Residual Aspergers and ADHD

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Hi all,

It's been a long while since I've posted here. Anyway I was curious if any of you only have residual Aspergers and if so I would like to know what it means for you. I went to see a clinical psychologist who determined that although I don't meet the full criteria for a diagnosis I do have features of Aspergers as well as aspects of ADHD. Had I gone to see the psychologist when I was in my early teens (I'm 28 now), I may well have been officially diagnosed due to my stimming behaviors (flapping), chronic shyness, sensory sensititivity and photographic memory. I presented myself now however as someone who makes good eye contact and shows strong non-verbal communication skills. On the ADHD side, I get bored easily, can be distracted and don't always listen well but again not enough critieria for a diagnosis.

I'm wondering if the place I'm at is a common one and I should consider myself lucky for not having a full-on condition but having said that I still struggle with self-esteem problems and have only ever been in one serious relationship (the one I'm in now) but I'm wondering if that has more to do with anxiety and low-self confidence rather than residual aspergers?

Dude, you still have Autism. It doesn't go away.

I feel I have it. I have overcome a lot and learned to deal with things and get over it. That is why I even wonder was my psychiatrist even correct with me being on the spectrum. He was an expert in autism and autism specialists can make mistakes too right, even if they are detailed orientated in it. No one is perfect. Roger Meyers thinks he may have been one of us because of his attention to the topic and in his work. I have also overcame dyspraxia and my mom fixed my sensory issues too from occupational therapy or am I just one of those lucky ones? I also wonder if I had ADD to begin with too. I still have listening problems and attention problems and I still get bored quickly and anything that doesn't interest me I can't focus on long and even if something is my interest, I still can't stay focused because of other stuff going on in my head. I also can't take my mind from one thing to try and focus on something else but could that be something else, I do not know. Symptoms overlap and so do ASD symptoms. But these days I have better patience and can actually wait until my mom gets done when we are out shopping or looking around.

I'm not saying it does chap but it's well known that you can move along the spectrum and I'm curious to hear from other high-functioning seemingly NT people and what their internal struggles are.

That's interesting League Girl and sounds very much like my situation, except for the fact I have never been diagnosed with anything officially. I had dyspraxic type issues too, I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was 7 and couldn't tie my shoelaces until I was 12 but hear I am now with a degree, a fairly good job, side business but still feel a bit different lol. I also feel that symptoms do overlap as you say and you can have a bit of this and a bit of that without actually having enough criteria for anything.