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Listening to an Aspie
posted at 11:22 pm on 05-14-2007
I've had a funky realization. Normally I can surf the web while the TV is on. I can read a Wikipedia article, read and answer emails, etc., and not feel distracted. But when I read the blogs written on this forum by other Aspies, I cannot take in what they're saying unless I have silence in the house. The TV has to be turned off, or I can't concentrate on what they have written. I wonder if that is how we occur to NTs all the time? It's like to us, they all have ADD, and there are too many distractions for them to concentrate on and understand what we're trying to communicate. Maybe they're the ones with the disorder, it's just that they've all figured out how to work together. We're broadcasting on a different frequency than the one they are tuned into, and unless they happen to tune into our frequency, tuning out all others, we just come across sounding like static. So some of us try our damnedest to figure out which frequency(ies) they're tuning into and get our messages out on those frequencies. But it's all so much trial and error. And then when we've got it figured out, the NT goes and changes the station again. And there we are back in the static band. No wonder we're all neurotic!
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Please share your wisdom
posted at 10:29 pm on 05-13-2007
Hello friends! I've read a few of your blogs and have been quite moved by your stories. I am 47 years old, divorced, gay, have a daughter, career-challenged. Health problems probably all stem from AS, but include depression, PTSD, migraines/seizures. And more lately, seemingly uncontrollable weight gain!!! What's that all about? I used to be a very fit personal trainer and now this! I realized I had AS in the last 2 years and took it to my psychiatrist who agreed with my discovery. She had actually diagnosed PTSD and prescribed Risperdal for it. Me being ever so distrustful of pharmaceuticals, I looked it up on the web and got directed to a Wikipedia article about AS! And OMG it described me to a tee! This was amazing to me to finally have an explanation for what had been going on all these years. But then I kinda put it aside and went about my life. Then recently I had to deal with a serious depression problem. I finally got on a good regimen for that, and it's become apparent that I must deal with my AS. The Risperdal has kept me kind of humming along, but please, I still have the underlying problems. I don't want to socialize with people because I fear their disapproval. And my career is in the sh#ts, and I fear interviews for the same reasons. It's amazing to realize my depression is only a symptom of the AS! Truly! And maybe even my seizures/migraines too! My weight gain?? Holy cow, can I blame the whole world on AS? And can I blame my AS on God?? How nice.... Probably not so easy... But I'd love to hear from others who have something to share about their AS and how they've coped with it... honestly for so long I thought I was just some messed up guy ... it's such a relief to know there are others who share my condition... please share! All my best... DH
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