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Topic: pervasive developmental disorder
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aquaguy91
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From: tennessee
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted June 04, 2013 08:50 PM
  
I was officially diagnosed with this today, but don't think its right. I still say I have fullblown aspergers.For those of you that don't know PDD is what you are labeled if you fit enough criteria to be categorized on the autistic spectrum but don't exactly fit into any of the different disorders on the spectrum. PDD just doesn't match me because it usually manifests itself with speech delays in early childhood, I never had speech delays. In fact I walked and talked at the normal ages like aspies do. I know this diagnosis isn't right and I'm going for a second opinion Friday. IP: Logged |
YoursTrulyAlways
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posted June 05, 2013 07:20 AM
It's just another meaningless label and should be of no consequence to you. IP: Logged |
meissieri
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From: The Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2013
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posted June 05, 2013 07:28 AM
Hey,True, it's all very confusing. The line between both is really blurred. Even though I've grown up knowing I have PDD-NOS, I still can't really put my finger on what makes it that and what Aspergers. What I've heard of it is that people with PDD/regular autism have pretty good imagination, even as a child, while Aspergers people learn these things as they grow up. Bit of the "natural vs by training" thing. How long have you known you have it? If it's been a while, you may have gotten so used to it that now that they give you this new diagnosis, it's like, "Hey, wait a minute, I thought..." So yeah. Were you the imaginative type when you were little? Here in the Netherlands, they changed the terms recently. Now everything is lumped up together as 'autism'. Much easier!!  IP: Logged |
aquaguy91
Moderator Posts: 6912
From: tennessee
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted June 05, 2013 10:13 AM
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Originally posted by meissieri:
Hey,True, it's all very confusing. The line between both is really blurred. Even though I've grown up knowing I have PDD-NOS, I still can't really put my finger on what makes it that and what Aspergers. What I've heard of it is that people with PDD/regular autism have pretty good imagination, even as a child, while Aspergers people learn these things as they grow up. Bit of the "natural vs by training" thing. How long have you known you have it? If it's been a while, you may have gotten so used to it that now that they give you this new diagnosis, it's like, "Hey, wait a minute, I thought..." So yeah. Were you the imaginative type when you were little? Here in the Netherlands, they changed the terms recently. Now everything is lumped up together as 'autism'. Much easier!!
I've known I have been "different" for years. I have had several doctors throughout my childhood who said they thought I had it and mom agreed. However I tried to ignore all that and be normal.But as I've gotten older It (aspergers/PDD) has started to cause me more trouble, especially since I have been an adult. So I can't ignore it anymore. In the past year or two I have done tons of research on aspergers and it just fits me. I just want to get some help for this so I can function better in the world.
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meissieri
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From: The Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2013
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posted June 06, 2013 06:24 PM
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Originally posted by aquaguy91:
I've known I have been "different" for years. I have had several doctors throughout my childhood who said they thought I had it and mom agreed. However I tried to ignore all that and be normal.But as I've gotten older It (aspergers/PDD) has started to cause me more trouble, especially since I have been an adult. So I can't ignore it anymore. In the past year or two I have done tons of research on aspergers and it just fits me. I just want to get some help for this so I can function better in the world.
Yeah, that's where it usually goes wrong, trying to downplay it and still follow all the rules, even though you don't really fit in. It's something you end up growing into, and that help is a great way to get there.  If you think the research really fits you, can't you ask to be tested on Aspergers as well?
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aquaguy91
Moderator Posts: 6912
From: tennessee
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted June 06, 2013 06:43 PM
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Originally posted by meissieri:
Yeah, that's where it usually goes wrong, trying to downplay it and still follow all the rules, even though you don't really fit in. It's something you end up growing into, and that help is a great way to get there. If you think the research really fits you, can't you ask to be tested on Aspergers as well?
I have an appointment tommorow with a psychologist who specializes in autism spectrum disorders. I am fairly confident that he will agree with me and diagnose me with aspergers.
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Odette
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Registered: May 2012
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posted June 08, 2013 01:47 AM
aquaguy -- How would you feel if you were diagnosed with aspergers?
Would you feel a sense of relief that you know what the problem is and have better ways to fix it? Or perhaps - a sense of belonging to a community?I mean - Do you personally feel like the label helps? IP: Logged |
meissieri
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From: The Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2013
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posted June 08, 2013 05:45 PM
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Originally posted by aquaguy91:
I have an appointment tommorow with a psychologist who specializes in autism spectrum disorders. I am fairly confident that he will agree with me and diagnose me with aspergers.
