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Apparently they don't use the term Aspergers any more. Instead they use PTSD or CPTSD here on the west side of the pond. I don't know how those on the east side see it. I'm thankful to live in a place where they don't badger me to be a social butterfly, and the solitude agrees with me.
I see that I have written about "Spem in Alium" and other classical pieces that I find agreeable. It is doubtful that others would understand my love of "Queen" , "AD/DC" and among others ELO. Suffice it to say that my soul lives on that, Science Fiction and my quest for knowledge of the Creator.
It would be so nice and perhaps boring to be like normal people. That vain hope...
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Asperger KILLED autistic people
As woke and PC, Antifa and SJW as I am, sometimes even I get tired of the constant updating of terminology because suddenly a perfectly adequate label is deemed inappropriate or offensive. But in the case of Asperger's Syndrome I can totally see why the term was abandoned. Dr Hans Asperger wasn't like a Nazi, he was an actual honest-to-God Nazi Party NAZI who was more than happy to murder people on the autism spectrum and other "defective" people for the betterment of the Fatherland and the human gene pool. But he argued that higher functioning autistic people had some usefulness, and got a syndrome named after him. Who would want to carry a diagnosis named after him?! The rejection of the label seems to mostly come from autistic activists; who are tired of other people defining them and wanting to "cure" them, like they used to try to cure uppity wimmen & left handed people...
But I don't think the term Asperger's has been replaced with the term PTSD on any side of any ocean; they're completely different things. But with individuals different professionals slap on different labels, or change their opinions about what category someone fits in, maybe they did that with you. Myself I'm not looking for an official diagnosis, something I can explain myself by; enough people have called me weirdo (although my father's favorite term was squirrelly); that's clinical enough for me.
Nothing wrong with isolating or liking whatever music you like; or being neurodivergent or being neurotypical. Like the old ads said, there's no one way to eat a Reese peanut butter cup
~hugs, Veronica
What borders on stupidity?
Canada and Mexico.
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Please?
Asperger's is a condition often considered as being 'higher functioning' that falls on the continuum of the Autistic Spectrum.
"Autism spectrum disorder: any of a group of neurodevelopmental conditions of variable severity having features regarded as characteristic of autism (especially difficulties with social interaction and communication)."
PTSD, however, is a neuropsychological condition brought on by severe trauma, such as sexual, assault, or combat-related trauma., or a reaction to a traumatic event like a car accident or witnessing any catastrophic event.
"Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD, sometimes abbreviated to c-PTSD or CPTSD) is a condition where you experience some symptoms of PTSD along with some additional symptoms, such as: difficulty controlling your emotions. feeling very angry or distrustful towards the world."
Both conditions are widely recognized worldwide. Both conditions are separate, and not interchangeable, but an individual can experience both simultaneously. Any information source conflating the two is entirely incorrect.
Love, Andrea Lena
Amazed.
Others often know so much more than I. It is amazing.
Gwen
Well
I have a Master's in Psychology. In my position as a caseworker in an at-risk adolescent residential program, I occasionally worked with kids on the Autistic Spectrum, including two higher functioning where Asperger's was diagnosed. I also worked with kids dealing with PTSD as victims of childhood abuse of all forms.
PLUS I have battled life-long symptoms of PTSD as an adult survivor of verbal, physical, and sexual abuse as a child. The only thing that has kept me stable is my relationship with my therapist. As I mentioned recently, a friend of mine who is deeply spiritual, asked, "How do I develop (god's) patience?" I simply replied, "Dave? You don't want to know."
Love, Andrea Lena
Aspergers/autistic spectrum != PTSD
I am not a professional psychologist, but I am also very aware of the distinction between aspergers/high-functioning autism/autistic spectrum and PTSD & C-PTSD.
I have C-PTSD, not autism (though the consequences of my trauma make me seem a little autistic.) Years of therapy (2x-3x/week) and getting away from my family have helped, but it's still a struggle.
I have a child who is on the autistic spectrum, so I ended up learning a lot about autistic spectrum disorder, especially as it manifests itself in my child. I don't think they have PTSD. (I went to a lot of trouble to make sure they weren't traumatized the way I was.)
[Edited to add:]
One problem with autism diagnoses is that it takes a lot of training to distinguish a case of autism from a lot of other things; it is pretty subtle. A while back, it was fashionable among school psychologists and social workers to label "difficult" children as "autistic," and because they didn't know what they were doing, a lot of kids got labelled that whose behavior was due to other issues. ADHD was another fad diagnosis (especially popular because there was an easy "fix")
Another is that the popular image of what autism looks like (esp. in adults) is very different from the reality.
ADHD
Actually ADHD is not a fad diagnosis as it is still used currently as a diagnosis
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHD not fad, but diagnosing it often was
ADHD is definitely not a "fad," but there was a time when a lot of school people were diagnosing any kid who seemed "hard to handle" as ADHD and getting someone to prescribe adderall or a similar drug.
Like autism, I would not believe any diagnosis that was not made or at least confirmed by someone with training and experience in diagnosing it. My younger child was diagnosed with ADHD by someone whose profession is neuropsychiatric testing, and she spent most of a day doing it. My older child was diagnosed by a psychiatrist who specializes in differential diagnosis, after multiple sessions, school visits, and a home visit.
I agree
I totally agree ADHD was over diagnosed and that was causing problems for people who actually had it.
I remember several times where i explained that i have ADHD they said i didn't because i wasn't "hard to handle" just acted differently
I was diagnosed by Isabella Rapin at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
“Normal”
What’s ‘normal?’
Like the saying goes, “Just a setting on the dryer.”
Emma
Normal is highly over rated
I don't want to be normal. The root word for "normal" is "norm" which, in simple terms, means average. Who wants to be average? Extraordinary is much better. Heck, even weird is better.
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin eine Mann
Normal
But, I don't know, I mean, I was told my brain was taken directly from a jar that said 'Abby Normal' or something? Hmmm.
Asperger's
As someone who has Asperger's i can tell you that is a ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and has gone through a lot of name changes
Before Asperger's it was HFA (High Function Autism) then Asperger's then back to HFA or Level 1 Autism
Even though it is no longer used a lot of older medical staff use it as well as people diagnosed with it
Unfortunately when Asperger's was first used people didn't understand it and that is why the name eventually got dropped
This actually caused a uproar in Asperger's community as it was a more specific diagnosis
The problem with having levels of Autism is there is a lot variation within each level like i am on the high end of level 1 where other people may be on the low end of level 1 so just saying you are level 1 is not enough information
As for calling Asperger's PTSD is completely wrong as it is a ASD and not a disorder brought on by stress as in the case of PTSD
“levels” aka Functioning labels
My son and I are both autistic and considered people who have low support needs. Execpt there are nights my son has meltdowns and is inconsolable. Or I h have to leave a restaurant because ot a smell; or class because I become too overwhelmed to answer questions. My son goes selectively mute and communicates via thumbs up and down. I know other children who are similar. Needs fluctuate, that’s why it a spectrum