During one of my frequent "deep dives" into the literature I found one of the most interesting articles on Asperger's condition. "Dopamine Turnover in Asperger Syndrome" by Stephanie Swainston. This was written in May 2019 and appears to be a PhD or Master's thesis paper. Given the 400+ references in the bibliography,...I highly suspect it was written by a fellow Aspie. Looks like one of my papers,...LOL. 
Of specific interest was her 3 identifiable Asperger's phenotypes. She goes into the specific signs and symptoms of each,...which I was able to speculate as to which of the three phenotypes I was. However, more importantly,...the ability to able to identify which phenotype one is will give insight into how best to treat. No surprise, not all Aspies are the same,...nor should they be treated medically the same according to this information. It's a great perspective because being the "helpful" person I am, I like to make recommendations,...perhaps I might have to temper my "helpful enthusiasm" a bit and formulate my responses a bit better based upon this new knowledge.
There was also information on how the monthly menstrual cycle, with it's associated hormonal changes, may influence dopamine levels,...as well as other gender-specific information that may be useful when discussing our signs and symptoms with our health care providers.
Thought I would share. I ended up downloading it onto my desktop,...it's one of those papers that I have to slow down and read carefully.
FYI,...the usual internet link process does not work. Use Google Scholar, then type in the title as written above.
Of specific interest was her 3 identifiable Asperger's phenotypes. She goes into the specific signs and symptoms of each,...which I was able to speculate as to which of the three phenotypes I was. However, more importantly,...the ability to able to identify which phenotype one is will give insight into how best to treat. No surprise, not all Aspies are the same,...nor should they be treated medically the same according to this information. It's a great perspective because being the "helpful" person I am, I like to make recommendations,...perhaps I might have to temper my "helpful enthusiasm" a bit and formulate my responses a bit better based upon this new knowledge.
There was also information on how the monthly menstrual cycle, with it's associated hormonal changes, may influence dopamine levels,...as well as other gender-specific information that may be useful when discussing our signs and symptoms with our health care providers.
Thought I would share. I ended up downloading it onto my desktop,...it's one of those papers that I have to slow down and read carefully.
FYI,...the usual internet link process does not work. Use Google Scholar, then type in the title as written above.
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