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SleepyDragon
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Eventually some footy star had to go and blame bipolar disorder for his bad behaviour. Sure enough, last September Australian rugby-league great Andrew Johns lost his luggage, failed to take his meds for six days, and went on a headline-grabbing drink-and-drug binge.
Asperger? You wouldn't think it especially prevalent among elite athletes. But the way things are going, it's only a matter of time.  |
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postpaleo
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Give the lawyers a minute, they'll come up with it yet.
It isn't so much that such things might be very valid to explain somethings, it's just the stilted news coverage. It's like we get branded every time something goes wrong and nothing about something that might be right. After a while it just builds to the point that it's all negative. Snake pit thinking at it's finest.
I dislike this pity factor about the spectrum, I see so often in the news, but you know? It might be better then what is yet to come, if the shysters get to blaming bad happenings to this label. All the more important reason to get a positive message out now.
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lelia
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| My autism plus daughter has Bi-polar. I diagnosed her when she was nine, tracked on a calendar her behaviour. She would have six weeks of, um, normal for a wookie, and then two weeks of absolute craziness until I knew one of us was going into an institution and I didn't care which one, and then bink! she would suddenly be normal again. After tracking it for several months I took her to a child psychiatrist who at that time said he had never heard of such a thing (bet he knows better now) but put her on lithium as an experiment. We went from a minumum of six crises per day to one crisis per day. She's thirty now and on a variety of medications and her bipolarity has stretched out and evened out. Only rarely does she get manic enough for us to give her a day or two of clonazapam. |
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stevechoi
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Double whammy is right. I think Asperger itself is great, but the baggage it brings along is really a downer.
I have Asperger, OCD, depression, GAD and bipolar. I'm on depakote ER, lexapro and take klonopin to stop panic attacks. I have to go to therapy and support groups, and I have to carry a mini bible and a stack of notecards in my pocket, telling me I'll be alright.
Bottom line, it sucks. But you gotta go what you gotta do to survive. |
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AspieDave
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A lot of Aspie's have mood disorders, I know both my sons and I do, whether it's full bi-polar or Mood Disorder NOS is still not determined finally. One doctor says one thing another says the opposite. Either way, yes, the mania often exhibits as anger, particularly in children for some reason. And I've seen published reports saying 50% or more diagnosed with Asperger's also have bi-polar. I don't know if that extends through the rest of the spectrum or not.
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kiwi
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:49 am Post subject: .. |
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um havent read many of the posts gotta scoot soon so..
ill leave this...
i have as add ocd all mild lol  hmm... my father has bi-polar disorder..
wow family connection eh wow....
I also know someone who has as whos mother has bi polar hmmmmmmmmmm...
connections eh 
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Shastania
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Mucho sympathies. Bipolor disorder is a a horribly crippling condition- both physically and mentally.
I was initially diagnosed as having schizoid tendencies but I now know for a fact that I too have BPD.
At the beginning of last year, I was in such a severe state of intermingled hysteria/morbidity that I tried to commit suicide but at the last minute, I chickened out.
Long story short, I spent 24 hours on suicide watch in an asylum before being bounced to and from out-patient clinics until I got so fed up with the constantly changing roaster I just gave up.
My advice to you is to find a doctor/therpist you can connect with and get as much treatment as possible because believe me- having that great, snarling Rottweiler following you around without a leash or muzzle is not good for the nerves. |
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OneLastBreath
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:19 am Post subject: Re: Aspergers and Bipolar disorder |
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| CaptJacPugwash wrote: | | I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the past, because I have suffered since I was 15 with recurrent depressions and then also occasionally perhaps what you would call mania, when I became very outgoing, talkative (talking really fast), cracking a lot of jokes and making a lot of plays on words, ect. However, I also have a lot of the traits of Aspergers, as I mentioned on another thread. I was wondering is it at all likely for people to actually have both Aspergers and bipolar disorder? If so, isnt it then kind of like a double whammy sort of thing? |
This sounds a lot like me, I am not sure if I have Aspergers but I have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder since I was very young. I also have a large laundrey list, ADD, ADHD, OCD, Anxiety Disorder, and I am schizophrenic. I have delt with many issues through my life, but when I started talking to my doctor about the posibility about me having Aspergers with both thought it was the only thing that made sense. We are still looking into it, but if you feel that you may have Aspergers I would strongly suggest talking to someone about it. |
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Feral-sapien
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While i am jsut about ready to fall asleep(finally)...i have to add to this thread..
I was previously diagnosed with BP class 2 (meaning that i am more of a harm to my self than others during mania),but nothing (drugs) ever did any good(,and some really set me off badly)...
As far as the therapy side to treatment went...well,none of it made sense to me. ..years later, i find out about AS,,and Wp has actually helped me understand quite a few things about it (and MANY other things as well)
Take "racing thoughts" for example...It's so rare for me to mentally slow down,that my response to that question(ie,"do you have racing thoughts?"),should have been "only when i'm thinking".
The thing i have been wondering about lately is this...
Are BP class 1 individuals more likely to be on the sociopath end of social order...than say someone like myself(BPclass2/possible AS)?...but maybe i'm jumping the gun a bit here though,as i've not returned to be analyzed for AS yet..(yes,i'm dreading it something awful.)
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kiwi
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| AspieDave wrote: | | A lot of Aspie's have mood disorders, I know both my sons and I do, whether it's full bi-polar or Mood Disorder NOS is still not determined finally. One doctor says one thing another says the opposite. Either way, yes, the mania often exhibits as anger, particularly in children for some reason. And I've seen published reports saying 50% or more diagnosed with Asperger's also have bi-polar. I don't know if that extends through the rest of the spectrum or not. |
my highschool art teachers definitely had mood swings lol
what does that mean lol art people aspie people have mood swings...?
andrew johns eh what a legend lol haha.. he got caught for drugs eh... lol what a funny guy...
lol the tv show the "footy show" eh...
so he has bipolar or is that just an escape clause LOL
yea... I reckon a lot bloody brilliant people have bipolar haha and aspergers and... ADD.. and dyslexia and.... autism and....
wow doesnt that make you feel good.. lol...
"This sounds a lot like me, I am not sure if I have Aspergers but I have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder since I was very young. I also have a large laundrey list, ADD, ADHD, OCD, Anxiety Disorder, and I am schizophrenic. I have delt with many issues through my life, but when I started talking to my doctor about the posibility about me having Aspergers with both thought it was the only thing that made sense. We are still looking into it, but if you feel that you may have Aspergers I would strongly suggest talking to someone about it."
yea you got one grand creative label.. one great doing label !!!
try not to focus on the negatives eh lol so many positives
I guess Ive been focusing on my negatives eh blaming my ADD for not finishing my assignments but yea..
Ill get there..
hmm
WHAT IS THE LINK BETWEEN ASPERGERS AND BIPOLAR DISORDER?
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