Hmm, I think you've had the appointment by now, so how did it go? Did he diagnose you? Sometimes the label can be a huge relief. It wasn't in my case, but I've got other things that go completely against it (such as ADHD). And back when I was diagnosed, not that much was known of it and I thought my parents were telling me I was crazy and I'd have to be committed.  IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted June 08, 2013 05:56 PM
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Originally posted by YoursTrulyAlways:
It's just another meaningless label and should be of no consequence to you.
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Ami Anne
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From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
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posted June 08, 2013 06:04 PM
This is one man's opinion and I know you are a Christian, so I say it in that context to you, personally as a fellow Christian, not to others who are not.If I went to a shrink, they would say I had all kinds of things and give me drugs. That is the pervading mode of healing things. However, I think that one can realize one is loved by God and fine just as one is. Then, one can be free of much of the pain and angst you are expressing. I have it too, so I am not judging. I think our angst comes down to lack of self acceptance and lack of self love. When we know God loves us, way down deep, a lot of things heal. That is my opinion and my take on it and I struggle to do, just as I say to you.  ------------------
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aquaguy91
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From: tennessee
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted June 08, 2013 06:29 PM
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Originally posted by meissieri:
Hmm, I think you've had the appointment by now, so how did it go? Did he diagnose you? Sometimes the label can be a huge relief. It wasn't in my case, but I've got other things that go completely against it (such as ADHD). And back when I was diagnosed, not that much was known of it and I thought my parents were telling me I was crazy and I'd have to be committed.
There was a scheduling mix up. The lady I talked to on the phone said my appointment would be Friday at 2 o'clock and I went over there and nobody was there. I waited like 15 minutes and the dr finally showed up and I told him I was there for my appointment and he told me he didn't even see patients on Friday,he said he was just there to pick up a few things . So he ended up rescheduling my appointment for next week. IP: Logged |
Padre35
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From: Asheville, NC, US
Registered: Jul 2012
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posted June 08, 2013 07:06 PM
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Originally posted by YoursTrulyAlways:
It's just another meaningless label and should be of no consequence to you.
Exactly, heaven forbid it become a sort of shield, life happens. IP: Logged |
aquaguy91
Moderator Posts: 6912
From: tennessee
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted June 09, 2013 03:00 PM
I'm dissappointed in some of you.... IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted June 09, 2013 03:16 PM
You have to learn to ignore the responses you don't like and take in the ones you This is a hard won lesson but worth it, as it extend to life when you can cast off the people that are not good for you. I am not perfect in it, by any stretch but it is a lesson we all need imho  ------------------
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aquaguy91
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From: tennessee
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted June 09, 2013 03:54 PM
Ami, I know I know. Its just hard because some of the answers strike a nerve with me . People on the spectrum deal with a lot of challenges in their day to day lives that most people don't have to deal with. To make matters worse most of us have to deal with ignorance, intolerance,and even hatred from our neurotypical peers. Its like we are damned if we do damned if we dont. When I was younger I was misunderstood, criticized, and sometimes even ridiculed by everybody (including family) for being different.But when mom started taking me to a psychiatrist my dad's side of the family started saying ignorant things like " he doesn't need to go to a crazy doctor, he ain't crazy is he?" This way of thinking rubbed off on me and prevented me from wanting to get help, help that would have prevented a lot of issues I face today. So I went years denying I am different to my own detriment. Now I am finally taking steps to help myself and again I have people making ligjt of my problems. This "meaningless label" and "shield" is going to help me have a better quality of life. I'll be able to get financial assistance to actually go to school( I wouldn't have been able to afford it otherwise) and I'll be protected from some of the ignorance I have dealt with in the past.IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted June 09, 2013 03:58 PM
You do what is best for you, Sweetie. It doesn't matter what anyone says--just you and God.  ------------------
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Padre35
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From: Asheville, NC, US
Registered: Jul 2012
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posted June 10, 2013 02:53 PM
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Originally posted by aquaguy91:
I'm dissappointed in some of you....
So much so you misspelled "disappointed"? Kidding aside AG, I've seen this before, imo one is merely going through the struggles that young people go through. Only now, people WANT to be diagnosed with something and it can be shield/excuse. And imo, one is far better and more secure then that. INOW..just chill, don't get so wound up.
