3/13/2023 0 Comments Female autism checklistI wrote an article about getting a diagnosis as an adult – I know you are not an adult yet, but there is a section down towards the end of the article that pertains just to women. Sometimes it takes moms a little more time to get used to a new idea or that something may change. You will need her support in order to get a diagnosis. What if this difference was looked up to?Īyan, I think you should be honest with your mother and tell her how you are feeling. “We may be weird, but we got your butts to the moon” □ I do think it is slowly happening for adults (tech is filled with A’s), but kids have it REALLY hard socially (lots of emotional damage in school for being different). I wish there was a marketing campaign to elevate A’s status and some highlight that many of the most amazing people in the world were likely A’s. There are many positive attributes and sometimes I get saddened at the attempts to make A’s seem weird and deficient. We can hyper-focus our attention on things WE choose for a very long time and enjoy it immensely. Our bodies dissipate extra energy through flaps, wiggles, twirls, nibbles, and claps. Our brain finally gets to relax from all the pretending. We have extraordinarily keen senses that can be used to our advantage (or can make the world feel like someone shining a screaming flashlight in your eyes). We can learn almost anything through methodical, persistent pursuit. We say what we mean and hate drama and subtext. It feels like you reading my diary and is painful. Our brains are developing other features when your is beginning to walk and talk. We do not want to follow illogical rules merely to fit in. We are not easily swayed by social pressures. We have minds capable of vast scientific exploration and reasoning. Someday I hope we will be categorized not as humans with a disorder, but a different type of person. I am so confused □ I definitely have low self esteem though and its something i’ve been working on. when asked how I feel I say fine, but if its with a therapist I wouldn’t know how to elaborate more on how I feel, I feel like am not really saying what am feeling because I don’t even know what am feeling, I can’t really describe it. idk if I should get tested, it is scary and I don’t know how to express my emotions. I feel lonely in that sense and in terms of intimacy and having a family of my own. yes I’ve had friends but they seem to be bored of me and I can’t really talk much about stuff. I always wanted that experience of a best friend, but I never really did. but I must admit that social situations overwhelm me and drain my energy very often. in terms of sensory sensitivity yes I am to sounds but I think I can handle it, I dont think it interferes with my life, I think even “normal” people experience this. I like nature more and I dont like long conversations I feel overwhelmed sometimes. I don’t really enjoy what people my age (29) or even when I was younger enjoy in terms of clubbing or partying. to my embarrassment I still experience this when am with groups but through years I’ve learned to act “properly” or at least hide that from people, although sometimes I notice a person looking at me and they seem to have a look on their face like am being weird. and I felt awkward in groups and didn’t know what to say or how to stand or what to do with myself. entering a classroom was very intimidating I felt everyone was looking at me. in family reunions in Florida, where I do not live, I would not engage with cousins my age, I would prefer to stay with the adults. yes, I had my group of friends outside of school for about 3 years but they were friends of the family that were introduced to me. at first I thought maybe I had ADD because I struggled in elementary school and found myself daydreaming a lot. I was extremely timid, had only classmate friends but in high school I was lonely. I remember as a little girl being happy and playing, but then things started to change in elementary – middle and even more high school. I was the very fragile, quiet and scared girl. my brother was very social but very hyperactive, among other stuff. As for me, I always thought (and even my mom) said it once, that she and I would not have expected my brother to be the one with the mental illness but rather me. when my brother had his first mental crisis, he had episodes of psychosis and while he was getting treatment throughout the yrs he had these 2 diagnosis. their is a lot of stigma in the latino community when it comes to mental health. my brother has Asperger’s and schizoaffective disorder, it was diagnosed in his college years, he used to receive speech and OT therapy when he was a little kid in school but my mom didn’t follow up after. Hello! I was wondering if I should get evaluated for Asperger’s.
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