Do you have autism,....? What are YOUR experiences of it?

Question

Do you have autism,....? What are YOUR experiences of it? How do you live with it? What does it do to you? How does it affect your everyday life? How does it affect your ability to have relationships? How does it make you feel? What key characteristics do you know it has? Can you concentrate well enough? Are you employable? Can you work? Do you have depression? Do you have issues with members of the opposite sex? Do you feel alone, (not alone because you feel you're the only one with it, but alone because of various other factors etc). Please tell me what you go through, please tell me how it affects your life and what you do to get over it. Thankyou. :)

Answer 1

I've got an ASD. I didn't realize I did until age 22. My psychologist says he isn't sure I meet all the requirements but that I definitely have autistic tendencies. I'm pretty damn sure I do meet all the requirements though. Giving a detailed answer to all of your questions would take a book. Why do you want to know? Btw, you do not "get over" autism... you can improve you coping skills, but that's it.

I'm married and I've got a 4mo old baby boy. My relationship with my husband is fairly good but communicating is pretty difficult. Sometimes I just rock and make noises but can't say what's the matter. Sometimes I write stuff down because it's easier than talking about stuff. I don't have any friends other than my husband though (which I met online, btw, and who's an Aspie also), and haven't had any since 7th grade. Interacting with people is rather stressful because I'm never sure of what I'm supposed to say or do and often screw it up even though I'm well-intentioned. I was bullied throughout grade school.

I'm pretty intelligent (IQ of around 145) but dropped out of college because it was too stressful... it's hard to be organized. It's hard to know when to quit, like when a professor assigns 100 pages to be read and you don't have time to do it because you've got other subjects to study for and household chores as well. I do a lot better when I just have one thing at a time to focus on. So, after dropping out and staying at home with the baby for a while I decided to attend truck driving school and it looks like I'll be starting a job Monday (my first real job). It seems like something nice... clearly defined goals, only one task you have to do at the same time, not much interaction with people. I've had a couple of summer jobs before while I was in highschool, and I liked delivering the newspaper. I also had a summer job shredding paper which I also liked. Monotonous with no other people around... :)

I also have some sensory issues (very common among auties). I have an auditory processing disorder (I have a hard time figuring out what people are saying if there's some background noise, even when other people aren't having any trouble whatsoever) and some minor issues with some other senses, like people's perfumes can give me a headache.

I've got repetitive behaviors... I just have to pull at my hair. I was depressed for a long time when I wasn't aware I was an Aspie (even though my brother was diagnosed with it 8 years ago... Aspies often have trouble seeing the bigger picture). I can concentrate very well... I can hyperfocus and learn things way faster than normal people if I want to. I learned to speak Thai almost fluently in just 3 months time. The ironic thing was that my communication problems with my host family were larger after I learned Thai than before. I also sometimes take things too literally.

Answer 2

My son was being seen for adhd and now they are starting to think that it might be aspergers. That is a form of mild autism. Its not been fun for the most part. The constant phone calls from his school. The fact that i took a night job becasue nobody else will watch him. The doctors appointments group and individual therapy appointments. Its been tough, but I would never change having him in my life for anything in the world. Despite the problems he has in school and other social situations, he is such a sensitive sweet and caring child. I love him to peices! He is so creative and just really fun to be around!

Answer 3

Hi there,

I've just last year been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome

I'm 34 and speak 4 languages and have a degree in English law. I'm O.K with people although I've never had proper relationships with people until very recently when I made some very good friends. I do suffer manic depression due to my parents dying in front of me recently and my siblings arguing bitterly about the inheritance, but I'm starting slowly to respect myself for what I can do and it helps with relationships.

I was always the odd one out before

Kindest regards

Michael Cavanagh

Answer 4

I've got a child who has been diagnosed as autistic at the age of 3. However, I believed in early intervention and has been helping her as much as I can. She is a delightful kid and despite her diagnosis, she has shown such vast improvments that it is almost impossible to detect that she is not "normal".

I believe that you should not read too much into the label "autism". You should explore areas that you are good at, be thankful for the things you have and make best use of your time.

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

My mum thinks i'm slightly autistic as i have quite a short attention span but the good thing is for me is that i'm quite smart for my age (12) but the problem for me is that i find things boring because i feel things are too easy for me so i moan a lot. but hey i got through it right. (after years of speech and occupational therapy!)