Hello.
My name is Chris. I have not received a formal diagnosis yet, but I've been told by three qualified therapists that there are very strong signs that I have Asperger's. On top of that, my brother HAS received a formal diagnosis and is Aspergian. There are also strong indications that my father is autistic, too.
My situation has become very complicated as of late. My mother has become a born-again Christian and is going all in on her beliefs, to the point where it has begun to have a heavy effect on me. She has begun outlawing a good portion of media in the house and has even ordered me to throw away or donate anything she doesn't agree with. She's already gone ahead and done so with one of my books without permission. It also doesn't help that she professes that she "doesn't have time to read up on Asperger's", which puts both me and my brother in a difficult situation, though despite his "failure to survive" state, he's being sent to a therapist, provided my mother can get him out the door at all .
...This might not be the place for this, since this forum is for introductions, but neither I nor my brother are in the best of situations right now, and I want to get this out there as soon as possible. Without a proper diagnosis, I can't receive help for myself, let alone help anybody else. I've managed to get myself on a waiting list for a therapist licensed for behavioral therapy (I'm certain beyond a shadow of a doubt I have depression, too), hoping I can also get a proper diagnosis, but as I said, it's a waiting list: I may not see her for months. In the meantime, I am essentially being forced to conform to my mother's beliefs, at great personal sacrifice. I would like a little help...
My name is Chris. I have not received a formal diagnosis yet, but I've been told by three qualified therapists that there are very strong signs that I have Asperger's. On top of that, my brother HAS received a formal diagnosis and is Aspergian. There are also strong indications that my father is autistic, too.
My situation has become very complicated as of late. My mother has become a born-again Christian and is going all in on her beliefs, to the point where it has begun to have a heavy effect on me. She has begun outlawing a good portion of media in the house and has even ordered me to throw away or donate anything she doesn't agree with. She's already gone ahead and done so with one of my books without permission. It also doesn't help that she professes that she "doesn't have time to read up on Asperger's", which puts both me and my brother in a difficult situation, though despite his "failure to survive" state, he's being sent to a therapist, provided my mother can get him out the door at all .
...This might not be the place for this, since this forum is for introductions, but neither I nor my brother are in the best of situations right now, and I want to get this out there as soon as possible. Without a proper diagnosis, I can't receive help for myself, let alone help anybody else. I've managed to get myself on a waiting list for a therapist licensed for behavioral therapy (I'm certain beyond a shadow of a doubt I have depression, too), hoping I can also get a proper diagnosis, but as I said, it's a waiting list: I may not see her for months. In the meantime, I am essentially being forced to conform to my mother's beliefs, at great personal sacrifice. I would like a little help...