Asd

Putting 'a' before and 'of' after the word myriad is a pet peeve of mine. Almost as much as people using 'less' instead of 'fewer'. Hats off for correct use. Ho ho

I tried many things when I was younger. All I knew as a teenager was that I had crippling social anxiety. Alcohol didn't work for me, cannabis made me feel even more like an alien and paranoid to boot. Then I discovered ecstacy. As an introvert with muted emotions,  it was a surprise that I had social confidence and didn't have to think about things. I felt joy for the first time. I am never 'present'. I always want to be on to the next thing. Ecstacy made me feel in the middle of everything, and not an observer on the periphery. But, unfortunately, you turn back into a pumpkin the next day...

being glued to my routine prevents me from going out with someone, because it feels bad, it’s not something that I do everyday so it feels not only uncomfortable, but also causes me anxiety, especially if I don’t know where we gonna go etc. I also take everything too seriously and have issues understanding when someone speaks seriously and when playfully or ironically etc. long time ago when one therapist told me I have depression, I got meds. I thought, that these meds will help me stop feeling inferior to others. Then I realised that I was actually born with this depression and there is no cure for that. Some time ago the word depression got replaced by autism, the others symptoms stay as they were, I was just informed that I don’t need any meds. On one hand good- I’m tired of side effects, on another hand it means I can’t actually change who I am. But the biggest problem is that I don’t even know if and into who I would like to change. 

Probably because no one has invented one yet. I doubt there will be one in the foreseeable future as the 'neurodiversity' movement likes to get in the way of any treatments/cures.

Some people find cannabis helps with autism symptoms; but I have never tried this, so cannot vouch for it. Psychotherapy can also be very helpful when done right.

Sounds sad but many times I wish the was a medication that would make me feel and behave like a typical person . I am not ashamed of my asd it part of me but I see so many other people and everything seems to come so easily to them .my wife says I over share and ask questions that non asd people wouldn’t but I can’t help it 

Hi I ment to deal with the symptoms of routine for example that for many of us is like being trapped and contains us. Hating change and new things. my wife says I get irritated alot . I try not to but can’t help it. It sometimes feels I trapped in my own mind .

"Why is there no medication to treat autism?

Although at any given time there are hundreds of ongoing clinical trials testing drugs to treat autism, there are many reasons why none have been proven effective. Autism is a heterogeneous disorder. It isn’t caused by a single factor like a bacteria or even a single gene. It’s a complex condition that has been linked to myriad genetic changes, as well as a variety of environmental factors. In addition, symptoms and the degree of their impact vary widely, giving rise to the now-famous quote, “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” "

From: https://www.chla.org/blog/experts/research-and-breakthroughs/future-autism-treatment