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 Topic: my big assessment looming |
bnky
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:00 am Subject: my big assessment looming |
Did they give you any verbal indication? How long do you have to wait for your results?
They gave me my diagnosis at the end of the session and a take-home letter detailing diagnoses and therapy/tre ... |
| Topic: my big assessment looming |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:54 am Subject: my big assessment looming |
| Yes, they did confirm the previous psychiatrist's diagnosis of Asperger's, but also diagnosed a few other issues (which I'd never have imagined) that seem to be interwoven with the Asperger's. Some of ... |
| Topic: my big assessment looming |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:45 am Subject: my big assessment looming |
Getting my equilibrium back after Friday's assessment.
It was 6 hours of intense investigation by a team of 3. I'd typed up a wad of notes for reference so I wouldn't miss TOO much. Ended up giving t ... |
| Topic: my big assessment looming |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:54 am Subject: my big assessment looming |
| My GP referred me to a psychiatrist for Asperger's assessment. Psychiatrist appointment for ASD assessment on NHS took place in January 2012. The psychiatrist was certain that I have Asperger's, but a ... |
| Topic: How can I tell a 54 year old that he may have Asperger's? |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:27 pm Subject: How can I tell a 54 year old that he may have Asperger's? |
It drives me nuts because people aren't very nice to him, and he doesn't understand it.
IF he has aspergers, and IF he is made aware of it, how is that going to help him understand idiot students who ... |
| Topic: ASD: Anti-social disorder |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:24 pm Subject: ASD: Anti-social disorder |
Altogether a dreadful piece of writing in a sensationalist paper. The adjectives used in the report would make a pulp-novelist proud (IMHO)
Clearly I'm not going to buy a copy of their newspaper any ... |
| Topic: Is anyone else interested in forming an Aspie Union? |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:12 am Subject: Is anyone else interested in forming an Aspie Union? |
Do we really need another 'Autism Speaks'?
This. But don't get me wrong: I have no opinion on whether "Autism Speaks" is good or bad.
As far as doing good deeds is concerned, I have enough trouble ... |
| Topic: Is anyone else interested in forming an Aspie Union? |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:07 pm Subject: Is anyone else interested in forming an Aspie Union? |
| "aspie union" sounds almost as unlikely as "military intelligence"... so that's a "no" from me. |
| Topic: Assessment too short? |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:48 am Subject: Assessment too short? |
bnky, what happened in your first short appointment, if you don't mind telling me?
Firstly I was surprised that I wasn't given any of those screening tests to complete ( they were later sent to me by ... |
| Topic: Assessment too short? |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:42 am Subject: Assessment too short? |
Not really that short. My first "proper" diagnosis was an hour appointment. Less than half way through the psychiatrist was already convinced I have aspergers.
Not sure he would have wanted to have ... |
| Topic: Did Hitler have asperger's/autism or not? |
bnky
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:48 pm Subject: Did Hitler have asperger's/autism or not? |
Well, he did seem to go on and on with his favourite subject: world domination
And didn't really seem to have much empathy with Jews, blacks, gays, gypsies, etc etc.
however, just like with any othe ... |
| Topic: Headaches or migraines with sensory issues? |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:50 pm Subject: Headaches or migraines with sensory issues? |
For me, triggers include:
-Flashing, Flicktering, Strobbing lights
-Stress
-Chlorine
symptoms include:
- visual sickling
- arm numbness
- eyeball Headache
- visual field area blindness
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| Topic: weird perceived eye-contact in Skype |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:10 am Subject: weird perceived eye-contact in Skype |
| when on video skype NTs always seem to be looking down (i.e. at face on the screen) whereas i'm told i'm usually looking directly at the person I'm talking to (because i'm actually looking at the came ... |
| Topic: Eye contact |
bnky
Replies: 33
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:32 am Subject: Eye contact |
| OP, I really wouldn't worry about it being a problem at your appointment,if i were you. Apparently the symptom isn't even so much that aspies don't look people in the eye, as that they just get the le ... |
| Topic: Eye contact |
bnky
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:38 pm Subject: Eye contact |
| OP, I really wouldn't worry about it being a problem at your appointment,if i were you. Apparently the symptom isn't even so much that aspies don't look people in the eye, as that they just get the le ... |
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