our marriage. Given they have such similar symptoms I wonder how often people are misdiagnosed.

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  • I think everyone else on here has answered this better than I can but in short. Autism behaviour is due to different neurological wiring whereas Narcissistic personality disorder behaviour is due to choice. I’ve got that Iron Maiden song going through my head now “run for the hills, run for your lives” that’s with regards to NPD

  • in reply to Kitsune

    Hi Kitsun

    That song is the song l tribute to my ex.

    I wonder if that's what it's about.

    X

  • in reply to NAS50003

    LOL it would be very funny if that song was written about nightmare ex’s, we can pretend it is I guess, but it’s actually written from the perspective of the Native American Indians when they were invaded/killed/repressed by European people’s. 

    I assume your ex was terrible then?

  • in reply to Kitsune

    Just my husband of 15 years. 

    Its onwards and upwards !

  • in reply to NAS50003

    Hi NAS50003 smileys and deleting them?

    I find if the cursor is in front of one they don’t respond to delete?

    try selecting or tapping directly on it, it should then have a box around it instead of in front, then hopefully able to Delete. Stubborn little things, they grin as they know it.

    Slight frownSlight frownSlight frownSlight frown

  • in reply to NAS50003

    Oops! Re the smileys and sorry to hear that all your ex’s are terrible Slight frown

  • in reply to NAS50003

    I accidentally pressed the smileys and it won't delete them..oh well.

  • in reply to Kitsune

    They all are..Slight smile

     TriumphRelaxedGrinGrin️

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