Hi,
I am Alex from Germany (there are also a lot of message Boards).
I have a long Story, which i might share later, i just want to keep Focus here first.
So, i am 36.
From childhood on, i felt extremely different from others.. I had a Hard time in school, i was described as hyperactive. I had no friends.
with 18 years i got extreme hadaches and i had to drop from job Training.
I was diagnosed with a cerebellar damage
which resembles something Like Dandy-Walker-Variant, or Some isolated Form of cerebellar underdevelopment.
I learned a new Job, Software development, which i worked in for Over ten years, then i got diagnosed with Burnout, Major depressive episode and ptbs, which i still have.
So, i got extreme problems and realised, that it always was Like this.
I tried to reach out to Some researchers:
Hello Mr X, i recently saw your article, along with many others you wrote.I am really interested in your findings.
My personal story is,
I was a little hyperactive as a child, and the older i got, i recognised that i have a different "Perspective" of sociality then others.
I often was made fun of because of atypical "singing" talking Melody, slightly Stiff or uneconomic body movement etc..
I also had major Social Problems, which i was forced to handle myself.
It really started at the age of about 8-9 years, the others left me mentally back in a way which i could not follow, Like another "degree of freedom" for a robot.
I have big Problems in remembering names as far as i remember (the face i can recognize instantly, i just cannot connect the Name to it in a proper time, Like a few days) , hyperactivity, etc..
In exchange i have a partial photograpic memory. I never really "learned" in school.
I also always had Some Paranoia, at least permanently had to force myself for keeping eyecontact to others.
I finished the school normal and started to learn a Job, but then got (more) ill.
My Main symptoms where slight swindle, strong headache, just a litle over and in Front on the left Temple, i think i already saw that this area is also in close neural Connection to the cerebellum.
I was Diagnosed, after a long journey of doctors 2002 with a Cerebellar cyst which seems to corelate with DWM.
For almost the next 18 years i was told that there is no way that i have headaches from the cyst, which also made my social Situation worse.
I have a Very hard time at the Moment and it is very hard to find someone to at least Listen to my conclusion.
I am currently Diagnosed with Major depressive episode and possible PTBS, in reality the Story of course is much longer.
I also made an IQ Test, which is somehow Strange, maybe connected to the cerebellum.
I just wanted to get your opinion about this,
I am really Looking for Someone in Germany who is Researching in this area.
I would be very happy if you know someone who might be interested in this case.
Thank you very much,
Alex84
Two Doctors already confirmed Autism, but here in germany, there is a 2 year waiting list as an adult.
Because of my background Story ( court proceedings with federal Offices, the State itself and much more, a real, real mess) , i can get an appointment in the next weeks.
I am really interested in the Cerebellum, here in germany it is almost impossible to find a doctor who knows that cerebellum is more than movement.
Here are many facts, also Autism is mentioned as possible detectable through mri.
Cerebellum 78
Here is a study, the size of cerebellum is much bigger than expected.
The human cerebellum has almost 80% of the surface area of the neocortex
From here, you can see these maps of cerebellum:
SUIT: Multi-domain task battery (MDTB)
So, and now, my picture, at the Moment i try to create the flat model.
And here is my RDOS test,
Here you can also see that there is a possible connection (dandy walker Variant) :
In an important study by Tavano et al. (2007), the clinical picture of 27 patients with congenital malformations restricted to the cerebellum was described in detail. Seventy-four percent of these patients presented with some degree of mental retardation. Notably, patients with cerebellar vermal agenesis or diffuse cerebellar hypoplasia presented with core ASD symptoms including language deficits, social interaction impairments, and some repetitive and stereotyped behaviors. In contrast, in cases where the lesions were restricted to the cerebellar hemispheres, the disabilities were less severe. Interestingly, motor deficits in patients with lesions in the vermis were less severe than patients with lesions in the cerebellar hemispheres. Overall, abnormalities affecting the vermis translated into the least favorable long-term outcomes and the most severe impairments, including pervasive developmental disorder, mental retardation, impaired social and communicative behavior, and social withdrawal.
In adults, damage to the cerebellar vermis may be relatively rare because some of these patients likely do not survive. However, a condition known as Dandy-Walker malformation primarily affects the vermis. The pathology consists of cerebellar vermal hypoplasia with upward vermis rotation and often elevation of the torcula, an enlarged fourth ventricle which extends posteriorly as a retrocerebellar cyst, and hydrocephalus which is present in 50–80% of subjects. This condition often presents with macrocephaly in the neonatal period, and infants may come to medical attention because of hydrocephalus, developmental delay, or ataxia (Parisi and Dobyns, 2003). Apnea and seizures are seen in a significant proportion of children and about one quarter of patients with this condition die. No studies have specifically investigated the incidence of ASD in Dandy-Walker malformations. However, developmental delay and mental retardation are common but highly variable in Dandy-Walker; as noted by Parisi and Dobyns (2003), the distribution of intelligence scores appears to be bimodal, suggesting that there may be two distinct groups: those with normal cognition (47%), and those with severe impairment (IQ < 55), which represented 35% of the cohort.
Thank you all for your interest, please do not hesitate if you have any ideas, received mri or if you have any questions or comments.
