HI LINDA, AS I was helping my son I decided in oct. to ask my pyschiarist if im adhd adult version b/c my whole life I had school diff. and im a bad learner have to read something 50x b4 I understand it.So he had mmy mom come to tht next appt.and discussed my school years which I grad.18yrs ago.she also brought along a letter stating from a pyschologist when i was eval. in 4th grade that i neede extra help my dad told her he only wants our money..So i went all those years w/out a dx.I was dx.d in oct with adult ADHD AND I HAD A ANXIETY DIS,SO I TAKE ADDERALL EVERY A.M. N KLONOPIN 2X A DAY.i Still have my life back. with my dr.s help.and I see a therapist weekly..thank god for that. good luck to u.so maybe you arent autistic but see if your local mental health clinic has good therapist n pyschiatrist im glad i came forward and admitted my probs. god WHAT A RELIEF
I'm going with Karrie on this one, you have a wonderful family, a loving husband, and you seem to have a good head on your shoulders and although noones life is perfect, you seem to be doing alright with yourself. although a dx may bring some sort of consolation to the past years of difficulty, it won't change anything, to quote timon and pumba ( ahh deep thoughts from the lion king) "you got to put your past behind you." if you are still dealing with high levels of anxiety, then by all means, talk to a professional, with all that's going on in your life, it would almost be impossible not to be dealing with anxiety issues. in my humble opinion, you can "label " a person anything you want, cover them with sticky notes, asd, pdd, adhd, ocd, whatever, it's the person inside that counts....
best of luck and i hope you find comfort within yourself
[QUOTE=shakes352]in my humble opinion, you can "label " a person anything you want, cover them with sticky notes, asd, pdd, adhd, ocd, whatever, it's the person inside that counts....
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I think this is wonderful, and so perfectly says how I feel in my own personal experience too...thank you!
Hello my Friends
Well, with the advice (maybe not so good at advice...but none the less...) of my Hubby & Family members & a psycologist, I've decided NOT to go ahead & to see if I'm an adult with autism. They're all concerned that I could lose my driver's lisence or WORSE my autistic SON if I myself were diagnosed with autism. I have alot of the symptoms....was never dx as a child, but then when I was a child I was always accused of "daydreaming" or being "slow". I don't do the hand flapping thing, like my Son does... but alot of his anxieties & ways remind me alot of myself. So anyway.... I'm NOT going to go ahead & be tested.......too much at stake to lose. Even if they're all wrong.... It's just not worth "hearing about it" from my Family members. God Bless you all & keep you all safe! Linda...aka Tony'sMom....aka MWN64 ((((Linda)))) I think you know what is best for you and your family and I think you are a great mom to your kids! I've met a lot of parents of children w/ asd who are recently being dx w/ Aspergers and Pdd/nos...and its like to them just a big relief I think, like..." ahhh that explains a lot!" I think they are some of the nicest, responsible & caring parents I've met...so best of luck w/ your decission...we are here for you hon! Bless you too! : ) Ali I agree totally....but my Family....well it's just not worth the argument that happens every time someone asks me about it. It's like I told them when I was trying to get my Grandson when my oldest Daughter was so delusional, the CPS man said "It's not illegal in this country to be mentally ill & raise a child, as long as that child is not neglected or abused"...... I told my Family, if they told ME that about HER when they KNEW how delusional she was & the fact that she wasn't taking her meds & had lots of complaints, WHY would they take Tony from ME when I take good care of him & have never had any complaints on me. Their (my Family) way of thinking just doesn't make sense......BUT they ARE my Family.... so I DO have to "hear it" every time they bring the subject up. I try to stay away from the topic now because it just causes grief....sad but true. God Bless you all & keep you all safe! Linda.... aka Tony'sMom... aka MWN64 Yes I know that scenario all too well. The only thing I do is state it once and don't state it again. Then when it happens the way I said it would I can say to them "told you so". Which they totally hate. Oh well.
Tammy Linda, If it's causing this much grief in your family then it's probably a good idea not to go through with it. To be honest with you though....even if you are in the spectrum....it obviously has not hindered your life so I really don't see the point in getting a diagnosis this late in the game....unless there are issues that need to be addressed on an adult level. But you seem just fine to me. Your obviously able to take care of yourself and your children, and your child's baby so I really don't see what a diagnosis would do for you at this point other than just knowing? And about the "slow" thing. My husband was considered "slow" when he was in school and he actually has an IQ in the 130's and a photographic memory. You can't always believe what the school systems said years ago. Take care, Karrie I'm removing this because it was my last desire to offend anyone. I'm sorry if I did so. Mental illness runs through my family. We can't change it. We have chosen to accept it and yes, at times, even laugh about it. And we are successful, brilliant, funny, and much more, not just diagnosis'. If I had to be serious about all of this every minute of every day and never joke about what my life experience has been and continues to be I'd never make it. Maybe it works for everyone else but it doesn't work for me. From here on out I'll just keep it to myself.
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