Wordsmith
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Meltdowns are unbelievably horrible. Personally, I chant words or numbers that calm me slowly in my head, or fold a sheet of plain white paper over and over again. Good luck!
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I'm sick of failing every night. I try to go to bed early, but always I remain sidetracked and up falling asleep on the bathroom floor - in a daze and half-crying. I really want to be in bed early! Oh, but part of me just wants to give up.
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You guessed correctly! It's weird though because, as a writer, I get crushes on all the male love interests in my novels - the latest of whom happens to be a matrimonial lawyer. He is absolutely GORGEOUS! Brad Pitt gorgeous. I need to do more research on lawyers and matrimonial lawyers though. I can't work out how old he is - what is the minimum age a law student could complete their studies and qualify to practice law? I want him as young (and sexy) as possible!
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What type are you?
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Do most people with Asperger's have OCD symptoms?
Wordsmith posted a topic in ASD Related Conditions
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I'm the same - different words, though. It's a condition frequent with people who have ASDs. I can't get certain accents and I have to turn the TV back so many times because I haven't understood what somebody's said! Wordsmith xxx
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Thanks for the advice - I'm currently waiting to have an assessment with a speech and language specialist, due to my precocious and academic yet monotone voice, and they said I do have obsessive tendencies - but that is a comorbid attribute of Asperger's. I think I have AS pretty bad. Meltdowns a lot, frequent social misunderstandings et cetera. I think they are planning on CBT. Thanks! Wordsmith xxx
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Hi! I've recently been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. I feel relieved, slightly confused but more than anything. I've always had elements of the eccentric inventor about me; I'm a writer and if I could, I'd write 24/7. As that obviously is not an option my life has gone haywire. I literally stay up all night - sometimes all day too - so I'm severely sleep deprived. I spend so much time getting ready (I'll explain more about that in a second) that there's no hours left in the day to write at all, so technically I'm cutting off my nose to spite my face. My mum is my amazing best (and only) friend and carer; she stays up with me, patiently being there - despite her having Myalgic Encepholomyelitis (ME). What a phenomenal woman; on the verge of collapse at times - yet so unshakably strong. I treat her as if I hate her. I shout, argue and act like a know-it-all and I hate myself for it. I have an empathy deficiency issue too. The crux of the problem is my daily routine. I spend an almost unlimited amount of time getting ready either for bed or in the mornings...or afternoons, and sometimes I'm not even ready to go to the shops which close at 8:00 pm! Who knows why I do this. I'm not sure if there really is an answer. But I just know that I get sidetracked from what I need to do, and I find it really hard not to. I am so slow at doing everything, and I am very 'routines and rituals' orientated. I love to wear headphones and listen to music when I'm getting ready, but the moment I slip them on, I start dreaming (I have this 'other life' in my head). I can dream without the headphones too, so having my mum hide them is only a little help (at night this isn't even an option: I have hypersensitivity ams my dad's snoring makes me want to explode). Partly I feel motor skill issues contribute to this - I find putting my boots on and washing my face really tricky, and brushing my teeth is so awkward - so I spend as long as possible procrastinating in any way I can. Also, lack of motivation is an issue. I just lie on the floor sometimes and laze about - even though my mind is begging me to get ready. Often I have really hyper, whispered conversations with imaginary friends, and it's all getting me down. I see the dawn most mornings, and I usually finish getting ready only when night casts its sulky shadow. Could anyone shed some light on this? Please? Thank you so much for reading all this...it means so much. Wordsmith xxx
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Wow! Bristol!
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Wow! Bristol!
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I love the word lawyer (I have a crush on a lawyer man in my head), the word solicitor... I especially adore matrimonial law, but any will do! So... ARE THERE ANY LAWYERS OR SOLICITORS OR LAW STUDENTS READING THIS? ) If so, please talk about your job, anything about it - whether you dress up in any special clothes in court - anything! Thank you! Wordsmith xxx
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Who on Earth would want to do that? Not me! I'd rather try the novel challenge...eat a whole book without chewing! Joke...
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21st of december 2012 (the end of the world) is comming
Wordsmith replied to A-S warrior's topic in Off Topic
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Hello there, this must be really hard for you. Having Asperger's, I remember quite a lot from my own childhood - I often felt as though I was in my own world. Eye contact, whilst being a social norm, isn't really important for every day life. Naturally, it may be unnerving to have no eye-to-eye with your son, but if eye contact isnt needed - don't use it. If your son is verbal, you could always make him repeat any requests you make, just to ensure that he's fully taken your words in. Many autistic kids reply with answers, sometimes without fully comprehending the situation - ensuring he understands can really help. As I was advanced and had precocious speech from babyhood, I can't help if he's nonverbal. Have you checked with a doctor regarding his diet change? I know that rapid changes in food intake can be somewhat upsetting for the system. If you've got the go-ahead from the doc, then great - but if not, perhaps make sure a medic knows and approves of what you're doing. As for quashing autistic behaviour, the only advice I can give is to research autistic disorders - better the devil you know, than the devil you don't know, so they say. Books, reliable internet sites and telephone helplines are all fantastic resources - try out the National Autistic Society (NAS) or the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) website. Great Ormond Street Hospital have a briliant website, too. Bear in mind that autism and Asperger's are actually neurological changes, so unfortunately no cure is available, but many of us with ASDs argue that if you take away the disabilities, you take away the gifts that so commonly come with them. For example, I'm a very talented writer, dedicated and learned - but apart from linguistic skills, I'm not anything above average. Your son could be a savant learner too, in the future. I wish you the best of luck to both you and your wife - and of course your son, too. Best wishes, Wordsmith xxx
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Hello to you too!
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Hello everyone! I'm Wordsmith - or Lydia in real life. I was diagnosed with Asperger's about 27 days ago, and I'm really glad to know what's wrong. I have almost all the symptoms, and right now my dad and his friend are talking so loudly in the garden that my hypersensitivity is causing me to want to kill someone (not quite) Anyway, I hope I can make some new friends! Wordsmith xxx