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Recent content by andrewpd

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    Dysfunctional Families

    The questions don't seem suitable for my siblings. I have a similar problem to them as with my parents where they can't remember a lot of important childhood events. I seem to be the person in the family that thought about things the most. This is one of the more disturbing memories I have...
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    Dysfunctional Families

    To put things in more context I am 42 this month and my mum and dad are 77 and 84 respectively. I have been given an informant questionnaire which they ideally want a parent to fill in. Here is an example of some of the questions: How did they like to play in childhood? In childhood where...
  3. andrewpd

    Dysfunctional Families

    I don't think autism is caused by a dysfunctional family but it does make it confusing when you have to work out what is a result of childhood experiences and what is a result of your brain. I think I have made that distinction to some extent. But I am still unsure about some symptoms. The...
  4. andrewpd

    Dysfunctional Families

    I don't know if families are always involved in an autism assessment in some way. I asked the service and they did say some other people didn't want family involved. I think my parents were too self absorbed and absorbed in religion to be assessing how their children felt. So I don't want the...
  5. andrewpd

    Dysfunctional Families

    I come from a dysfunctional family and I am wondering what might be symptoms of autism and what might be responses to the dysfunction. Also I am having an assessment in a few weeks and they ideally want testimony from a family member or friend who knew me as a child but I don't want my family...
  6. andrewpd

    Motivation Level = 0.00% Unless...

    I have had almost exactly the same experience. I have never had strong motivation (if any). I do suffer from depression , but even before then I didn't have any life goals or anything. Yet when I get angry I feel more motivated. But I don't stay angry for long enough to do anything...
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    Negative "Symptoms" of Asperger's

    I think getting an official diagnosis might make me more assertive. I had social anxiety for a long time and I didn't know what it was until I saw a random notice advertising a social anxiety support group. So you can spend years with problems but no names for them and not being able to...
  8. andrewpd

    Negative "Symptoms" of Asperger's

    I am just venting here to get my thoughts out there. I think it is important to get a diagnosis so you can get support or be treated how you need to be treated. I think a lack of support can lead to a vicious cycle of negative symptoms. I have faced a lot of little (or big) prejudices where...
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    Negative "Symptoms" of Asperger's

    The first time someone said I might be Aspergers is when a counsellor mentioned that I didn't make eye contact. (That is another trait people don't like). That happened about 3 years ago. I wish it had happened much sooner. I feel negative about late diagnosis because that makes my bad...
  10. andrewpd

    Negative "Symptoms" of Asperger's

    Thanks for your responses. I don't think I was a negative child oddly. I agree with what Tony Attwood says about NT's being a big problem for Aspergers people. I feel I got progressively more negative through bad experiences. Tony also talks about how adulthood can be much harder than childhood...
  11. andrewpd

    Negative "Symptoms" of Asperger's

    In the past people have said I have an unusual personality and that I am a negative person. Some people treated have me like a normal person. I got confusing input overall. I didn't know what was part of me what was other people. I got bullied at school and felt alienated and grew up in a...
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