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jackbus01
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17 May 2012, 6:06 pm

chris11sholtz wrote:
it's called hypomania, and i'd say everyone on the autstic spectrum suffers from it, switching between manic and depressive episodes. hypomania symptoms in asperger's syndrome are more often triggered by something, like a special interest, or music, instead of randomly fluctuating like bipolar disorder.

i've learned to use it to my advantage, but be careful with the "highs" you get from it, because they can become full blown manic episodes.


There is a big difference between bipolar disorder and some of the emotional dysregulation that occurs in autism spectrum disorders. There is also quite a difference between hypomania and the heightened states of disorganized thinking that occurs in ADHD.
A lot of persons with ASD have ADHD comorbid.
Hypomania is state associated with various mood disorders. It is also very possible to have a mood disorder comorbid with ASD.
Most persons with ASD do not have some type of mood disorder.



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18 May 2012, 4:35 am

jackbus01 wrote:
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jackbus01 wrote:
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(The answer above is a typical aspie answer, or so I've been told, NTs >>might<< just hug you, or/and tell you it will be alright. My wife tries to teach me this still. It's not always she wants a solution, sometimes she just wants a hug or comforting words. If you want comfort, I'm sorry, I'm not capable of giving that convincingly yet)
I actually find that very disturbing. Your wife is teaching you a counter-productive skill. You are unlearning a valuable skill, if anything you should be teaching your wife! You should not learn to spout worthless platitudes. People want to hear solutions to their problems maybe also with a dose of positive encouragement.
That's your opinion, as someone with Aspergers, and you are entitled to your opinion. I were talking about what NTs want(bare in mind, not always, but sometimes).
I would actually be quite upset, if I posted a question or problem online and all I recieved was responses like "*hugs*" without helpful advice attached. I mean why bother posting then. My point is that maybe your wife can learn from you and not the other way around.

8O I'm sorry I even mentioned it, I shouldn't have mixed real life reactions with online discussion answers. Obviously a hug applies in real life, not online. I wont defend my answer more than I have already done now, too off-topic. PM me if you'd like to continue nitpicking.


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