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aquaguy91
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From: tennessee
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted June 10, 2013 05:32 PM
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Originally posted by Padre35:
So much so you misspelled "disappointed"?Kidding aside AG, I've seen this before, imo one is merely going through the struggles that young people go through. Only now, people WANT to be diagnosed with something and it can be shield/excuse. And imo, one is far better and more secure then that. INOW..just chill, don't get so wound up.
Noo. have you ever read about autism spectrum disorders? They can make it extremely challenging to function in this world. I have read articles that estimate that 70% percent of aspies have trouble finding jobs and keeping them. I have been extremely lucky in that regard but I still have a hard time in the
workplace , mostly because most people are ignorant when it comes to ASD. Trying to get help with one's problems and move on with one's life is not looking for an excuse.IP: Logged |
11nahyt
Knowflake Posts: 948
From: the future
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted June 10, 2013 05:43 PM
Man, aquaguy just can't catch a break. Like.. Ever. IP: Logged |
aquaguy91
Moderator Posts: 6912
From: tennessee
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted June 10, 2013 05:45 PM
^are you trying to be a smart alleck?IP: Logged |
11nahyt
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From: the future
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted June 10, 2013 05:46 PM
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Originally posted by aquaguy91:
^are you trying to be a smart alleck?
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Ami Anne
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From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted June 10, 2013 05:52 PM
When I first came on LL, I was in such pain and some people were wonderful but others were very mean and rude. I had to learn not to listen to the people who did not resonate with my heart and soul. Learn to cast off those opinions that don't sit well with you. You don't need to give anyone an explanation.
This took me 3 years to learn and I still screw up, all the time. I screwed up last week, actually 
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11nahyt
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posted June 10, 2013 06:07 PM
It just seems to me, that no matter what you post, you constantly have people speaking to you in a condescending manner.And then you go and try and explain yourself over and over, and some still insist on their assumptions about you lol...Idk it just bugs me sometimes. Because its in every single one of your threads.. Like sometimes you post things, and I see people here on LL who seem to WANT to put words into your mouth or something. Or like you can't have an opinion without someone being unnecessarily mean to you. Like You can't say something simple as " I love oranges, but hate potatoes" , without at least one person trying to assume and insist that you meant something else (something awful) lol.IP: Logged |
aquaguy91
Moderator Posts: 6912
From: tennessee
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted June 10, 2013 06:13 PM
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Originally posted by 11nahyt:
It just seems to me, that no matter what you post, you constantly have people speaking to you in like a condescending manner.And then you go and try and explain yourself over and over, and some still insist on their assumptions about you lol...Idk it just bugs me sometimes. Because its in every single one of your threads.. Like sometimes you post things, and I see people here on LL who seem to WANT to put words into your mouth or something. Or like you can't have an opinion without someone being unnecessarily mean to you. Like You can't say something simple as " I love oranges, but hate potatoes" , without at least one person trying to assume and insist that you meant something else (something awful) lol.
Yes, exactly. Sorry for being suspicious of you, but what you said above is exactly the reason I am like
this.I always assume someone is being an a** or sarcastic to me because its what I have had to deal with my entire life. I trust very few people in this world. IP: Logged |
Padre35
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From: Asheville, NC, US
Registered: Jul 2012
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posted June 11, 2013 12:28 AM
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Originally posted by aquaguy91:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Padre35:
[b] So much so you misspelled "disappointed"?Kidding aside AG, I've seen this before, imo one is merely going through the struggles that young people go through. Only now, people WANT to be diagnosed with something and it can be shield/excuse. And imo, one is far better and more secure then that. INOW..just chill, don't get so wound up.
Noo. have you ever read about autism spectrum disorders? They can make it extremely challenging to function in this world. I have read articles that estimate that 70% percent of aspies have trouble finding jobs and keeping them. I have been extremely lucky in that regard but I still have a hard time in the
workplace , mostly because most people are ignorant when it comes to ASD. Trying to get help with one's problems and move on with one's life is not looking for an excuse.[/B][/QUOTE]Nah, never bothered, as I know how this works. "You may be such and such if you do so and so" Once that mind virus is inserted, one then conforms to what the paradigm is. Not to thrilled with coming off like a jerk, it just strikes me one is coherent, one is lucid, and fishing around for a diagnosis imo, is not what one needs. IP: Logged |
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