darkshine Report post Posted July 8, 2012 So is there anyone at all who feels they have AS and who hasn't had any mental health problems? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted July 8, 2012 By that I mean that are there people who have large parts of time (like years) where there hasn't been any issue with mental health at all.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A-S warrior Report post Posted July 8, 2012 well being diagnosed as early as i was in my life, ive always had that support there if i needed it. so really ive had it pretty easy compaired to most. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekster Report post Posted July 8, 2012 35% of spectrumies are without MH problems in addition to their ASD. My MH has stabalised in the past but then something has triggered off the CPTSD and flared things up again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie C Report post Posted July 9, 2012 I wasn't diagnosed with autistic features until after I got sectioned some years ago now, I don't know where I am on the spectrum because I've managed to fit in at school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sa Skimrande Report post Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) School some bright spark had me as autistic way back then, but school for auties back then in the seventies was just a bin basically so my parents told them to shove it with that idea. I went through work, yes, I actually got jobs and was many things, a building estimator, a site engineer, an aircraft mechanic and a general repair man getting jobs was easy all one had to do was understand the psychology of an interview and react accordingly oh and erm pursue jobs below one's ability but I was diagnosed whilst at college whilst being long term unemployed following an attempt on my life with the resultant ptsd issues and there realised where in every job I had stuffed the job up, the depression and anxiety issues that ate into everything eventually, so sure to a point then it all turned to disaster, the same pattern in everything. But there is no help for adult AS and a great many of us are long term unemployed and messed up with MH issues. Edited July 9, 2012 by Sa Skimrande Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekster Report post Posted July 9, 2012 i managed to fit in most of school. As someone whose still trying to get official recognition of their CPTSD (im what you call peer confirmed) i totally get where you folks are coming from. I was recognised as autistic 2 years before i was diagnosed by a stranger who knew my relatives "but it's not socially acceptable to say something even if we know it's true" was their excuse for not saying something. all i had to do is try talking to the lady about my difficulties "i know somethings up but i dont know what and im without a diagnosis please help" and i could have got diagnosed years earlier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) 35% of spectrumies are without MH problems in addition to their ASD. My MH has stabalised in the past but then something has triggered off the CPTSD and flared things up again. That's a small percentage... School some bright spark had me as autistic way back then, but school for auties back then in the seventies was just a bin basically so my parents told them to shove it with that idea. I went through work, yes, I actually got jobs and was many things, a building estimator, a site engineer, an aircraft mechanic and a general repair man getting jobs was easy all one had to do was understand the psychology of an interview and react accordingly oh and erm pursue jobs below one's ability but I was diagnosed whilst at college whilst being long term unemployed following an attempt on my life with the resultant ptsd issues and there realised where in every job I had stuffed the job up, the depression and anxiety issues that ate into everything eventually, so sure to a point then it all turned to disaster, the same pattern in everything. But there is no help for adult AS and a great many of us are long term unemployed and messed up with MH issues. Yeah, I found out about the lack of help when I got diagnosed (which wasn't that long ago really, like 18 months)... kinda hopeless in many ways... i managed to fit in most of school. As someone whose still trying to get official recognition of their CPTSD (im what you call peer confirmed) i totally get where you folks are coming from. I was recognised as autistic 2 years before i was diagnosed by a stranger who knew my relatives "but it's not socially acceptable to say something even if we know it's true" was their excuse for not saying something. all i had to do is try talking to the lady about my difficulties "i know somethings up but i dont know what and im without a diagnosis please help" and i could have got diagnosed years earlier. That's just frustrating... I know AS Warrior had said he had it relatively easy cuz of having support... but relatively easy doesn't mean that MH probs haven't been a factor... And it's just depressing if nobody's really had large periods without some kind of MH prob (particularly in adult life). Edited July 9, 2012 by darkshine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special_talent123 Report post Posted July 9, 2012 i have ASD and mental health problems which trying to fight for help. but i got voice uk and my friend helping me with the move and the getting help Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted July 9, 2012 Well that sounds good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phantom sneeze Report post Posted August 19, 2012 You can't polish a poo as my mother used to say. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special_talent123 Report post Posted August 19, 2012 people are now suspecting PTSD along with BiPolar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
