Tag: aspergers syndrome
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What Exactly Is Asperger’s Syndrome?
Asperger’s syndrome (AS) is one of several previously separate subtypes of autism in the DSM-IV. With the publication of the DSM-5 in 2013, all autism spectrum disorders were combined into a single diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Most people are familiar with AS’s cousin, autism, but many have never heard of Asperger’s syndrome or are…
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Questions You Probably Want To Ask Autistics
Some people don’t think I’m autistic, while other people may think I am. How do you know for sure? Good question! Autism is diagnosed by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists who specialize in diagnosing developmental conditions. We can look at different behaviors and compare them to the DSM-IV (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). The DSM-IV…
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Autism And Technology
Technology has made a huge impact in the lives of individuals with autism. While there are still many challenges that come with living with autism, technology has helped to make life a little bit easier for those affected. For example, technology can help individuals with autism to communicate better. There are now a variety of…
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10 Tips on how to prevent Burnout
It’s no secret that many people burn out We do so much and we give so much of ourselves to the things that we care about, yet when it comes time for us to be given our reward or when we look back on what we’ve done, nobody knows who we are. Nobody…
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Nominated at 12 to attend a School for the Gifted – Autism
Body The human experience is one that has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. I had a difficult childhood which only Neurodivergent folk would be able to relate to. Confused, anxious, high-strung, always alert, always watching, always analyzing. I was a skinny kid with low muscle tone. My appetite was just enough…
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Day 14 post failed suicide attempt – There and back again…
5:00am Nurse takes my blood pressure. Breakfast. Alone… I have porridge, not too hot, not too cold, just right… I have yogurt and fresh fruit. I enjoy an omelette with cheese and bacon bits. I wash it down with a cup of coffee. I take my medicine with a glass of apple juice. I take…
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Day 12 post failed suicide attempt – How I made money
5:00am I wake up. Nurse takes my blood pressure. Breakfast. Shower. I get dressed and make myself a cup of coffee. The Psychiatrist will only arrive at 10:00 so I decide to sit and review my career path. How did I make money? Where did money come from? The Origin of Money[ii] There are three…
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Help me tell my Failed Suicide story by funding my book! – Please share
“If you are at the bottom, everything overwhelms you because you are damn near dead. Everything should overwhelm you because you have no extra resources. Any more threat and you’re sunk so you become extremely sensitive to negative emotion and perhaps become impulsive.” In life, as you go up the status ladder you become less…
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Day 6 post failed suicide attempt – what is religion really?
5:00am Friday morning. Nurse takes blood pressure. Breakfast Alone. Bandage still on my wrist covering the 11 stitches used to close the wound I caused with my switchblade. All the other patients avoid me, probably because I am the only one in the Psychiatric Ward who tried to commit suicide. Shower. Get dressed. Wait… Psychiatrist…
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Autistic Savant syndrome – feedback to my Boss after 2 months back at work post my failed suicide attempt
Hey Boss I had my monthly session with my Psychiatrist today, here is some feedback just to keep you updated on my journey. I hope you don’t mind being the recipient, but it helps me understand my journey better if I ‘soundboard’ my experience 🙂 I also didn’t include the other GDs in this email…
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