Published on 12, July, 2020
Greetings everyone!
I don't feel comfortable in revealing my real name over the internet until I really get to know and trust someone. But I orginally found this forum whilst searching for job interview advice and ended up checking out many of the great threads that are on here. It seems like a friendly community which is why I decided to join.
Anyway, at the age of (I think) 5, I was diagnosed with Semantic Pragmatic Disorder. Whilst it has mellowed a lot as I have gotten older, I do occasionally still have difficulty with verbal comprehension particularly with following instructions and staying on track with long conversations. My reading comprehension is fine though, and I therefore prefer to have instructions that are written down. However, when I was at school, reading comprehension is something which I greatly struggled with and I hated English lessons for that reason.
Whilst from time to time, my SPD can be a little frustrating, I generally don't dwell on it as I realise that every human being on the planet has their imperfections and that I have many positives in other areas. And so do you.
Hii welcome to the community!
I like cats as well but I also love dogs :)
I like other peoples dogs but I could never own one as they play havoc with my sensory issues. I get so mad that these issues stand in the way of so much.
I'm so sorry to hear that. That must be annoying for you! I have sensory issues but luckily not in that department. My sensory issue is with pain, I feel pain all over for like no reason. Especially bad with my teeth which sometimes stops me from brushing so I have to use mouth wash instead.
Hi, I really get the anxiety with dentists and phones. when I was a child I was taken to the school dentist, I had too many teeth. It was decided that I think 18 needed removing. It was to be done 6 at a time. The first time I shutdown afterwards and had to be hospitalised with severe dehydration. Second trip I could see the gas mask coming towards me, I went into a big meltdown, I bit one of them and tried to climb out of the window. Four adults dragged me back and held me down. I didn’t know I was autistic then, the worst thing I think you can do to an autistic child is to hold them down. The third trip never happened, meltdown in the waiting room. I still have flashbacks every day and this was 40 years ago. I’m waiting asd diagnosis at the moment, ptsd has been mentioned as well. I just can’t stand anyone being that near to my head and have their fingers or instruments in my mouth.