Depression
Severe General Anxiety Disorder
OCD
Severe speech disorder
and possibly sociapathy.
I also hit every criteria for PTSD except for one.
Depression
Severe General Anxiety Disorder
OCD
Severe speech disorder
and possibly sociapathy.
I also hit every criteria for PTSD except for one.
Severe General Anxiety Disorder
Severe speech disorder
In my opinion there are no such things, it's just doctors don't know what it is, so as usual, they pin it to some stigmatising name, and as usual, the underlaying cause stays hidden.
Social anxiety is the main comorbid issue now. I have alexithymia, but I'm not sure that counts as a separate diagnosis to autism or just a manifestation of it.
During my years/decades of burnout, I was severely depressed. At one point, the depression manifested as IBS. I do still get depressed days, but not enough to count as clinical depression, thankfully (being depressed most days for a fortnight). I also had OCD for a while, but it's mostly under control now.
There's also some tremor as a side-effect of the maintenance dose of psych meds that I'm on.
Depression, anxiety, stomach pain sporadically, and agoraphobia when really melty.
Also, gotta love that this is classified as MORBID is in this language... LOL
I think autoimmune conditions are quite common. It's been interesting to read research on how all my other conditions are linked to autism.
I have ADHD, asthma, multiple allergies, chronic idiopathic urticaria, urticaria vasculitis, Reynard's and chronic low back pain.
Are you getting enough minerals in your diet/water? A lack of proper mineral content (potassium/magnesium) doesn't just prohibit proper hydration which in turn can affect heart rhythm, but can also contribute to restless legs. A daily banana OR potato or just pineapple juice can help (not all at once), even a high pH water. Another side effect here can be low blood pressure.
Just FYI - when I see these 2 problems in the same collexion as OCD, this can potentially be the problem.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you cannot possibly be Autistic and also Sociopathic.
Sociopaths are Neurotypical to start, with a capacity for better empathy and emotional intelligence skills within that NeuroType, and thus, the really good ones, master manipulators, can not only summon a following but get them to engage in harmful activities. It is at base, Neurotic which is the polar opposite of Autistic, who, with a dash of intellect and better use of language and semiotics, can spot the unfair and warped elements within society and also strategise in such a way to use them to their advantage. They are usually seen as successful individuals and sometimes role models.
Autistics can be blind-sighted by Sociopaths but only for so long, as we eventually spot the inconsistencies and selfish motives, even if it takes a minute.
A sociopath will adhere to laws and find ways to make them work in their favour. The out come is always selfish but some understand the advantage of helping the minions to not actually feel taken advantage of. For instance, give the public just enough so they're not struggling to survive but not enough to get ahead, always believing they can or you'll have a revolt. The degree between this and psychopathology is merely of a kind of 'sanity'. One who is adhering to the law has less to be calculating with.
These aren't autistic forms - we might not realise how unfair the social world can be until late into adulthood, and being too busy emerging from confusion, there's little ability to strategise when you don't know how the 'game' is actually played... the Social Rule Book seemingly handed out in secret codes and Autistics lack the ability to decipher. Further, having less an ability to filter out sense-perception in the same way, we often need to be taught why blunt raw truth isn't always appropriate.
If you're concerned at all about elemental truths above others emotional needs, you'll never make a good sociopath, I'm afraid. That doesn't mean you shouldn't at least learn a little diplomacy and compassion. ;)
My main ones:
Severe General Anxiety Disorder
Selective Mutism
IBS bloating and other digestive issues
Migraines
Dyspraxia
Misophonia
Depressive episodes
Skin problems
Likely chronic PTSD
There have been some interesting videos on Aucademy recently about 'all the things'. The US doctor interviewed has done quite a lot of research on the things autists tend to suffer from.
Why Autistic people have "all the things":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVJxpaJAt94
All the things - Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udX_dDYqGYE
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is common in autistic people but often remains undiagnosed. This video explains the kinds of things the condition includes and it is a lot! I can identify with many of the things mentioned.
OCD. All kinds of sleep issues. (Apnea restless legs, and some circadian tendencies). Social phobia, some kind of seasonal depression thing,
Possibly ADHD.
Generalised anxiety disorder, social phobia, mild depressive episodes (all on my autism diagnosis) additionally: asthma, tinnitus, hypermobility, solar urticaria, food intolerances, IBS, and diverticular disease. I do not know if the latter are comorbidities, but there seems to be an overlap with conditions found in other autistic people for some of them.
Gosh, i've been sitting here feeling sorry for myself, but others must feel so much worse than i do.
I have secondary hypothyroidism, i didn't even know what it was, but the hospital says your thyroids control just about every organ in your body, head to toe.
CKD 3b.
Diplopia (double vision) have recently been told i have a ocular problem and have been registerd as partialy sighted. With my good eye i can see the third line of the eyechart, but with my bad eye, i can only see the top letter.
I have trouble hearing trouble, it's bad enough not being able to understand the tv & radio, but if anyone phones me, i'm hopeless.
I have 2, 4 wheel walkers, one i use in the house, the other outside
I've had to have a pacemaker fitted 'cos of my heart problems
Urology tract problems, i'll need to get up perhaps 6 times during the night to wee. 'Cos of balance trouble i can't get to the bathroom and need to use a bottle. I found quite often i was missing the bottle, so now put towels on the floor, they're easier to wash than the carpet.
Testicular hypogonasism
Osteopenia.
I'm constantly tired all the time and falling asleep, but struggle to sleep of a night, as my whole life is going around and around my head.
It seems everything comes down to my thyroid trouble, and i worry more and more, living alone, i'm realising i need help. But then the autism problems and anxiety that we all know about, makes it hard to ask, or accept any help. I don't like anyone coming to my house.
I have generalised anxiety disorder "with low mood", which basically means that I show some signs of depression but don't meet all the criteria for a separate diagnosis. That sounds about right to me based on experience, though I woukd like to revisit those with the knowledge I have now to see how much of the things that were put down to anxiety were actually autism the whole time.
I have IBS as well, and a couple of other chronic pain conditions that aren't really co-morbidities but definitely feel like my perception of them/the way I handle them is affected by being autistic.
