Interesting article in the New York Times 'I Had Asperger Syndrome. Briefly.' raising important issues about diagnosis:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/opinion/i-had-asperger-syndrome-briefly.html?_r=1
Also comments on the next edition of the diagnostic manual, the DSM5, possibly giving a narrower definition of the autism spectrum.
Hi, Daisygirl,
I found your post interesting. The idea that depending on your circumstance dictates how obvious Aspereger traits are. That I agree with. I am 39 and recentlly went for an Aspergers assesment. The result was that I am not. I was very nervous before the assesment and once I got going I just talked and talked. My parents were very dismissive of the idea. My partner and I both thought I had Asperger traits but the assesment said I wasn't. Since then I feel like my difficulty with social interaction , depression, failures, low confidence are all my fault and I should be able to do something about it. I am frustrated and in the back of my mind still think I might be somewhere on the spectrum. My life is pretty limited. My partner is great and I wouldn't ad she gets me doing things that I would not even consider on my own as they involve some form of communication with people. I paint and make music lots on my laptop and have a part time job. If eveything stays the same things can be OK. I have less and less 'friends'. I don't socialise and hate talking with trades people. There are builders at the house now so I have gone to the library to hide. I dread talking to them. OK I am going on and this doesn't seem to relate to the post anymore.
Hi, Daisygirl,
I found your post interesting. The idea that depending on your circumstance dictates how obvious Aspereger traits are. That I agree with. I am 39 and recentlly went for an Aspergers assesment. The result was that I am not. I was very nervous before the assesment and once I got going I just talked and talked. My parents were very dismissive of the idea. My partner and I both thought I had Asperger traits but the assesment said I wasn't. Since then I feel like my difficulty with social interaction , depression, failures, low confidence are all my fault and I should be able to do something about it. I am frustrated and in the back of my mind still think I might be somewhere on the spectrum. My life is pretty limited. My partner is great and I wouldn't ad she gets me doing things that I would not even consider on my own as they involve some form of communication with people. I paint and make music lots on my laptop and have a part time job. If eveything stays the same things can be OK. I have less and less 'friends'. I don't socialise and hate talking with trades people. There are builders at the house now so I have gone to the library to hide. I dread talking to them. OK I am going on and this doesn't seem to relate to the post anymore.
