Thompsons Report post Posted April 13, 2008 Hi everyone, As the title states, I'm new here! I joined on behalf of my Mum and myself in hopes of learning a bit more about Asperger's and to share info, ect. My youngest brother was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in December - he's six years old now and we noticed a difference in him at about 5 months old when he began to talk, which we thought was very early. I don't know how early Aspie's tend to start talking? But he was about 15 months before he learnt to walk. As time went on it became apparent that what we thought were just quirks were causing him problems. His 'specialist subject' would be computer games, he'll talk about them for hours and the amount he knows always surprises me As for myself, I'm almost 18 and have helped my Mum raise him. I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when I was 14 and more recently Schizophrenia. Because of this I'm unable to work or go to school, ect. at the moment, so I thought this would be a good way for me to socialise too! Looking forward to chatting with you all. Kimberley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purplehaze Report post Posted April 13, 2008 Hello Kimberley & kimberley's mum. Welcome to the site, you will get lots of support and advice here. I have a son who is 14 with autism and a duaghter who is very supportive like you. Look forward to chatting with you too X Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ASue67 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 hello <'> <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brooke Report post Posted April 13, 2008 Hi welcome to the forum <'> My son is 7 and has asd he also loves computers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley1590 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) hey kim ive laways known i was different from an very earli age and ma family have felt the same have u and urs...? about yaself n ya bro being so ill...? im 18 yr old female from the UK i have AS i was officalli dx by mistake at the age of 14 a late dx realli i suppose fanx to my ova mental health issues wich i still have going on currently alot of them i have some obsessive compulsive traits wich come wid AS itself alot of the time i currently fink im suffering from eitha schizoaffective disorda or bipolar disorda i suffer wid aggression n anger probs i get violent towards ma parents whch isnt noramlli the kind of person i am ! i suffer wid secondary depression n anxiety onli just been transferred from CAMHS to adult mental health team and to me they no beta than child services e just put on meds sed i got all i need tto know info wise and il cya in 2 months didnt realli go into too much detail about how i feeling. im still very mixed up still 4 years on from tha intial dx its a shock 2 me it was like ya whole ya up bin searching now u got it n it just hits u in the face i some ways that painful to recognise that peeps calling u stupid dumb lazy crazy didnt pick up on it b4 which hurts me i still angry ova that fact peeps igorned me becuse they culdnt be bothered to find out wat was wrong wid me ma mum pushed me peadtrician into a offcial dx of dyspraxia hope u get alot out of coming here n ceeing ya not alone i have not had that much support n help as u can c me n ma fam had to do it very much on our own for day 1 fighting thou the systems of differ fings most ed sys is that rite defo not more awareness must be obtained and created from sites like these that goal is realistic n set about happening. we need more peeps on our side to see what we go throu daily i hear voices n cee fings that arent there i bin told to put down to high anx levels im very sensitive to loud noises away that sets off a full blown panic attack i blame maself for having AS i tried to commit suicide loads of times different ways i had police n ambulance at ma huse everyfink a struggle wid me even to wake up the next day n face the next challenge set by AS im get frustrated wid maself . they reckon the reason i have AS i becuse i was born 3 months earli i nearli died in hosp im a twin non idntical ma bro is deafblind.hes so likes indepence i so blimin scared of it i get anx around it ! i have social anx disorda wid agorphobic type symptoms! does ya bro take any med...? mine for ma high anx n depression to calm me down and im an insomiac so to help me sleep do u take any med for ya scizo...? or OCD...? bet ya missing skool....? does ya bro go mainstream or special skool...? how does he handle day to day fings...? how about u...? how ya mum coping wid all ya dxs...? well i hope u get some comfort n re assurance here wich i have u meet sum great peeps wid truli inspirational stories aswell take care spk soon PM me if ya eva need to ask me sumfink or generalli chat or need help or support kirst-LoUXxXx Edited April 13, 2008 by Tally Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tally Report post Posted April 13, 2008 Hi Kimberly, and welcome to the forum. 5 months is remarkably early to start talking! Part of the diagnostic criteria for Asperger's state that there must be no significant speech delay, but it doesn't mention anything about early speech. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted April 13, 2008 Hello Kimberly & Kimberly's Mum, a very warm welcome to you both. Clare Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted April 14, 2008 Hi Kimberley and welcome to the forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loobylou2 Report post Posted April 14, 2008 Hi welcome to the forum. My dd also talked at 5 months, amazed everyone! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen A Report post Posted April 14, 2008 Hi Kimberley and Kimberley's mum.Welcome to the Forum.Karen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted April 14, 2008 Hi Kimberly/mum etc (I nearly said 'Hi Kimberly and all the little gazelles, but then thought 'Thompson' might be something else and not the family surname! ) welcome to the forum... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScienceGeek Report post Posted April 14, 2008 Welcome to the forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thompsons Report post Posted April 15, 2008 Thanks so much everyone for welcoming us! Smiley1590 - Hi, thanks for your reply.. I'm sorry that your also struggling with things I guess my parents did notice from quite an early age that I was 'difficult', but I was my parents first child and they were both very young and didn't really know that it was unusual behaviour. I had obsessive problems from when I was about 3 years old, but I tended to do all my little obsessive rituals in secret. When I started playschool as well I was always very disruptive and mean to the other children As for my little brother Levi, although he was only diagnosed 4 months ago, we had suspected Asperger's for a little while. And now looking back we can see a pattern starting from when he was very young. At about a year old he'd have terrible tantrums where he'd be quite aggressive and it was distressing to see. He was very fussy about what food he ate, what clothes he wore and loud noises and they would all trigger these tantrums. I'm currently with CAMH and then when I turn 18 soon, I'm being transferred to a group named Mind. Levi is with a specialist centre that deals with Aspergers and Austism. Levi's not on any medication at the moment.. We'd kind of like to keep it that way - at least for now. As helpful as medication can be, I don't think it's a cure. I take 3 prozac's a day and I'm on a small amount of risperidone when I have psychotic episodes. I'm not missing school at all! I've been home-schooled since I was 13 as I had such a bad social phobia. I still don't really enjoy the company of others - it makes me very uncomfortable. Levi is in a mainstream school. But it's a very small school, so it's a lot less stressful for him, although we still struggle with school everyday unfortunately He has a lot of issues on a daily basis, but we deal with them. He's just such a wonderful child and we all love him to bits. I tend to have a run of good days and then a run of bad days. I'm still very much struggling with obsessive routines and paranoid behaviour. My Mum's great! It can get pretty difficult in our house at times, but she always manages to stay calm. I really hope things get better for you. Have you tried looking into what other mental health groups are local to you? It doesn't sound like the adult services are being much help at all. Good luck <'> Baddad - Thanks for the welcome! And yes, our surname is Thompson Kimberley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted April 15, 2008 Sorry, late to this, big welcome Kimberley <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