I am Alex from Germany (there are also a lot of message Boards).
I have a long Story, which i might share later, i just want to keep Focus here first.
So, i am 36.
From childhood on, i felt extremely different from others.. I had a Hard time in school, i was described as hyperactive. I had no friends.
with 18 years i got extreme hadaches and i had to drop from job Training.
I was diagnosed with a cerebellar damage
which resembles something Like Dandy-Walker-Variant, or Some isolated Form of cerebellar underdevelopment.
I learned a new Job, Software development, which i worked in for Over ten years, then i got diagnosed with Burnout, Major depressive episode and ptbs, which i still have.
So, i got extreme problems and realised, that it always was Like this.
I tried to reach out to Some researchers:
Hello Mr X, i recently saw your article, along with many others you wrote.I am really interested in your findings.
My personal story is,
I was a little hyperactive as a child, and the older i got, i recognised that i have a different "Perspective" of sociality then others.
I often was made fun of because of atypical "singing" talking Melody, slightly Stiff or uneconomic body movement etc..
I also had major Social Problems, which i was forced to handle myself.
It really started at the age of about 8-9 years, the others left me mentally back in a way which i could not follow, Like another "degree of freedom" for a robot.
I have big Problems in remembering names as far as i remember (the face i can recognize instantly, i just cannot connect the Name to it in a proper time, Like a few days) , hyperactivity, etc..
In exchange i have a partial photograpic memory. I never really "learned" in school.
I also always had Some Paranoia, at least permanently had to force myself for keeping eyecontact to others.
I finished the school normal and started to learn a Job, but then got (more) ill.
My Main symptoms where slight swindle, strong headache, just a litle over and in Front on the left Temple, i think i already saw that this area is also in close neural Connection to the cerebellum.
I was Diagnosed, after a long journey of doctors 2002 with a Cerebellar cyst which seems to corelate with DWM.
For almost the next 18 years i was told that there is no way that i have headaches from the cyst, which also made my social Situation worse.
I have a Very hard time at the Moment and it is very hard to find someone to at least Listen to my conclusion.
I am currently Diagnosed with Major depressive episode and possible PTBS, in reality the Story of course is much longer.
I also made an IQ Test, which is somehow Strange, maybe connected to the cerebellum.
I just wanted to get your opinion about this,
I am really Looking for Someone in Germany who is Researching in this area.
I would be very happy if you know someone who might be interested in this case.
Thank you very much,
Alex84
Two Doctors already confirmed Autism, but here in germany, there is a 2 year waiting list as an adult.
Because of my background Story ( court proceedings with federal Offices, the State itself and much more, a real, real mess) , i can get an appointment in the next weeks.
I am really interested in the Cerebellum, here in germany it is almost impossible to find a doctor who knows that cerebellum is more than movement.
Here are many facts, also Autism is mentioned as possible detectable through mri.
Cerebellum 78
Here is a study, the size of cerebellum is much bigger than expected.
The human cerebellum has almost 80% of the surface area of the neocortex
From here, you can see these maps of cerebellum:
SUIT: Multi-domain task battery (MDTB)
So, and now, my picture, at the Moment i try to create the flat model.
And here is my RDOS test,
Here you can also see that there is a possible connection (dandy walker Variant) :
In an important study by Tavano et al. (2007), the clinical picture of 27 patients with congenital malformations restricted to the cerebellum was described in detail. Seventy-four percent of these patients presented with some degree of mental retardation. Notably, patients with cerebellar vermal agenesis or diffuse cerebellar hypoplasia presented with core ASD symptoms including language deficits, social interaction impairments, and some repetitive and stereotyped behaviors. In contrast, in cases where the lesions were restricted to the cerebellar hemispheres, the disabilities were less severe. Interestingly, motor deficits in patients with lesions in the vermis were less severe than patients with lesions in the cerebellar hemispheres. Overall, abnormalities affecting the vermis translated into the least favorable long-term outcomes and the most severe impairments, including pervasive developmental disorder, mental retardation, impaired social and communicative behavior, and social withdrawal.
In adults, damage to the cerebellar vermis may be relatively rare because some of these patients likely do not survive. However, a condition known as Dandy-Walker malformation primarily affects the vermis. The pathology consists of cerebellar vermal hypoplasia with upward vermis rotation and often elevation of the torcula, an enlarged fourth ventricle which extends posteriorly as a retrocerebellar cyst, and hydrocephalus which is present in 50–80% of subjects. This condition often presents with macrocephaly in the neonatal period, and infants may come to medical attention because of hydrocephalus, developmental delay, or ataxia (Parisi and Dobyns, 2003). Apnea and seizures are seen in a significant proportion of children and about one quarter of patients with this condition die. No studies have specifically investigated the incidence of ASD in Dandy-Walker malformations. However, developmental delay and mental retardation are common but highly variable in Dandy-Walker; as noted by Parisi and Dobyns (2003), the distribution of intelligence scores appears to be bimodal, suggesting that there may be two distinct groups: those with normal cognition (47%), and those with severe impairment (IQ < 55), which represented 35% of the cohort.
Thank you all for your interest, please do not hesitate if you have any ideas, received mri or if you have any questions or comments.
